Vice President of the European Commission Maroš Šefčovič accepted the challenge from Jerzy Buzek, MEP and former president of the European Parliament .
“I accepted challenge from Jerzy Buzek who really liked the challenge from the boy from France who’s name is Francois,” Šefčovič said in the video. “By this way he asked us to say to you all that there is World Down Syndrome Day on March 21.”
Šefčovič said that his nephew has down syndrome and brings a lot of love and happines to his family. He fruther challenged Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement NegotiationsJohannes Hahn from Austria, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation Carlos Moedas from Portugal and Slovak Parliament Speaker Peter Pellegrini to wear two different socks.
