Ursula Von der Leyen snubbed in chair gaffe at EU-Erdoğan talks
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The president of the European commission, Ursula von der Leyen, was momentarily left without a seat as she met with the European council president, Charles Michel and Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in Ankara on Tuesday - triggering an avalanche of criticism.
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With only two chairs available, Von der Leyen, the sole attending female leader, sat on the sofa as Erdoğan and Michel sat on the chairs. “Ehm,” she muttered, with a small gesticulation directed at the occupied seats. Michel, who had appeared to make a bee-line for the top spot next to Erdoğan as the party entered, offered little evidence of regret.
A spokesperson for Von der Leyen said: "The important thing is that the president should have been seated in exactly the same manner as the President of the European Council and the Turkish President. But ... she decided to proceed nevertheless prioritising substance over protocol."
The awkward scene was played out ahead of a three-hour meeting with Erdoğan where one of the issues raised by the EU leaders was women’s rights in light of Turkey’s withdrawal from a convention on gender-based violence.
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With only two chairs available, Von der Leyen, the sole attending female leader, sat on the sofa as Erdoğan and Michel sat on the chairs. “Ehm,” she muttered, with a small gesticulation directed at the occupied seats. Michel, who had appeared to make a bee-line for the top spot next to Erdoğan as the party entered, offered little evidence of regret.
A spokesperson for Von der Leyen said: "The important thing is that the president should have been seated in exactly the same manner as the President of the European Council and the Turkish President. But ... she decided to proceed nevertheless prioritising substance over protocol."
The awkward scene was played out ahead of a three-hour meeting with Erdoğan where one of the issues raised by the EU leaders was women’s rights in light of Turkey’s withdrawal from a convention on gender-based violence.
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So what The LION protects the East from the Hyenas (countries of single mothers' families and toyboys).
who is in front of this man, today it is so, so everyone is equal;)
Jokes aside, there must be equal rights and lefts for women, compulsory military draft, etc. And bear in mind, if one is concerned about 'pay gap', he or she must also be concerned about life expectancy gap.
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Esa es la gran diferencia 💂♀️
I don't understand why Europe is still talking to that dictator.
KOUIZINE
Defining moment in Michel's career...
I‘m not sure what to be angry about most, the fact how disrespectful this action by Erdogan against women was or that she didn‘t insist on a chair to show him that this is not how you treat women if you wanna be part of the EU.
Even Josef Stalin was more hospital...well Erdogan just wanted to show again what he thinks about the EU, Germany and women in leadership positions.
BRAVO ERDOGAN!!
Its okay, Uschi is whack
Erdogan in his stupidty, Charles follow to be 2 big fools
Charles michel's lack of reaction shows the cowardice of these bureaucrats who destroy our culture.
it is the protocol. Ursula is not on the same rang as that creep Erdogan. What was the problem actually? She sat on a couch....it wasn't a casting couch
dont be islamophobic. just acccept it as the white ninja at 0:05 did
no real european is interested in this would-be country turkey! such unethical countries and their heads of state should be denied any cooperation / payments and aid. 🚫🇹🇷
What Europe did not have the balls to say, we Italians say Erdogan dictator For us Mussolini it is a mistake of the past but Erdogan after a century is an unforgivable mistake
Bir dahaki sefer hiç birine sandalye yok. Halıya otursunlar🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷
Hahaha... priceless! Only the blokes knew they were playing musical chairs
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There is another man on the right, what is the problem?
what a shame! /i am from turkey
and then they ask themselves why they aren't in the eu
No hay excusa para la vergüenza que le han hecho pasar a la pobre mujer. Ni normas del país ni nada simplemente un desprecio directamente hacia ella
*Charles Michel is the new Clouseau Inspector*
simply proof: "who is the boss?"
Ich hätte die Alte in Flur gesetzt weil sie sich nicht wehrt
Hahaha... priceless! Only the blokes knew they were playing musical chairs
Bold guy is very sneaky lol
0:15 Ursula:ehm.. Erdogan: two coffee pls!
Wasn't there at least one chair in Azerbaijan for its Turkish brothers?
How i met your mother. Robin say ähm.
Hol' up. Sit down, be humble.
The issue at hand is why were there only TWO chairs and not Michel's rudeness or Erdogan's lack of knowledge of protocol. What is the intention behind the missing chair?
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it is not that bad... she could have only a floor as a seat option... :)
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emmmm.....hahaha it's priceless ))))
A gentleman will not seat before a lady. Even more, he would give the chair to a lady.
Didn’t know the EU president holds grudges over a chair , imagine world policy
Long live Europe, Europe for Europeans! No talibans ! Love to European brothers and sisters from Croatia
Any man in her position would've just ordered someone to get a chair for him. Men and women are equal we're told ad nauseum, but there's still a scandal because a woman was left standing. Unbelievable!!!
ursula made the new john travolta's meme in pulp fiction!
