18:49 . 23/06
Chancellor George Osborne was caught giving Danish Finance minister Margrethe Vestager a lingering embrace during a meeting between Europe's finance ministers in Luxembourg today, The Daily Mail writes.
The transcontinental kiss wasn't meant to be such a steamy one - the two ministers bumped heads awkwardly as they leaned in for a friendly embrace, before accidentally locking lips.
Acknowledging their embarrassing error, Mr Osborne and Ms Vestager made a quick recovery, turning their heads for a more customary kiss on the cheek.
The niceties came to an abrupt end as soon as the assembled ministers sat down to discuss plans to ease Europe's financial crisis.
Top of the agenda today was a plan to tax financial transactions and use the proceeds to fund future bank bailouts.