Jean-Claude Juncker dubs EU parliament "ridiculous" over attendance rates

The head of the European Union’s executive body, the European Commission, has called its parliament "totally ridiculous" during a spat over low MEP attendance.

The head of the European Union’s executive body, the European Commission, has called its parliament "totally ridiculous" during a spat over low MEP attendance.

After EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker thanked the few dozens of the 700-plus MEPs for attending a plenary session, he insisted that "parliament is not serious" for failing to show up in large numbers for the keynote debate of the day.