EU's Juncker says Brexit is a tragedy

EU's Juncker says Brexit is a tragedy

The European Union's most powerful  official Jean-Claude Juncker lamented Britain's departure from the bloc on Sunday as a "tragedy".

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"It's a sad day," the president of the European Commission told reporters as he arrived at a summit to endorse a deal on Britain's exit.

"To see a country like Great Britain... leave the EU is not a moment of joy nor of celebration, it's a sad moment and it's a tragedy."

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