[VIDEO] Speaker of the petition against Puigdemont makes Nazi salute at European Parliament - VilaWeb https://english.vilaweb.cat/noticies/video-speaker-of-the-petition-against-puigdemont-makes-nazi-salute-at-european-parliament/feed/ Fri, 11 Nov 2022 11:01:50 +0000 ca hourly 1 [VIDEO] Speaker of the petition against Puigdemont makes Nazi salute at European Parliament https://english.vilaweb.cat/noticies/video-speaker-of-the-petition-against-puigdemont-makes-nazi-salute-at-european-parliament/ Thu, 17 Feb 2022 10:00:33 +0000 Far-right Bulgarian MEP Angel Dzhambazki ended his speech on Wednesday in the European Parliament’s rule of law debate, which discussed sanctions against Poland and Hungary, making a Nazi salute. Dzhambazki, who was the speaker of the petition against exiled Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and his former ministers Toni Comín and Clara Ponsatí, has shown his opposition to the application of the mechanism linking the payment of European funds to respect for the rule of law and had an argument with the vice-president of the chamber, Pina Picierno.

Dzhambazki is from the VMRO – Bulgarian National Movement, a far-right party that shares his group with Spain’s Vox. He is an ultra-conservative politician with a long history of controversy. On 6 March 2019 he participated in a Vox event in the European Parliament – “Catalonia, a Spanish region”, was the title – which questioned his objectivity in the case. In fact, images of the event, in which Javier Ortega Smith took part, show Dzhambazki applauding and smiling when the leader of the far-right party shouted “Puigdemont to prison.”

The salute has sparked outrage among several MEPs, including Liberals Pascal Durand and Nicola Danti, who have called for exemplary sanctions. Parliament Speaker Roberta Metsola tweeted:

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