# ‘Serious women in long skirts’: Tajani under fire in memes and international media

https://mins.news/en/item/75351

- euronews, 2026-09-26 15:27 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/26/serious-women-in-long-skirts-tajani-under-fire-in-memes-and-international-media

> Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani drew outrage after saying he prefers “respectable” women who wear long skirts. Opposition women senators protested by wearing skirts, while memes targeting the minister spread across social networks well beyond Italy and drew international media attention.

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