EU's Josep Borrell denies making racist remarks, days after calling world beyond EU a 'jungle' that could 'invade' — an analogy many denounced for invoking outmoded colonial-era stereotypes
European Union's foreign policy head Josep Borrell had called Europe"a garden" and most of the world a"jungle" that"could invade the garden" — remarks that UAE blasted as"inappropriate and discriminatory".The European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has denied that comments he made last week were racist and apologised for any offence caused by the remarks that had prompted strong criticism from the United Arab Emirates.
"The growth of this lawless world and disorder is what I meant when talking about the 'jungle'. My reference to 'jungle' has no racist, cultural or geographical connotation. Indeed and unfortunately, the 'jungle' is everywhere, including in Ukraine. We must take this trend seriously and that was my message to the students," he said.
The UAE on Monday summoned the acting head of the mission at the EU delegation to the UAE, asking for an explanation of what it said were racist comments made by Borrell.
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