Showing posts with label Ursula von der Leyen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ursula von der Leyen. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 09, 2024
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Ursula von der Leyen Wins Second Term as European Commission President | DW News
Related BBC article here.
Ursula von der Leyen Secures Five More Years in Top EU Job
BBC: Ursula von der Leyen has been re-elected as the President of the European Commission following a secret ballot among MEPs.
She secured the backing of 401 Members of the European Parliament at a vote in Strasbourg on Thursday - 41 more than she needed.
Ms von der Leyen, of the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), was first elected in 2019.
She will now serve another five years at the helm of the EU.
“You can imagine this is a very emotional and special moment for me,” she said after the vote, hailing the result as a sign of strong confidence. » | Laura Gozzi, BBC News | Thursday, July 18, 2024
She secured the backing of 401 Members of the European Parliament at a vote in Strasbourg on Thursday - 41 more than she needed.
Ms von der Leyen, of the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), was first elected in 2019.
She will now serve another five years at the helm of the EU.
“You can imagine this is a very emotional and special moment for me,” she said after the vote, hailing the result as a sign of strong confidence. » | Laura Gozzi, BBC News | Thursday, July 18, 2024
Friday, June 28, 2024
EU Leaders Back Ursula von der Leyen for Second Term as President
THE GUARDIAN: Estonia’s PM, Kaja Kallas, set to become the EU’s top diplomat, while former Portuguese PM António Costa takes over as president of the European Council
Ursula von der Leyen has clinched the nomination to serve a second term as president of the European Commission, despite Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s complaints of a “wrong” process.
Estonia’s prime minister, Kaja Kallas, is set to become the EU’s top diplomat, representing the bloc on the world stage for the next five years. The former Portuguese prime minister António Costa has been elected to take over as president of the European Council, putting him in charge of finding compromises between the 27 heads of state and government.
At the end of an EU summit that was devoted to Europe’s future and security policy, Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, tweeted: “Kaja, Ursula and António accepted. Defence plans accepted. Satisfaction. For Poland and for Europe.” » | Jennifer Rankin and Lili Bayer in Brussels | Thursday, June 27, 2024
Ursula von der Leyen has clinched the nomination to serve a second term as president of the European Commission, despite Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s complaints of a “wrong” process.
Estonia’s prime minister, Kaja Kallas, is set to become the EU’s top diplomat, representing the bloc on the world stage for the next five years. The former Portuguese prime minister António Costa has been elected to take over as president of the European Council, putting him in charge of finding compromises between the 27 heads of state and government.
At the end of an EU summit that was devoted to Europe’s future and security policy, Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, tweeted: “Kaja, Ursula and António accepted. Defence plans accepted. Satisfaction. For Poland and for Europe.” » | Jennifer Rankin and Lili Bayer in Brussels | Thursday, June 27, 2024
Sunday, December 03, 2023
No 10 Daren’t Admit It, but Ursula von der Leyen Is Right: We’ll Be Going Back on Brexit
THE OBSERVER: The case for rejoining the single market and the customs union grows stronger by the day. A future Labour government can’t ignore it
The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, says the direction of travel is clear: Britain will one day rejoin the EU. Photograph: Jean-François Badias/AP
There was little doubt who came ahead in the spat between Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, and Rishi Sunak last week over Britain rejoining the EU. She began her salvo acknowledging that the EU had “goofed up” in losing Britain, but that it would fall to her children’s generation “to fix it”. The “direction of travel was clear”. Britain one day would rejoin.
The substance behind No 10’s inevitable refutation was so threadbare that it bordered on the comic. But then there is no better defence to hand. The prime minister, intoned his spokesman, did not think Brexit was in danger, trying to reinforce the point by declaring: “It’s through our Brexit freedoms that we are, right now, considering how to further strengthen our migration system. It is through our Brexit freedoms we are ensuring patients in the UK can get access to medicines faster, that there is improved animal welfare. That is very much what we are focused on.”
