British Prime Minister David Cameron has warned he would no longer be able to guarantee that Britain would remain a member of the European Union if European leaders elect Jean-Claude Juncker as European Commission chief, Germany’s Spiegel said.

ITALY’S centre-right government promised yesterday to hike VAT, as it bowed to market pressure for more action on its swollen debt and ignored mass street protests against its austerity measures.

The European Commission has launched a new web portal at www.buildup.eu to share information on reducing energy use, specifically of buildings.