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We must also take this opportunity to learn from the situation [of Brexit], just as we learned from the refugee and debt crises.

Jean-Claude Juncker

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Jean-Claude Juncker
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 9
Former Prime Minister Of Luxembourg
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