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Austrian chancellor says nothing else can come of Brexit talksThe European Union must ensure the U.K. is in a worse situation when it leaves the bloc, otherwise it would represent a ?capitulation,? Austria?s chancellor said. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told reporters in the same press conference that he?s concerned that the U.K. could try to make promises to certain industries -- citing steel, chemical, telecommunications manufacturers -- based in other EU countries to undermine European unity during the Brexit negotiations. ?It?s in our common interest that there are no special arrangements,? Juncker said. ?A member of a club must have better conditions than somebody who isn?t a member of this club -- our British friends must be aware that nothing else can come out of these negotiations,? Christian Kern told reporters in Brussels on Monday. ?Everything else would be a capitulation by Europe.?As U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to trigger the Article 50 next month to start two-year negotiations on Britain?s withdrawal from the bloc, the EU?s other 27 governments are beginning to draw their own battle-lines.