Seeking post-Brexit unity, EU leaders find more fights

Brussels

EUROPEAN Union (EU) leaders face difficult talks this week on the thorny issues of how to plug holes in the post-Brexit budget and choose a successor for European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker.

A special one-day summit in Brussels on Friday of the 27 leaders without Britain is meant to be a key step in the roadmap to a leaner and more unified bloc after Britain leaves in just over a year.

But cracks have already appeared between French President Emmanuel Macron, leading the charge for a reformed Europe, and Mr Juncker with his federalist vision of how top EU officials should be chosen in future.

The row means the EU's attempts to overcome the shock of losing a major member are running into the classic prob…