The European Parliament was headed by a former press secretary of Berlusconi

The European parliament at the first meeting in 2017 elected a new chairman. It was the Italian conservative politician Antonio Taiani, former spokesman Silvio Berlusconi. Taiani said he wanted to become a representative for the entire European Parliament, including small factions, DW reports.

At Taiani at the meeting on January 17, 351 parliamentarians voted, while his rival, the Italian Social Democrat Gianni Pitell, supported 282 deputies.

Before the meeting, Taiani stated that he refused the output of two million euros, which are laid for him as the ex-Jewish Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship. "I consider it completely unfair to receive this allowance in a situation where so many European citizens are suffering," RIA Novosti quotes him.

The head of the European Parliament, the head of the European Parliament, announced in November to withdraw from this post. He decided to lead in Germany the electoral list of the German Social Democratic Party in the Northern Rhine - Westphalia in the 2017 election.

Education lawyer, Antonio Taiani-former spokeswoman for the scandalously known ex-Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi, member of the conservative party of Berlusconi Forza Italia ("Forward, Italy"). It has been operating in the European Parliament since 1994, and since 2014 he has been the post of one of the 14 deputy chairman of the EU legislative body. The politician said he wants to become "the president who builds bridges." Taiani assures that unlike Martin Schulz will not only express personal opinion, but also represent the entire EU parliament, including his small factions.