Polish MEP suspended after sexist remarks

Janusz Korwin-Mikke, a Polish unafiliated MEP has been suspended for 30 days without pay and banned from parliamentary activities for ten days (with the exception of voting) for his latest remarks. A far-right politician said during the parliamentary debate on gender gap that “women must earn less than men because they are weaker, smaller and less intelligent. “I will not tolerate such behavior, in particular when it comes from someone who is expected to discharge his duties as a representative of the peoples of Europe with due dignity,” European Parliament President Antonio Tajani said. “By offending all women, the MEP displayed contempt for our most fundamental values.” For Mikke, who was also banned from representing the European Parliament for one year, this is not a first suspension.