THE European Union has been dragged into disrepute by its "bar room brawler" president, says MEP Gary Titley.
The Radcliffe-based Euro MP condemned Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi's remarks when he likened a German MEP to a Nazi concentration camp commander.
Mr Titley, Labour leader in Europe, said: "How can we send this man to represent the EU in discussions with George Bush or on the Middle East when we don't know what he's going to say from one minute to the next?"
He added: "We shall try to save this presidency from itself. Our major concern, though, is that we are in for six months of embarrassment, gaffes and people being antagonised."
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