Hic! Juncker denounces the headlines of "Druncker" while he calls for a brake on the freedom of the press

Jean-Claude Juncker attacked the British media and demanded restrictions on freedom of the press under the title "Juncker the drunker?" Who targets him since he's president of the European Commission.

In a frank and public interview, as Brexit negotiations neared their critical phase, Juncker said he was looking forward to not being subjected to press scrutiny after his resignation next year. .

"They do not respect at all the human rights of political actors," he said. "Freedom of the press also has its limits. You must not interfere and put pressure on our private area. "

At the time of his appointment in 2014, to which the British Prime Minister David Cameron was strongly opposed, it was reported that Mr Juncker had "appreciated the brandy for breakfast", many statements about his potential consumption of Alcohol then taking place.

Earlier this year, he was accused of being drunk at a NATO summit in Brussels after being watched by a video. He was apparently unable to walk without assistance and was taken in a wheelchair.

His spokesman then insisted that he was suffering from a "painful sciatica crisis accompanied by cramps", Mr. Juncker calling for "respect" after concerns had been expressed about his health.

Aged 63, he had already expressed his anger over false implications that his late father Joseph – forced to fight in the Wehrmacht after the Nazi invasion of Luxembourg – was a Hitler sympathizer. In his interview with Austrian journalists on Friday, Mr Juncker revealed that he was more confident that an agreement on Brexit could be reached by next month. "Our willingness to reach an agreement with the British government has not been broken," he said. "We must not forget that Britain leaves the European Union and not the European Union of the United Kingdom.

"I have reason to think that the potential for rapprochement between the two parties has increased in recent days, but we can not predict if we will end in October, otherwise we will do so in November." We asked him if a Brexit turnaround was still possible, Mr Juncker added: "It is at the discretion of the UK Parliament and the UK Government, I do not get involved in the internal cabinet debates in the UK." There is enough confusion .

A senior government official told the Mail on Sunday that British negotiators were about to guarantee the EU's agreement with Theresa May, after proposing to allow Northern Ireland to remain Brussels rules on state aid. competitive advantage for key industries.

If agreed, it would align the province with Dublin – and will likely provoke strong protests from the Democratic Unionist Party, whose MPs allow Ms. May to maintain the balance of power in the House of Commons. .

There will be a frenzy of diplomatic activity next week in anticipation of the October 17 Brussels summit, in which the EU hopes to eliminate the fundamentals of the withdrawal agreement.