A hard right wing European MEP has been reprimanded after brandishing a noose in front of the European Central Bank President.

Angelo Ciocca was reprimanded by the European Parliament last night for holding up the rope in front of Christine Lagarde back in February.

The Italian MEP was protesting against EU monetary policy when he made the stunt.

Ciocca was also fined €1,050 and banned from participating in this week’s plenary after he blew a whistle and issued a red card, football-style, disrupting a voting session last month.

President Roberta Metsola announced the sanctions in Strasbourg on Monday.

It is not the first time Ciocca has been sanctioned, as he was cautioned in 2019 for hurling chocolates during a debate on Turkish military operations in Syria.

Ciocca waved a box of chocolates around that Turkish officials had distributed around to MEPs, in order to build up goodwill with them, and then he stormed to the centre of the room to throw the chocolates on the ground.

He was barred from parliamentary activities (except votes) for five days and lost his allowance money for 10 days (up to €3,240).

Hard right Italian MEP Angelo Ciocca