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When someone falls victim to a lapse in manners, the matter is often settled with a quick apology and life goes on. But not, it seems, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who is still fuming nearly a month after the ‘Sofagate’ affair that left her humiliated in Ankara. …

Speaking on Wednesday, Ursula von der Leyen’s spokesperson, Eric Mamer, said his boss should have been treated equally to European Council President Charles Michel during a meeting which saw the European Commission president left sitting alone on a sofa during their meeting with the Turkish leader. The incident has already …