Is that it? Apart from the fact the claims are at best half-truths, at worst palpable falsehoods, as a muster of Brexit “freedoms” they fall devastatingly short of the promises made during the referendum campaign. Recall the economic and trade boom, a reinvigorated NHS, cheap food, controlled immigration and a reborn “global” Britain strutting the world. It’s all ashes – and had today’s realities been known in 2016, we would still be EU members. » | Will Hutton | Sunday, December 3, 2023
The UK will have to re-join the EU at some point. It is inevitable. It is not a question of if, but of when. The UK will not thrive outside of the EU. The UK and the EU need each other: the relationship is symbiotic. The sooner we return to the fold, the better it will be for both parties. – © Mark Alexander
There was little doubt who came ahead in the spat between Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, and Rishi Sunak last week over Britain rejoining the EU. She began her salvo acknowledging that the EU had “goofed up” in losing Britain, but that it would fall to her children’s generation “to fix it”. The “direction of travel was clear”. Britain one day would rejoin.
The substance behind No 10’s inevitable refutation was so threadbare that it bordered on the comic. But then there is no better defence to hand. The prime minister, intoned his spokesman, did not think Brexit was in danger, trying to reinforce the point by declaring: “It’s through our Brexit freedoms that we are, right now, considering how to further strengthen our migration system. It is through our Brexit freedoms we are ensuring patients in the UK can get access to medicines faster, that there is improved animal welfare. That is very much what we are focused on.”
Is that it? Apart from the fact the claims are at best half-truths, at worst palpable falsehoods, as a muster of Brexit “freedoms” they fall devastatingly short of the promises made during the referendum campaign. Recall the economic and trade boom, a reinvigorated NHS, cheap food, controlled immigration and a reborn “global” Britain strutting the world. It’s all ashes – and had today’s realities been known in 2016, we would still be EU members. » | Will Hutton | Sunday, December 3, 2023
The UK will have to re-join the EU at some point. It is inevitable. It is not a question of if, but of when. The UK will not thrive outside of the EU. The UK and the EU need each other: the relationship is symbiotic. The sooner we return to the fold, the better it will be for both parties. – © Mark Alexander
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
UK Should Rejoin EU to ‘Fix’ Brexit, Says Ursula von der Leyen
THE TELEGRAPH: European Commission president says she tells her children ‘we goofed it up’ when discussing UK’s departure from EU
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, told a conference in Brussels she felt there was a 'new beginning' between the UK and EU | CREDIT: OLIVIER HOSLET/EPA/SHUTTERSTOCK
The United Kingdom should rejoin the European Union to “fix” Brexit, Ursula von der Leyen has said, after Labour pledged to forge closer ties with the bloc if elected.
The European Commission president said “we goofed it up” when asked if Britain could ever reverse Brexit on Tuesday night in Brussels.
She was speaking amid much improved UK relations since the signing of Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland in February and after the shock victory of Geert Wilders, who wants the Netherlands to leave the EU, in Dutch elections last week.
“First of all, thank God, with the Windsor agreement, we had a new beginning for old friends. Very important,” Mrs von der Leyen said at an event hosted by the Politico website.
“And then I must say, I keep telling my children, you have to fix it. We goofed it up. You have to fix it. So I think here, too, the direction of travel, my personal opinion is clear.” » | James Crisp, Europe Editor | Wednesday, November 29, 2023
God bless Ursula von der Leyen! – © Mark Alexander
Sunak rejects von der Leyen’s comments that UK could rejoin EU: European Commission president said Brexit could be fixed because leaders had ‘goofed it up’ »
What a load of tosh Sunak speaks! If anyone “goofed up”, Cameron did! – © Mark Alexander
Au Royaume-Uni, « l’effet “glacial” du Brexit sur les investissements » : Après six ans de bouleversements politiques dus à la sortie du pays de l’Union européenne, l’image économique de Londres est sévèrement abîmée, estime Eric Albert, journaliste au « Monde », dans sa chronique. » [€]
The United Kingdom should rejoin the European Union to “fix” Brexit, Ursula von der Leyen has said, after Labour pledged to forge closer ties with the bloc if elected.
