Harassment cases: EU Parliament plans re • Table.Briefings

Only two MEPs have been sanctioned for bullying their assistants in this legislature. There were no sanctions for sexual harassment. This is not because such behavior does not occur. Now the procedures and penalties are to be reformed.

A deputy grabbing her assistant’s butt. An MEP masturbating in front of an intern. These are experiences shared by employees of the European Parliament on the blog MeTooEP. The individual incidents cannot be verified, the posts are anonymous. However, it is clear that allegations of assaultive behavior repeatedly arise in the European Parliament.

Harassment cases: EU Parliament plans reforms

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