EU-commission president’s use of alcohol has long been a topic of discussion in EU circles.EU-commission president was about to crash upon arrival welcome dinner in the Hofburg palace in Vienna. EPA / AOP
the behavior has raised eyebrows in the EU summit in Vienna, Austria. Luxembourg Juncker lost his balance, the EU-Africa forum gala dinner on Monday evening.
the Two assistants had to take the president of the commission to catch up and support him, to keep him upright. Situation capture was international photo agencies photo.
This Juncker staggers. EPA / AOPTakana walked a man rushes to help. EPA / AOP
a Moment later, Juncker, 64, was seen at the dinner table never carried on before!. Among other things he threw a high five for the Croatian prime minister Andrej Plenkovicin with and hugging me moved looking like the prime minister of Estonia mr Jüri Ratas . These photos Juncker sat in place.
was Put in a wheelchair to sit
the Austrian Krone newspaper drew attention to the Juncker behavior, because the EU-commission, the chairman of the alcohol problem is whispered for a long time. EU-circles thing is known and, together with the secret buried.
Juncker threw high fives Croatia with the prime minister. EPA / AOP
Juncker has wavered and blundered publicly in the past. The July Nato meeting, EU commission president stumbling so badly that the other participants had to grab onto him and keep him upright. A few minutes her cart was in a wheelchair in the conference room.
juncker’s office explained at the time, that the president had received a ”severe cramp”. Luxemburgilais politician was reported to have suffered from chronic back pain and ongoing sciatica ailments. In the most severe case these may cause leg paralysis, was explained.
Many did not believe the explanations. Those present did not notice he was suffering from intense pain, but described the media Junkcerin have been rather more good-humoured.
in a Glass of water or gin?
the Nato summit, after the ensued debate about whether juncker’s use of alcohol had already gone too far. A man known to enjoy prefer white wine and gin.
When the assistant brings the commission a glass of water, everyone knows that it is gin, French EU-correspondent Jean Quatremer recently wrote on politics and the economy, as finalised in the british The Spectator magazine.
Junker hugged the prime minister of Estonia. EPA / AOP
Last Friday, Juncker, surprised the world by saying hi to his colleague Pernilla Sjölinin EU summit in Brussels pörröttämällä this hair at least wildly. The incident was captured on video, which quickly spread on the internet. Many wondered what the 64-year-old man to get moving.
Jean-Claude Juncker has served the EU commission as chairman since November 2014. Before that, he served as Luxembourg’s prime minister from 1995-2013.
the EU-elections are held next may. Some politicians have already expressed the opinion that mr Juncker should get the exchange, so he might the European union look ridiculous.
This hair pörrötys -greeting is likely to be history.
