Joseph Borrell, the coordinator for foreign policy for the European Union, apologised for his inflammatory remarks from the previous week.
Borrell apologised to individuals who were harmed by his remarks that Europe is a garden and the rest is a jungle in statements made exclusively to the Arabic/the event.
The pronouncements about a variety of subjects, from the Russian nuclear threat to reprimanding his diplomats, had taken the European official by surprise.
Borrell Europe portrayed it as a “garden” that can “invade the garden” in remarks made last week at the opening of the new European Diplomatic Academy in Bruges, Belgium, and that have since been widely shared online.
“The garden should look after the garden, but they won’t keep it safe by erecting barriers. It won’t work to have a lovely little garden enclosed by high walls to keep the forest out.
Since the forest has a huge capacity for growth, the wall will never be tall enough.
The gardeners ought to visit the woodland, he continued. The Europeans must engage the rest of the globe more. Otherwise, we will be invaded by the rest of the globe.
On Monday, the UAE summoned the Acting President of the European Union Mission, asking to explain what it described as racist statements made by Borrell.
Inappropriate and racist, according to the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Borrell’s remarks “contribute to the escalation of intolerance and prejudice at the global level.”
It is notable that Borrell on Monday refuted claims that his message will be racist or colonial during a press conference. He claimed that the remarks were to “urge students to engage with the world” and oppose the notion of “fortifying Europe.”
Borrell retracts controversial statements.
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