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Despite already planning a meeting for Monday morning, Brussels bigwigs arranged a seperate emergency summit on Sunday night. This was slated by Eurosceptics as a media stunt and a gross overreaction to a democratic result, with several deciding to stay away in protest. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson turned down an invite, labelling it a “collective winge-o-rama”. His French counterpart also dismissed the meeting, while Hungary's foreign minister also stayed away and blasted the EU meet-up as "hysterical".

GETTY Boris Johnson turned down his invite to attend the meeting

It’s all about showing they are standing up to Trump. It’s huffing and puffing Whitehall source

And now, more politicians have condemned talk, with one Whitehall source suggesting it was organised ahead of a meeting already scheduled for Monday purely to generate press coverage. The insider told Politico: “We just think this is all playing to the gallery. “Why do this on Sunday night when you have a meeting scheduled for Monday morning anyway, unless you want as much media coverage as possible? It’s all about showing they are standing up to Trump. It’s huffing and puffing.”

GETTY French foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault declined his invite to the meeting

French foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault declined his invite to the meeting and said he had lost “no sleep” over Trump’s election win. He said: “The meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers is happening on Monday. For those who arrive the night before, there is an informal dinner. It’s not a ‘crisis’ dinner. I can’t make it.” He added he was content at Mr Trump's election win, and predicted a harmonoius working relationship between the USA and France - especially when it comes to tackling Islamic terrorism, of which France has suffered greatly. He said: "A President, whether Democrat or Republican, represents the interests of his country first. But he also plays his role as President of a great nation. He can not ask the question 'do I continue the fight against terrorism?'. At least on this point, things seem clear. "On Friday, the [French] President had an exchange with Donald Trump. In seven or eight minutes, it was a first contact, they could not cover everything. But there is one thing they discussed is the fight against terrorism. And there, the president Hollande felt it was one of the points on which Donald Trump seemed most committed "

GETTY Top politicians have blasted Brussels for its emergency meeting over Donald Trump

Mr Johnson discussed the meeting with Theresa May before deciding not to attend, with a Foreign Office spokesman adding: “There is a regular Foreign Affairs Council meeting on Monday where a range of issues can be discussed in the normal way. “We do not see the need for an additional meeting on Sunday because the US election timetable is long established.” "An act of democracy has taken place, there is a transition period and we will work with the current and future administrations to ensure the best outcomes for Britain." While many EU countries are worried about the impact of political newcomer Trump's reign as US president, Mr Johnson and other officials within UK politics are excited at the prospects it will bring to Britain. After leaving the EU, the UK is now expected to be at the back of the queue when it comes to new trade deals with the UK - in stark contrast to outgoing president Barack Obama's claims.

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