As the general election rages on, it’s back to business for Brussels

The continent is genuinely starting to tire of this Brexit yarn. Instead, the focus is on trying to get a new commission together, and other regular humdrum politics

New ECB president Christine Lagarde at her first Eurogroup finance ministers meeting in Brussels on Thursday (Getty)

The general election may be the centre of attention in Britain, but to Eurocrats and diplomats of Brussels it’s a welcome opportunity to spend some time thinking about other things.

Lots of British Brussels correspondents have been recalled back to London by their outlets to help out with the general election – a sort of “all hands on deck” order. As a result, things are a bit quieter than usual here.

I’ll be following them back to Blighty in due course to do my bit, but for now I’m still here to take the temperature.