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Images circulating on social networks showing the president of the European Commission, moving with difficulty. The elected representative said he was suffering from sciatic neuralgia
Images shot on Wednesday, July 11th at the NATO summit in Brussels, show the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker in difficulty to move
On a video widely shared on social networks, we discover Jean-Claude Juncker, 63, staggering, legs flailing, supported by two men, at an official reception.
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In a longer sequence, broadcast by CNews, we also see him freeze, just before climbing the steps of the tribune, in the company of other European representatives.
An annoying sciatica
"I suffer from sciatica which sometimes affects my movements" explained the leader, quoted by the RTBF
M. Juncker "publicly acknowledged that his sciatica bothered him to walk. This was unfortunately the case on Wednesday evening spokeswoman for the European Commission Margaritis Schinas, told a press briefing in Brussels.
"The President wishes to publicly thank the Prime Ministers Mark Rutte and (Portuguese, editor's note) Antonio Costa, for having helped him in this painful moment. He takes medicine and feels better " he added.
" Mr. Juncker complained of back pain, " confirmed the Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa to the RTBF. "He has no serious health problems as far as I know, but he has had a back problem for some time" added his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte.
Consequence of a nerve compression, sciatic neuralgia is a common disease. It causes intense pain. "His feelings are characteristic: the pain starts from the top of the buttock and radiates along the leg to the foot" recalls the site allodocteurs.
Ivre?
According to Martin Reichardt, member of the extreme right-wing German group AFD, for his part believes in a tweet, that the European leader has engaged in a "shameful appearance" . According to him, Jean-Claude Juncker was drunk.
Beschämender Auftritt von Jean-Claude @JunckerEU auf dem #NATOSummit :
Mehrere Leute mussen den offenbar sturzbetrunkenen Präsidenten der Europäischen Kommission stützen, damit dieser sich überhaupt noch irgendwie auf den Beinen halten kann! Ein einziges Trauerspiel #AfD pic.twitter.com/xJDsJh0tXC– Martin Reichardt, MdB (@M_Reichardt_AfD) July 12, 2018
To the question of whether Mr. Juncker was drunk, Mr. Schinas judged that it was particularly "in bad taste that some media make insulting titles taking advantage of the pain" of the President of the European Commission.
Has a journalist who Asked if Mr. Juncker mixed painkillers with alcohol, Mr. Schinas replied that he "did not know" .
"He takes medication and feels better " he said, emphasizing " the agenda charged " of the Luxembourger the Thursday following this reception, at the NATO summit. And next week "he will continue to work hard, as he has done since the beginning of his public career" he continued.
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