The German leader wants to include a Defense Commissioner in the European Commission.
The president of the European Commission (EC), Ursula Von der Leyenwill announce this Monday his candidacy for a second term at the head of the European Commission.
The German leader has already announced that she wants to include a Defense Commissioner in the European Commission.
A few months before the European elections that will be held from June 6 to 9, the German politician will participate in a meeting of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in which she will explain her intentions.
The press conference of Von der Leyen and the leader of the CDU, Friedrich Merz, is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. (Euskal Herria time).
The Luxembourgish politician Nicolas Schmitcurrent European Commissioner for Employment, is the candidate of the Party of European Socialists (PES) to preside over the European Commission in the 2024-2029 legislature and, therefore, Von der Leyen’s opponent on his way to re-election.
Source: Eitb
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