“I am grateful for the confidence shown in me by the majority of the European Parliament,” said Ursula von der Leyen, during a press conference she gave from Strasbourg, shortly after she was re-elected to the Presidency of the Commission for another five years. With 401 votes in favor, “this time it’s much better”, said a visibly satisfied von der Leyen, after recalling that in 2019 she was elected with just 9 votes above the threshold of an absolute majority. The result of the vote is a “strong message of confidence” but also the “recognition of everything we have tried together”, von der Leyen said. As she said, next month she will focus on the staffing of the college of Commissioners for the next five years and will send a letter to European capitals asking for a female and a male candidate. He would hold a hearing of candidates after mid-August, he said, while calling for an equal number of female and male Commissioners for the next Commission. Commenting on it […]
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