Jean Claude Juncker claimed that Europe's demons have not gone away, and circumstances in 2013 are similar to those of 100 years.



The 58-year-old said the elections in Italy and Germany revealed resentments people thought had gone away in an interview with Der Spiegel.



He said: "Anyone who believes that the eternal question of war and peace in Europe is no longer there risks being deeply mistaken.



"The demons have not gone away – they're only sleeping, as the wars in Bosnia and Kosovo showed. I am struck by how much conditions in Europe in 2013 are similar those of 100 years ago."



The Luxembourg premier believes the way German political figures have been treated in Greece has left deep wounds.



He feels the Italian elections were excessively hostile to Germany and by turn anti European.