European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker tried to lighten the mood after the EU summit on Brexit, but the Dutch PM got the only laugh.
The press auditorium at the EU Council in Brussels on Tuesday laughed out loud when a BBC reporter asked EU leaders what the UK had left going for it amid the turbulent events following last week’s vote to leave Europe.
“It has the BBC”, Dutch PM Mark Rutte joked.
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.