The European Commission president said “we goofed it up” when asked if Britain could ever reverse Brexit on Tuesday night in Brussels.
She was speaking amid much improved UK relations since the signing of Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland in February and after the shock victory of Geert Wilders, who wants the Netherlands to leave the EU, in Dutch elections last week.
“First of all, thank God, with the Windsor agreement, we had a new beginning for old friends. Very important,” Mrs von der Leyen said at an event hosted by the Politico website.
“And then I must say, I keep telling my children, you have to fix it. We goofed it up. You have to fix it. So I think here, too, the direction of travel, my personal opinion is clear.” » | James Crisp, Europe Editor | Wednesday, November 29, 2023
God bless Ursula von der Leyen! – © Mark Alexander
Sunak rejects von der Leyen’s comments that UK could rejoin EU: European Commission president said Brexit could be fixed because leaders had ‘goofed it up’ »
What a load of tosh Sunak speaks! If anyone “goofed up”, Cameron did! – © Mark Alexander
Au Royaume-Uni, « l’effet “glacial” du Brexit sur les investissements » : Après six ans de bouleversements politiques dus à la sortie du pays de l’Union européenne, l’image économique de Londres est sévèrement abîmée, estime Eric Albert, journaliste au « Monde », dans sa chronique. » [€]
Friday, October 13, 2023
„Der Schutz von Zivilisten ist von größter Wichtigkeit“
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Ursula von der Leyen, Roberta Metsola und Annalena Baerbock besuchen Israel und sichern ihre Unterstützung zu. Nach wachsender Kritik in Brüssel muss von der Leyens Sprecher ihre Position noch einmal explizit machen.
Am Freitagmittag trafen fast gleichzeitig drei Frauen in Israel ein, die dem Land ihre Unterstützung bekunden wollten. Aus Brüssel kamen EU-Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen und Parlamentspräsidentin Roberta Metsola, aus Berlin kam Außenministerin Annalena Baerbock. „Wir sind hier mit einer Botschaft der Solidarität nach dem schlimmsten Terrorangriff, den Israel in Generationen erlitten hat“, schrieb Metsola nach der Ankunft auf der Plattform X. „Wir können – und wir müssen – Hamas stoppen. Und alles in unserer Macht stehende tun, um die humanitären Folgen zu lindern.“ » | Von Thomas Gutschker und Matthias Wyssuwa | Freitag, 13. Oktober 2023
Sunday, September 17, 2023
„Es lebe Europa“ – Ursula von der Leyens kämpferische Bewerbungsrede als EU-Chefin | 2019
Ich wollte, daß Großbritannien noch Teil dieser Gemeinschaft wäre. Die Tories und Brexiteers sollten diese wunderbare Anrede hören. Europa brauchen wir; und noch stärker sollte Europa in Zukunft auch werden. In dieser unsicheren Welt ist Europa unser Heimat. Großbritannien gerhört dem Kontinent und sollte immer noch Teil der Gemeinschaft sein. Es lebe Europa! – © Mark Alexander
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Ursula von der Leyen Steps Up Calls for Tribunal for Russia’s ‘Crime of Aggression’
THE GUARDIAN: Speaking before Council of Europe summit, European Commission president says ‘accountability for Russia’ will be big topic
Ursula von der Leyen is expected to talk at the summit in Reykjavik. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is stepping up calls for a special tribunal to try Russia for the crime of aggression.
Speaking ahead of a summit of European leaders in Reykjavik on Tuesday, Von der Leyen said “accountability of Russia for the crime of aggression” would be a big topic. Earlier this week, she promised to “strongly support the creation of a dedicated tribunal to bring Russia’s crime of aggression to trial”. » | Jennifer Rankin | Tuesday, May 16, 2023
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is stepping up calls for a special tribunal to try Russia for the crime of aggression.
