| UPDATED: 14:04, Tue, Feb 9, 2021 Link copied Brexit: Expert reveals ‘fear in Brussels at the moment’ Sign up to receive our rundown of the day's top stories direct to your inbox SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Jon Worth, an EU observer and lecturer at the College of Europe, has insisted that Brussels is unlikely to pursue any reforms to the treaties which govern the bloc. This is despite moves by Commission president Ursula von der Leyen to open a discussion on the future direction of the European Union after Brexit. Mr Worth added that EU leaders are fearful any attempt to ratify reforms via public referendums would result in humiliating defeats as happened during attempts to alter the EU constitution in 2005.