"We are ready to start negotiations", Juncker told the magazine.
The DUP made it clear Friday that it doesn't want Northern Ireland to have any special status post-Brexit within the U.K. The DUP is anxious that by keeping one foot inside the European Union - with a fluid border with the south - it would be seen as a step towards decoupling the country from the U.K.
Theresa May's decision to hold a snap election had delayed matters, he said, adding: "There is only 15 or 16 months left". "We know when they must end", he said, referring to the March 2019 deadline.
"With only 10 days before Brexit talks begin, the United Kingdom needs to be fast out of the blocks", she said.
EU Council President Donald Tusk told Britain in a Tweet: "Do your best to avoid a "no deal" as result of "no negotiations".
"Half past nine", suggested EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
German politicians meanwhile were bullish, clearly viewing the result as a victory for the EU's negotiating team.
Analysts say this may encourage the government to relax its grip on spending, especially as there is a lack of momentum in the economy.
It's not yet clear whether May, whose party does not have an outright majority in parliament, can remain as prime minister.
Richard Godmon, tax partner at Menzies, said, "This may mean that it is going to be very hard to get any of the main promises into legislation, so perhaps whilst parliamentary proceedings maybe exciting, actual changes to the tax rules may be limited".
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He told German radio that the timetable for completing the talks was "ambitious" and Britain had already lost a lot of time by delaying its Article 50 letter and then calling an election.
"For the sake of all taxpayers, it's important that the party or parties forming the next government should quickly get a grip on taxes". There are three pressing challenges.
The new government - whatever shape it may take - also has to address Britain's acute growth problem.
Within the financial markets, the reaction has been muted, John Wyn-Evans, head of investment strategy at Investec Wealth & Investment has said.
However, Wyn-Evans warned that a lack of political certainty and the threat of yet another election might weigh on economic activity in general, particularly in terms of longer-term investment.
Having called the snap election in order to obtain a greater mandate to push through a tougher deal with the European Union on departing the bloc, May now faces the prospect of having a majority of just a single seat in the new parliament as a result of a deal struck with Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party.
Theresa May later confirmed she would form a minority Government and said that she was in discussions with the DUP. Jeremy Corbyn has urged May to quit, saying Labour was "ready to serve".
Among the key issues which will need to be considered during the negotiations is how to deal with the land border between Northern Ireland and the Republic, given that the latter will remain inside the EU.
The deal being pursued could allow May to make an informal arrangement that could see the DUP lend its support to the Tories on a vote-by-vote basis, known as "confidence and supply", according to reports.
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