European Parliament
President.
As you know, Mrs Gillig, I was not in the Chair when the decision was taken, but I am 100% behind the ruling of the Vice-President in the Chair at the time. He was applying the Rules. It is not for the President to judge whether the Rules are wise, but to apply the Rules, and he applied them as they stand. If there is a dispute about the interpretation of the Rules I am happy to refer that to the Committee on Constitutional Affairs.
We can debate the wisdom of removing things from the agenda, but the Rules provide for that. That is all the President did – apply the existing Rules.

