President @VonDerLeyen has strong words about #SofaGate in a discussion at EU Parliament - while President Michel is sitting next to her (he has still not really apologised for remaining seated in Ankara).
"This just shows us why we need more women in positions of power" (1/4)
"This just shows us why we need more women in positions of power" (1/4)
"I am the first woman to be president of the European Commission," says VDL.
"I am the president of the European Commission and this is how I expected to be treated when visiting Turkey two weeks ago - like a Commission president. But I was not." (2/4)
"I am the president of the European Commission and this is how I expected to be treated when visiting Turkey two weeks ago - like a Commission president. But I was not." (2/4)
"I cannot find any justification for what I was treated in the European treaties," says VDL.
"So i have to conclude that it happened because I am a woman. Would this have happened if I had worn a suit and a tie?" (3/4)
"So i have to conclude that it happened because I am a woman. Would this have happened if I had worn a suit and a tie?" (3/4)
"In the pictures of previous meetings, I did not see any shortage of chairs. But then again I did not see any women in these pictures either."
The tension between her and President Michel is palpable. (4/4)
The tension between her and President Michel is palpable. (4/4)
"When I arrived at the meeting there were cameras in the room. Thanks to them the short video of my arrival immediately went viral."
"But we all know thousands of similar incidents, most of them far more serious, go unobserved. Nobody ever sees them, because there is no camera"
"But we all know thousands of similar incidents, most of them far more serious, go unobserved. Nobody ever sees them, because there is no camera"
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