FILE - European Parliament Brexit chief Guy Verhofstadt speaks during a press conference at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, March 26, 2019. Outgoing U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been the bane of Brussels for many years, from his days stoking anti-European Union sentiment with exaggerated newspaper stories to his populist campaign leading Britain out of the bloc and reneging on the post-Brexit trade deal he himself signed. Guy Verhofstadt, who was the top parliamentarian during the whole Brexit divorce proceedings, said Johnson's impact was such there is little to no chance another Conservative prime minister could steer a fundamentally different course. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, file)