Brussels Power Struggle for Foreign Policy

Neue Zürcher Zeitung

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Ursula von der Leyen, Kaja Kallas and António Costa want to focus on foreign policy and step on their feet. It's about egos and influence – the problem is structural. Some Member States therefore go their own way.

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EU head of the Leyen from Germany and Kaja Kallas, daughter of a USSR official, both want to shine – each for itself. Two women. An entire continent. And a merciless power struggle about who stands at the heart and determines the line for Europe's foreign policy. Ursula von der Leyen has long since cleaned up. She has not only the Commission, but above all her own apparatus [...]