Speaking ahead of a summit of European leaders in Reykjavik on Tuesday, Von der Leyen said “accountability of Russia for the crime of aggression” would be a big topic. Earlier this week, she promised to “strongly support the creation of a dedicated tribunal to bring Russia’s crime of aggression to trial”. » | Jennifer Rankin | Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Special Address by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission | Davos 2023
Friday, November 04, 2022
Neue italienische Ministerpräsidentin Meloni zu Besuch in Brüssel
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
"Putin Will Fail": EU Chief von der Leyen Holds Annual State of the European Union Address | DW News
Thursday, June 23, 2022
EU Leaders to Grant Ukraine Candidate Status in Blow to Putin
THE GUARDIAN: Brussels has dramatically accelerated the process, amid outrage over the brutality of the unprovoked Russian attack
Ursula von der Leyen and Volodymyr Zelenskiy as seen on 11 June. Zelenskiy said: ‘This is like going into the light from the darkness.’ Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP
European leaders are poised to grant Ukraine candidate status, in a historic decision that opens the door to EU membership for the war-torn country and deals a blow to Vladimir Putin.
EU leaders meeting in Brussels are expected to approve Ukraine’s candidate status later on Thursday, nearly four months after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy launched his country’s bid to join the bloc in the early days of the Russian invasion.
The move from applicant to candidate usually takes years, but the EU has dramatically accelerated the process, amid outrage over the brutality of the unprovoked Russian attack, and to show solidarity with Ukraine’s defenders.
“Ukraine is going through hell for a simple reason: its desire to join the EU,” tweeted the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, on the eve of the summit. The commission last week called on EU leaders to grant Ukraine’s candidate status. “Our opinion acknowledges the immense progress that [Ukrainian] democracy has achieved since the Maidan protests of 2014,” Von der Leyen said.
Welcoming the expected positive decision, Zelenskiy said: “This is like going into the light from the darkness.” » | Jennifer Rankin | in Brussels | Thursday, June 23, 2022
European leaders are poised to grant Ukraine candidate status, in a historic decision that opens the door to EU membership for the war-torn country and deals a blow to Vladimir Putin.
EU leaders meeting in Brussels are expected to approve Ukraine’s candidate status later on Thursday, nearly four months after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy launched his country’s bid to join the bloc in the early days of the Russian invasion.
The move from applicant to candidate usually takes years, but the EU has dramatically accelerated the process, amid outrage over the brutality of the unprovoked Russian attack, and to show solidarity with Ukraine’s defenders.
“Ukraine is going through hell for a simple reason: its desire to join the EU,” tweeted the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, on the eve of the summit. The commission last week called on EU leaders to grant Ukraine’s candidate status. “Our opinion acknowledges the immense progress that [Ukrainian] democracy has achieved since the Maidan protests of 2014,” Von der Leyen said.
Welcoming the expected positive decision, Zelenskiy said: “This is like going into the light from the darkness.” » | Jennifer Rankin | in Brussels | Thursday, June 23, 2022
Friday, June 17, 2022
EU Says Ukraine Should Be Given Candidate Status to Join Bloc
THE GUARDIAN: Commission also recommends candidate status for Moldova but gives more guarded response to Georgia
The European Commission has said Ukraine should be given candidate status to join the EU, in a show of confidence in the wartime government of Volodymyr Zelenskiy and a diplomatic blow to Vladimir Putin.
The EU executive also recommended candidate status for Moldova, another former Soviet state that launched an EU membership bid soon after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But it gave a more guarded response to Georgia, saying the country needed to carry out further anti-corruption and judicial reforms.
EU leaders will decide next week whether to grant the three states EU candidate status, although full membership would be likely to take years. The decision would be a historic step for Ukraine, where reformers have been seeking democratic change since the Maidan protests of 2014, events that were the prelude to Russia’s annexation of Crimea and war on its neighbour. » | Jennifer Rankin in Brussels | Friday, June 17, 2022
The European Commission has said Ukraine should be given candidate status to join the EU, in a show of confidence in the wartime government of Volodymyr Zelenskiy and a diplomatic blow to Vladimir Putin.
