There was no shortage of self-deprecation in Donald Tusk’s first public outing as president of what is arguably the European Union’s most powerful institution.
After struggling through a paragraph in French, the former Polish prime minister added: “That was in French – I hope you noticed.” The gag was not lost on the assembled Council staff, who would have been only too aware of the controversy over Tusk’s linguistic shortcomings.
Tusk’s self-deprecating humour resonated in the large foyer of the Justus Lipsius building, the Council’s Brussels headquarters. Just hours after taking over as Council president, Tusk began his speech with “Oh, my …read more
Source: European Voice
