Juncker to unveil post-Brexit plan

Brussels: European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker will on Wednesday unveil his plan for the EU´s future after Britain´s departure, his spokesman said.

Juncker´s so-called "White Paper" will be presented to the European Parliament after commissioners get a first look at it on Tuesday, the spokesman said.

European Union leaders will then consider Juncker´s plan at a summit on March 9-10, before coming up with their own post-Brexit roadmap at a special meeting in Rome on March 25.

"On Wednesday, president Juncker will go to the European Parliament to present the White Paper on the future of the union," Juncker´s spokesman Margaritis Schinas told a briefing.

Britain´s shock June 2016 vote to leave the EU -- coupled with crises involving the economy and migration -- has plunged the 28-nation EU into a deep bout of soul-searching.

At a special summit in Italy to mark the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome which founded the EU, the bloc´s leaders will issue a special declaration with new plans for future.

The declaration is expected to cover the next 10 years and is likely to contain suggestions for a "multi-speed Europe" in which EU states can decide on how much integration they want, European sources told AFP.