Nominated to the Commission by the Italian Government, I was compelled to withdraw because of some allegedly homophobic remarks I was said to have made before the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs. Now that the dust from that dispute has settled, and with a new Commission in place, it is time to ask what lessons can be drawn from this affair.
去年秋天欧洲执委会否决我候选资格一事闹得沸沸扬扬。意大利政府向欧洲委员会提名我为欧盟专员，而有人却宣称我曾在欧洲议会公民自由、司法和内政执委会前发表反同性恋言论，因此我被迫退出选举。如今当所有的争论都尘埃落定，新委员会也已就位，该来看看从此事件中我们可以汲取何种教训了。