That was so funny 🤣 😆 😂 😄 💀 they were fighting over the chair . Marshall should let Ursula have the 🪑 😂😂😂😂
Who remembers when Israel forced Turkish ambassador to sit on a tiny chair? 😂 Well done Israel 🇮🇱
Michel threats like he came with his wife.
How i met your mother. Robin say ähm.
Ta obrzydliwa feministke piwinni sadzac w chlewie
The fault was on EU not Turkey in this case since it was bilateral meeting after all.
I’d like to see the full version of this video clearly it’s been edited or cut.
Education of Charles Michel been edited and cut, but not a video.
Michel should resign!
🐸CHARLES MICHEL IS NOT A GENTLEMAN! 👎HE SHOULD HAVE OFFERED IMMEDIATLY HIS SEAT TO THE LADY!🌹
Is Erdogan the same boor as Putin?
Ursula in Turkey and also the other Punk from EU. In Turkey Erdogan is the Boss 🤣
Michel should have given his seat to her and refused the sofa. Just stand next to her. For an hour, if necessary.
Big ZERO michel. Gros zéro
absolument zéro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maggie Thatcher hätte Recep Erdogan persönlich von seinem Stuhl gekippt...
zuerst hätte sie ihm ihre handtasche um die ohren gehaut und dann hätte sie ihn vom stuhl gekippt! : )
That culture of women oppressors shouldn't be part of Europe. They try to implant their rules in Europe countries. Their culture don't match with the free world.
It's just a backward culture full of cultists.
Protocol seating arrangement was set up according to provided by the EU, who sits on the chair is between ursula and michelle
ÄHM
That Charles Michel guy is a real gentleman don’t you think ??? As for Erdogan what can you expect from him !!
I'm pretty sure "president of the European commission" is a made-up title. Why not Empress of the European conglomerate or whatever, get off your high horse lady.
Ähmmm 😂
Hahahahahah
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So if he sat on the couch then there was no problem, right? Lol
I would argue that that sofa is even more comfortable than a chair. So what's the issue here....
Quickly, go to war, because a woman had to sit on a chair. That's brutally inhumane!
0:26 Mr Cavusoglu is the vice-president of Turkey, and he also sits on the right on a chair. So this is definately not the fault of Turkey, but rather disrespectful of Mr Michel. Or they have an issue amongst themselves. So don't blame Turkey for Europe's issues. And IF that chair delibarately was given to mr Michel, then what? You want to go to war about because she had to sit on a chair?
Charles Michel, why would you not sleep well, you didn’t lose the musical chairs game😄🙃Seriously speaking, being a gentleman or not is a part of a man’s nature, little could be done to improve...
Hahaha i like scandals of europe
we live with him 😃😃
Lol. Charlie Michel showed absolutely zero solidarity with Ursula von der Leyen here. Erdogan played him like a fiddle.
ÄHM
Idioten halt...
ja, und kein anstand vor frauen, der andere typ hätte ihr im grunde seinen stuhl anbieten müssen
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Charles michel's lack of reaction shows the cowardice of these bureaucrats who destroy our culture.
As this protocol has been agreed in advance I see this as a power struggle between two corrupt EU "leaders" or even an attempt to portray Turkey and Erdoğan in a negative way.
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@Bolia Fops EU is rude aganist its citizens ;)
How rude
Lady's first???
never in turkey
21st century!!!
EU secular frogs are raging about this it’s hilarious!
two men and one leg.
Puhahahahaha
they forgot to give her the vacuum cleaner :P
I would like to point out that the Council of Europe, not Turkey, which determines the seating arrangement, please do not try to create perception here . Turkey has always been respectful of diplomatic relations and Charles is the one who caused this situation.
Gente da evitare
It seems the EU diplomatic traditions encourage missing chairs: once the EU did not have a chair for the president of Poland in the Council of Europe meeting.
Defining moment in Michel's career...
you wanna say his career is over now?
0:25 that's all
Why is that a big deal?
"It wAs pUtin'S fAuLT... mOrE SaNcTioNS oN rUSsiA!"
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diplomatic and respectful, how not? As with Armenians, Kurds, minorities and, finally, women ... Honestly, but if it weren't for the issue of migrant flows, who ever gives a f**k about turks...
How rude
Turkey has always been diplomatic and respectful .. its these clowny EU guys making the comedy.
why did Von der Leyen get dazed? She had to figure it out from the toilet that they weren't going to make her sit!
😁😁😁🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷 TURKEY(TÜRKİYE) crash Europa 😁😁😁👏👏👏