Gunther Oettinger, European Commissioner of Digital Science and Society uses mobile phones during the conservative Christian Democratic Union CDU party convention in Essen, Germany, December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Human rights and transparency groups on Thursday urged European Union lawmakers to reject the promotion of Germany's Commissioner to head of human resources at the EU executive over remarks they view as "racist, sexist and homophobic".
The campaign groups protested after Guenther Oettinger, the current Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, called Chinese people "slit-eyes" and joked about "compulsory gay marriage" - comments for which he has apologised.
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