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EC president warns Cameron not to alienate EU nations

Prime Minister David Cameron could make a "historic mistake" by alienating eastern European nations as he bids to renegotiate the UK's links with Brussels, outgoing European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has warned.

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Cameron warned not to alienate EU nations

Prime Minister David Cameron. Credit: PA Wire

Prime Minister David Cameron could make a "historic mistake" by alienating eastern European nations as he bids to renegotiate the UK's links with Brussels, the outgoing president of the European Commission is set to warn.

Jose Manuel Barroso is expected to say that individual countries like the UK could not keep "even marginal relevance" in a globalised world without the weight of combined EU members states behind them.

It comes after Barrosso warned that Cameron's hopes of curbing EU immigration could be illegal.

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