Merkel signals possible EU concessions to Britain

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BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel is signaling willingness to consider policy concessions to Britain as leaders spar over who should head the European Union’s executive arm.

Merkel backs former Luxembourg leader Jean-Claude Juncker as European Commission president, but Britain opposes the veteran advocate of EU integration. Juncker was the candidate of conservatives who finished first in European Parliament elections.

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