The EU executive also recommended candidate status for Moldova, another former Soviet state that launched an EU membership bid soon after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But it gave a more guarded response to Georgia, saying the country needed to carry out further anti-corruption and judicial reforms.
EU leaders will decide next week whether to grant the three states EU candidate status, although full membership would be likely to take years. The decision would be a historic step for Ukraine, where reformers have been seeking democratic change since the Maidan protests of 2014, events that were the prelude to Russia’s annexation of Crimea and war on its neighbour. » | Jennifer Rankin in Brussels | Friday, June 17, 2022
Wednesday, May 04, 2022
Ursula von der Leyen Says Putin Must Pay ‘High Price’ as She Proposes Oil Ban
THE GUARDIAN: European Commission chief says Russian supply of crude would be prohibited in EU within six months
Ursula von der Leyen acknowledged the demands from countries such as Slovakia and Hungary for additional flexibility. Photograph: Patrick Hertzog/AFP/Getty Images
Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a total ban on Russian oil imports to the EU, , saying Vladimir Putin had to pay a “high price for his brutal aggression” in Ukraine.
Member states in Brussels are scrutinising a proposed sixth package of sanctions, but in a speech on Wednesday the European Commission president said Russian oil flows had to stop.
Von der Leyen said Russian supply of crude oil would be prohibited within six months and refined products would be banned by the end of the year, while she acknowledged the demands from countries such as Slovakia and Hungary for additional flexibility.
“Let us be clear: it will not be easy,” Von der Leyen said in a speech to the European parliament. “Some member states are strongly dependent on Russian oil. But we simply have to work on it. We now propose a ban on Russian oil. This will be a complete import ban on all Russian oil, seaborne and pipeline, crude and refined. » | Daniel Boffey in Brussels | Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a total ban on Russian oil imports to the EU, , saying Vladimir Putin had to pay a “high price for his brutal aggression” in Ukraine.
Member states in Brussels are scrutinising a proposed sixth package of sanctions, but in a speech on Wednesday the European Commission president said Russian oil flows had to stop.
Von der Leyen said Russian supply of crude oil would be prohibited within six months and refined products would be banned by the end of the year, while she acknowledged the demands from countries such as Slovakia and Hungary for additional flexibility.
“Let us be clear: it will not be easy,” Von der Leyen said in a speech to the European parliament. “Some member states are strongly dependent on Russian oil. But we simply have to work on it. We now propose a ban on Russian oil. This will be a complete import ban on all Russian oil, seaborne and pipeline, crude and refined. » | Daniel Boffey in Brussels | Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Thursday, March 03, 2022
Von der Leyen Pledges €1bn to Ukraine in Passionate Address: 'We Are United'
Mar 1, 2022 • President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen gave a passionate speech in European parliament in which she outlined the bloc's commitment to stopping Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
She announced that for the first time ever, they are using "the European budget to purchase and deliver military equipment to a country that is under attack." The EU will also give "up to €500 million" in aid to Ukraine to deal with the "humanitarian consequences" inflicted upon Ukraine by Russia.
Long live Europe! Es lebe Europa! Vive l’Europe ! – Mark
She announced that for the first time ever, they are using "the European budget to purchase and deliver military equipment to a country that is under attack." The EU will also give "up to €500 million" in aid to Ukraine to deal with the "humanitarian consequences" inflicted upon Ukraine by Russia.
Long live Europe! Es lebe Europa! Vive l’Europe ! – Mark
Sunday, February 27, 2022
Tuesday, November 09, 2021
Crise des migrants : Bruxelles durcit l’octroi de visas pour les officiels biélorusses
LE MONDE : Cette décision des Vingt-Sept entérine une proposition soumise par la Commission européenne à la fin de septembre.
La présidente de la Commission européenne, Ursula von der Leyen, a appelé les Etats membres à approuver de nouvelles sanctions contre les autorités biélorusses, le 8 novembre 2021. ALBERTO PEZZALI / AP
En réaction à « l’attaque hybride » lancée par Minsk, accusé d’organiser un afflux de migrants aux frontières de l’Union européenne (UE), celle-ci a suspendu, mardi 9 novembre, des dispositions visant à faciliter la délivrance de visas pour les fonctionnaires du régime biélorusse.
