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After the vote which led to the rejection of the candidature of Yves Mersch as a Member of the ECB Board, the left of the Chamber burst into applause. Many MEPs, including myself, were unprepared for this ‘offensive’. I was very surprised that a candidate with an impeccable reputation and undisputed professional qualities could be rejected on the last stretch before the finish line, and in this very Chamber. There was only one objection against him: that he was male. I cannot believe it! At the height of the debt crisis in the euro area, this Chamber has become a place for exercises in gender politics. I find this demeaning and irresponsible. We can, however, also detect some unspoken motives: Mr Mersch has conservative fiscal views, is against the taxation of financial transactions, and is Governor of the central bank of the small country of Luxembourg. Well, how can one not reject him! To top it all, he is male! I myself have advocated a number of measures to reduce the gender imbalance in the European institutions. I never imagined that their underlying principles could be applied in such a grotesque manner. Without expressing any solidarity with my fellow Members on the left of this Chamber, I sincerely hope that, even if it is done over the head of Parliament, today’s injustice will be corrected."@en1
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