The current presidency of the European Union, the Czech Republic headed by the eurosceptic, climate change-denying president, Vaclav Klaus, was confidently expected to divide the Union. But lo! It has united Europe in a collective sense of humour failure of epic proportions – eight tonnes, to be precise.
That is the weight of a sculpture gathering notoriety in the atrium of the Council of Ministers in Brussels. Commissioned by the Czech government to challenge national stereotypes, its mischievous creator opted instead to do for the EU what Borat did for make benefit glorious nation of Kazakhstan.