Cette décision des Vingt-Sept entérine une proposition soumise par la Commission européenne à la fin de septembre. Elle intervient au moment où la tension monte à la frontière avec la Pologne, qui bloque le passage de groupes de migrants venus de Biélorussie et a déployé des milliers de soldats, et alors que l’UE envisage de nouvelles sanctions à l’égard du régime d’Alexandre Loukachenko. » | Le Monde avec AFP | mardi 9 novembre 2021crise des migrants,UE,
En réaction à « l’attaque hybride » lancée par Minsk, accusé d’organiser un afflux de migrants aux frontières de l’Union européenne (UE), celle-ci a suspendu, mardi 9 novembre, des dispositions visant à faciliter la délivrance de visas pour les fonctionnaires du régime biélorusse.
Cette décision des Vingt-Sept entérine une proposition soumise par la Commission européenne à la fin de septembre. Elle intervient au moment où la tension monte à la frontière avec la Pologne, qui bloque le passage de groupes de migrants venus de Biélorussie et a déployé des milliers de soldats, et alors que l’UE envisage de nouvelles sanctions à l’égard du régime d’Alexandre Loukachenko. » | Le Monde avec AFP | mardi 9 novembre 2021crise des migrants,UE,
Friday, September 17, 2021
Die EU laviert hilflos zwischen China und den USA
NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Mit einer Indopazifik-Strategie versucht Brüssel Antworten auf Chinas Vormachtstreben zu finden. Tatsächlich haben die Europäer in der Region eher wenig zu sagen – wie ein gerade geplatztes U-Boot-Geschäft zwischen Frankreich und Australien zeigt.
Die Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen auf einer Pressekonferenz Ende August in Madrid. | Juan Medina / Reuters
Ursula von der Leyen liess keinen Zweifel daran, wohin sich der Blick der EU richten sollte. Gleich mehrfach erwähnte die EU-Kommissions-Präsidentin am Mittwoch in ihrer Rede zur Lage der Union China. Sie forderte, die Chipproduktion auf dem Kontinent anzukurbeln, um weniger abhängig von Asien zu sein. Sie kündigte ein Gegenprojekt zur chinesischen «Belt and Road»-Initiative an, das sie «Global Gateway» taufte. Sie versprach, Produkte aus Zwangsarbeit verbieten zu lassen – ein offensichtlicher Seitenhieb gegen Chinas Führung, die nach Berichten muslimische Uiguren in Arbeitslagern kaserniert.
Selbst beim Klimaschutz, wo die EU in der Regel betont, dass sie in China einen Partner sehe, wurde von der Leyen ungeduldig: Viel zu langsam, deutete sie an, gehe der Staatschef Xi Jinping beim Ausstieg aus der Kohle vor. Und schliesslich ging die Kommissionschefin auch noch auf die neue – von Peking als feindlich verstandene – Indopazifik-Strategie ein, mit der die EU ihre Aussenpolitik künftig stärker auf den asiatischen Raum ausrichten will. War von der Leyens Grundsatzrede in Wahrheit eine Anti-China-Rede, wie Beobachter in Brüssel meinen? » | Daniel Steinvorth, Brüssel | Donnerstag, 16. September 2021
Ursula von der Leyen liess keinen Zweifel daran, wohin sich der Blick der EU richten sollte. Gleich mehrfach erwähnte die EU-Kommissions-Präsidentin am Mittwoch in ihrer Rede zur Lage der Union China. Sie forderte, die Chipproduktion auf dem Kontinent anzukurbeln, um weniger abhängig von Asien zu sein. Sie kündigte ein Gegenprojekt zur chinesischen «Belt and Road»-Initiative an, das sie «Global Gateway» taufte. Sie versprach, Produkte aus Zwangsarbeit verbieten zu lassen – ein offensichtlicher Seitenhieb gegen Chinas Führung, die nach Berichten muslimische Uiguren in Arbeitslagern kaserniert.
