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What von der Leyen’s Election as Commission President Means for Europe
What von der Leyen’s Election as Commission President Means for Europe

Author(s): Lidia Gibadło, Melchior Szczepanik
Subject(s): Governance, Economic policy, Environmental and Energy policy, Government/Political systems
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: European Union; Ursula von der Leyen; President of European Commission; climate policy; single market; economic policy;
Summary/Abstract: The European Parliament (EP) has approved Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission (EC) president. Her programme is to a large extent a continuation of her predecessor’s agenda, but with greater emphasis on climate policy and the creation of a social pillar of the single market. The new president’s ambitions may be thwarted by Member States’ diverging interests. Building majorities in a politically fragmented European Parliament will be an additional impediment

  • Page Count: 2
  • Publication Year: 2019
  • Language: English