Although the veteran commissioner from Luxembourg had already apologised for her remarks, Sarkozy told reporters in Brussels that he will not allow anyone to "insult" him or his country.
Mada se Reding, diplomata iz Luksemburga, koja je više puta obavljala mandat komesara u EK, već izvinila zbog svoje izjave, Sarkozi je rekao novinarima u Briselu da neće nikome dozvoliti da "vređa" njega ili njegovu zemlju.