Commission president, who is seeking another term, took aim at group that includes AfD and National Rally in pre-election debate
The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, at the debate on the future of the EU on Monday, organised by Politico.The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, at the debate on the future of the EU on Monday, organised by Politico.The European Commission’s president, Ursula Von der Leyen, has criticised the far-right as “Putin’s proxies”, while refusing to rule out working with other rightwing nationalists, as campaigning began ahead of June’s European elections.
The ECR, which did not send anyone to the Maastricht debate, has described the EU’s green deal as sometimes “dogmatic, anti-economic and antisocial”. Turning to the war in Gaza, where she faced criticism from the left over the EU’s stance on Israel, she said Israel had the “right to defend itself within the limits of humanitarian law and international law”, adding that it was “unbearable” and “unacceptable” to see how many innocent civilians were dying, especially children.
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