The EU s Charles Michel says he is sad over
Footage shows the awkward moment Michel and Turkey s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took the two top seats, leaving von der Leyen left wondering where she should sit. Eventually, she withdrew to a sofa, some distance from the two men.
The incident comes with Turkey under the spotlight over women s rights after withdrawing from the Istanbul Convention, an international treaty on preventing domestic violence.
But Michel, president of the European Council, has not escaped criticism. He did not offer up his seat to von der Leyen the first female president of the European Commission despite both being of equal rank.
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