Mogherini says stupid to create divisions in EU (2)

(ANSA) - Rome, January 15 - Federica Mogherini, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, said Friday that creating division within the block was senseless, when asked to comment on European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker's attack on Italian Premier Matteo Renzi. "It's stupid to create divisions within Europe," said Mogherini, who served as Italian foreign minister under Renzi before being nominated to her current post. "The Europeans need to be united when faced with the many crises that exist," she told reporters during a visit to the Community of Sant'Egidio in Rome. "Italy needs Europe like Europe needs Italy".