Günther Oettinger, Germany’s European commissioner, bowed to mounting public pressure yesterday and issued a grovelling apology for a speech last week in which he insulted the Chinese, women, gay people and the Belgian region of Wallonia.
The move is an about-face from Mr Oettinger, who had previously tried to brush off the furore over his remarks, which included a reference to Chinese people with “slitty eyes” and “hair combed from left to right with black shoe polish”.
In a statement published on Wednesday, he had acknowledged “that the words I used have created bad feelings and may even have hurt people . . . I would like to apologise for any remark that was not as respectful as it should have been”.
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