The leader of the “Five Stars” “supports” von der Leyen for president of the Commission

In his statements to the Foreign Press Association of Rome, the Italian former prime minister and leader of the Five Stars, Giuseppe Conte, referred to the developments of the war in Ukraine. “In Europe we must overcome the armed conflict, get out of the vortex of war. I am of the opinion that we should work for a just peace in Ukraine”, he underlined. “The predictions that had been made failed. If we had made greater diplomatic efforts, now we would have achieved a different solution”, said the leader of the “five stars”. He added that his party belongs to the progressive forces of the Union, that it is characterized by a “pro-European but also critical approach” while he did not rule out the possibility that his MEPs would support Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as president of the European Commission. We support Palestinian rights “Common European defense is also our goal, but without Europe continuing to focus on a “war economy”. We need to build a real, common foreign policy and […]
Source: News Beast

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