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Juncker campaigning in the Netherlands in April 2014. (Photo: Peter Teffer)

Juncker warns mainstream parties against imitating populism

by Peter Teffer, Brussels,

Mainstream political parties in Europe should not try to imitate eurosceptics, but defend European integration, the EU's Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has said.

Juncker explicitly names the two political parties that are in the Dutch coalition, centre-right Liberal and centre-left Labour, and the centre-right Christian-Democrats, who are a member of Juncker's political family, the conservative EPP.

“Attacked and goaded by citizens and media, they give more room to the disc...

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Juncker campaigning in the Netherlands in April 2014. (Photo: Peter Teffer)

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