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EU: Bloc ain’t big enough for the two of us

BRUSSELS seems to be seeking voluntary redundancies among top Eurocrats.

When US President Donald Trump met European Council president Donald Tusk and European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker yesterday, there was an interesting exchange.

Mr Tusk said: “You know, Mr President, we have two presidents in the EU.”

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