Juncker suffers embarrassment as his phone goes off AGAIN - but was it his wife this time?
JEAN-CLAUDE JUNCKER rudely interrupted another live session after his phone went off - and he again blamed it on his wife.
'It's my WIFE':Juncker's phone goes off during EU debate
The European Commission president was in a debate on the European Union when his phone rang and he picked it up, to the amusement of his Brussels colleagues.
Jean-Claude Juncker suffered a similar embarrassing moment when his phone went off during a joint press conference with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic, the European commissioner from Slovakia.
This time, after saying he was a fan of the Good Friday Agreement, which he described a “major achievement” for the Irish, British and EU, his ring tone was picked up on microphone.
Before answering it during the 'State of the Union' European Economic and Social Committee session, he said “that’s my wife” as he had once done before.
Jean-Claude Juncker answers the phone to his "wife" during EU debate
Hello? No, no it’s a different meeting
Then he said: “Hello? No, no it’s a different meeting. Yes yes ok. Ok, bye.”
Last time he later revealed the caller had been Angela Merkel.
Upon being asked a question by a journalist, he looks down to peer at his mobile as he takes it from his pocket.
The trio were in Brussels in July discussing how to bring Slovakia back into the European mainstream on migration policy when Mr Juncker’s telephone rang.
Mr Juncker said: “It’s my wife… sorry.
“No, it was Mrs Merkel.”
The room then erupted into laughter as Mr Juncker awkwardly attempts to defuse the situation.
German Chancellor Mrs Merkel is known for her influential position amongst EU politicians and often takes a leading role in decisions across the Continent.