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EU chief warns foes will ‘exploit’ Europe’s divisions

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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Monday warned lawmakers that a confidence vote she faces this week in the European Parliament played into the hands of the bloc’s adversaries.

“The truth is that our adversaries are not only ready to exploit any divisions — they are actively inciting those divisions in the first place,” the European Commission head told parliament’s opening session in Strasbourg.

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