Cameron’s Not-so-Splendid EU Isolation as Dutch Jump Ship
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Britain’s traditional allies broke ranks by endorsing Jean-Claude Juncker as the next European Commission president, highlighting U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron’s isolation in trying to steer the European agenda.
Leaders of Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland and Estonia -- all backers of U.K.-style pro-business policies -- sided with the overwhelming majority behind giving the influential post to Juncker, a former Luxembourg prime minister.