European Commision President Jean-Claude Juncker speaks in the Bosnian Parliament in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, February 28, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic STRASBOURG (Reuters) - Speeches made about the future relationship between Britain and the European Union needed to be translated into treaties and agreements as soon as possible, EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Tuesday. “It is obvious that we need further clarity from the UK if we are to reach an understanding on our future relationship,” Juncker told a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. “As the clock counts down, with one year to go, it is now time to translate speeches into treaties, to turn commitments into agreements,” he added. Reporting by Robert-Jan Bartunek; editing by Philip Blenkinsop
The President of the European Commission , Jean - ambassador ##ker , has suggested that speeches by British politicians about the future relationship between the country and the European union need to be converted into formal treaties . Speaking at a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg , Junker said that greater clarity was needed if the EU and UK are to reach an understanding on their future relationship after negotiations . With a year to go until the UK ' s departure , he believed now was the time for the negotiations being ready to be turned into agreements .