Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, has warned David Cameron not to "threaten" her over the appointment of an arch-federalist as President of the European Commission.
Mr Cameron has warned that the appointment of Jean-Claude Juncker could make Britain more likely to leave the European Union in a referendum in 2017.
Mrs Merkel said that "threats" went against the "European spirit" and as she gave her public support for Mr Juncker, the former President of Luxembourg.
Mr Cameron said that if Europe fails to heed his calls to reform it will be "unhelpful" ahead of his pledged referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union in 2017.
He believes that the appointment of Mr Juncker, the former Prime Minister of Luxembourg, will damage his attempts to convince the British public that Europe should stay in the EU. » | Steven Swinford, Senior Political Correspondent, in Harpsand, Sweden | Tuesday, June 10, 2014