Selbst beim Klimaschutz, wo die EU in der Regel betont, dass sie in China einen Partner sehe, wurde von der Leyen ungeduldig: Viel zu langsam, deutete sie an, gehe der Staatschef Xi Jinping beim Ausstieg aus der Kohle vor. Und schliesslich ging die Kommissionschefin auch noch auf die neue – von Peking als feindlich verstandene – Indopazifik-Strategie ein, mit der die EU ihre Aussenpolitik künftig stärker auf den asiatischen Raum ausrichten will. War von der Leyens Grundsatzrede in Wahrheit eine Anti-China-Rede, wie Beobachter in Brüssel meinen? » | Daniel Steinvorth, Brüssel | Donnerstag, 16. September 2021
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Ära der Rivalitäten: Von der Leyen will EU agiler machen
NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: EU-Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen sieht auf die Europäische Union grosse Herausforderungen zukommen. In der diesjährigen Rede zur Lage der Union geht es auch um militärische Fähigkeiten.
Ursula von der Leyen setzt sich für Technologie, Aufrüstung und für die Jugend ein. | Yves Herman / Pool / EPA
(dpa) Angesichts der Corona-Pandemie, der Afghanistan-Krise und wachsender internationaler Rivalitäten will EU-Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von Leyen die Europäische Union deutlich handlungs- und widerstandsfähiger machen. «Wir treten in eine neue Ära verstärkter Konkurrenz ein», sagte sie am Mittwoch in ihrer diesjährigen Rede zur Lage der Union. Die klimapolitische und wirtschaftliche Führungsrolle sei für die globalen und sicherheitspolitischen Ziele Europas von zentraler Bedeutung. Man brauche aber auch die Europäische Verteidigungsunion.
Konkret kündigte von der Leyen unter anderem an, die Herstellung von Hochleistungschips in Europa zu stärken, um die Abhängigkeit von asiatischen Produzenten zu beseitigen. «Während die Nachfrage weltweit explodiert ist, hat der Anteil Europas an der gesamten Wertschöpfungskette abgenommen, und zwar von der Produktgestaltung bis hin zur Fertigungskapazität», kritisierte sie. Deswegen müsse man nun Forschungs- und Entwicklungskapazitäten von Weltklasseniveau zusammenbringen und die Investitionen der EU koordinieren. » | dpa | Mittwoch, 15. September 2021
La présidence solitaire de von der Leyen : DÉCRYPTAGE - Après deux ans à la tête de la Commission européenne, Ursula Von der Leyen cherche encore sa place dans les subtils équilibres européens.»
(dpa) Angesichts der Corona-Pandemie, der Afghanistan-Krise und wachsender internationaler Rivalitäten will EU-Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von Leyen die Europäische Union deutlich handlungs- und widerstandsfähiger machen. «Wir treten in eine neue Ära verstärkter Konkurrenz ein», sagte sie am Mittwoch in ihrer diesjährigen Rede zur Lage der Union. Die klimapolitische und wirtschaftliche Führungsrolle sei für die globalen und sicherheitspolitischen Ziele Europas von zentraler Bedeutung. Man brauche aber auch die Europäische Verteidigungsunion.
Konkret kündigte von der Leyen unter anderem an, die Herstellung von Hochleistungschips in Europa zu stärken, um die Abhängigkeit von asiatischen Produzenten zu beseitigen. «Während die Nachfrage weltweit explodiert ist, hat der Anteil Europas an der gesamten Wertschöpfungskette abgenommen, und zwar von der Produktgestaltung bis hin zur Fertigungskapazität», kritisierte sie. Deswegen müsse man nun Forschungs- und Entwicklungskapazitäten von Weltklasseniveau zusammenbringen und die Investitionen der EU koordinieren. » | dpa | Mittwoch, 15. September 2021
La présidence solitaire de von der Leyen : DÉCRYPTAGE - Après deux ans à la tête de la Commission européenne, Ursula Von der Leyen cherche encore sa place dans les subtils équilibres européens.»
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