Watch: Juncker slams 'ridiculous' MEPs as Muscat reviews Malta's presidency

Updated 12.20pm A review of Malta's European Council presidency failed to attract many MEPs this morning, infuriating Commission President Jean-Claude Junker who branded the European Parliament "ridiculous". Addressing a plenary session of the chamber in Strasbourg, Mr Junker scolded parliamentarians, saying that had it been German Chancellor Angela Merkel who had addressed them rather than Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, the room would not have been mostly empty. "There are only some 30 members here today, this shows how you are not taking this seriously. You are ridiculous, " he said. His comments were quickly shot down by European Parliament President Antonio Tajani who asked him to change his tone. However, Mr Junker stuck to his guns, saying that he would not be attending another such meeting ever again and that this was disappointing from MEPs. In his brief address, Mr Junker praised the Maltese presidency, saying it had been a successful one all round. The island, he said, had demonstrated its ability to sit at the negotiating table and see deals become a reality. Malta's six-month stint at the helm of the Council of the European Union drew to a close last month and has...