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Polish MEP reprimanded for anti-Semitic publication

by Honor Mahony, Brussels,

Polish right-wing MEP Maciej Giertych has been formally reprimanded by the European Parliament for publishing an anti-Semitic pamphlet.

Parliament president Hans-Gert Poettering told MEPs gathered in Strasbourg on Wednesday (14 March) that he "'deeply regretted what is objectively a serious breach of the fundamental rights and in particular the dignity of human beings to which our institution so strongly adheres."

In a letter to Mr Giertych, Mr Poettering said that the "European P...

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