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Poland and Hungary push back on gender equality pre-summit
European Council president Charles Michel was criticised for not defending Ursula von der Leyen when she was snubbed a seat at meeting with the Turkish president (Photo: European Parliament)
Brussels, Today, 14:53
The phrase gender equality has been removed from the declaration on social issues to be adopted by EU leaders at their social summit in Porto later on Friday (7 May) after Poland and Hungary opposed the expression.
The phrase was replaced by a reference to a previous document, the European Pillar of Social Rights, which includes gender equality .
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Ursula von der Leyen was sitting pretty today as she got her own chair for a ceremonial signing at an EU summit in Portugal - just a month after a lack of chairs in Turkey led to allegations of sexism and sabotage.
The commission president was seen bumping elbows with Charles Michel, the man who took the only seat in Istanbul, just moments before the signing took place.
Von der Leyen, who was left perched on a sofa at the Turkey summit in a row dubbed Sofagate , appeared in good spirits in Porto as the new meeting got underway.
EU leaders are holding their first in-person meeting since the pandemic broke out to discuss issues facing the bloc, with gender on the agenda - just as it was in Turkey.
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