Jean-Claude Juncker has complained he doesn't have a private jet (Image: GETTY)
The EU boss described living in a hotel room, measuring 50 square metres, for £2,880 a month for the past five years in his role as the European Commission President. He even said the room is not as grand as the NATO Secretary General’s stately home. Mr Juncker told German newspaper Bild: “The Commission President doesn’t have a residence. I have been living in a hotel apartment measuring 50 square metres for €3,250 per month.
“Donald Tusk doesn’t have a residence either, by the way.
“The NATO Secretary-General, on the other hand, lives in a stately home, and invites us there sometimes when we need a rest. All the ambassadors have residences too - I know many of them.”
He also revealed his “biggest problem” with living in a hotel room saying: “I couldn’t invite anyone home. I can’t talk to official visitors sitting on my bed.
“On the other hand, when I flew to visit them by commercial airliner, I was always invited to their private