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ARROGANT Euro chief Jean Claude Juncker told Britain we’ll regret Brexit – before detailing his extraordinary vision of a Brussels-controlled EU super-state.

The famously thirsty Commission President dogged by persistent rumours over his boozing – left critical MEPs open mouthed as he spelled out plans for an unprecedented power grab to “unite” Europe.

He signalled Brussels  should seize  greater control over corporation tax and VAT across the bloc, create a European ‘FBI’ and an EU Army by 2025.
The bureaucrat added that  he wanted more member states should adopt the Euro and the passport-free ‘Schengen’ zone expanded to include Romania and Bulgaria.He spoke of his desire for the EU to expand beyond 27 countries post-Brexit by welcoming in western Balkan states such as Serbia.
And while saying the door to Turkey joining the EU was closed “for the foreseeable future” he said there would “always be an outstretched hand” to the Turkish people.
He added it was time to combine the roles of the President of the Commission – essentially the EU’s civil service – and the President of the EU Council – the body of the leaders of each member state.
And he said the Commission deserved some of the credit for the growing economic recovery on the Continent.

He kissed the President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans before delivering his speech at the European Parliament.

Making his State of the Union address in Strasbourg, Mr Juncker said: “Europe was not made to stand still. It must never do.”
He insisted that the EU would “regret” the bombshell Brexit vote – but he signalled it was nothing compared with the pain coming Britain’s way.
He said: “You will regret it as well soon if I might say.”
He detailed plans for a summit on March 30 2019 in Romania – the day after Brexit – to confirm plans to “move on” and map out the future of the bloc.

Name-checking France’s Jacques Delors the godfather of the European project he added: “Jacques Delors taught me that Europe only moves forward when it is bold.
“The single market, Schengen and the single currency were all written off as pipe dreams before they happened. And yet these three ambitious projects are now a reality.”
He added: “The wind is back in Europe’s sails. We now have a window of opportunity but it will not stay open forever.“Now is the time to build a more united, stronger and more democratic Europe for 2025.”

The staggering speech delighted arch Europhiles - but Dutch PM Mark Rutte joked he always thought people wanting vision should go to the optometrist.
But it delighted Brexiteers who said the ‘Juncker Blueprint’ proved all the warnings made by the Vote Leave campaign in the run-up to last year’s EU Referendum.
Former Cabinet Minister Iain Duncan Smith told the Sun: “This tells you why the vote last year makes sense. “Jean Claude Juncker’s bar room utterances have given the game away. It’s the future of the EU – the march of the super-state."
He added: “This kills the ‘Remainers’ argument that people like were scaremongering about the future of Europe.

 The PM's spokesman said that they are going to still try and work toward a free trade deal
“Here it is, this is what Europe looks like.”
“Juncker’s plan is a step-by-step move towards a European superstate.”