Von der Leyen reisde vorig jaar opvallend meer met privévliegtuig: ’Een schande’

n-tv.de

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The EU Commission's code of conduct is clear: private jets should only be used exceptionally by top personnel. However, Chefin von der Leyen used the service 23 times in 2023 alone. Even for the short distance between Brussels and Strasbourg, she chose the air taxi and not the train.

Spiegel

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Politicians should prefer to use rail or scheduled flights for work. However, according to SPIEGEL information, Ursula von der Leyen often rents private jets. In 2023, she accounted for the majority of these flights from EU Commissioners.

dagsavisen.no

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European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen is receiving criticism on home soil for frequent use of private jets. Shameful, says the head of German Die Linke.

LVZ - Leipziger Volkszeitung

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Technically, EU Commission members should only fly by private jet if absolutely necessary. However, the exception may have become the rule for the EU Commission president. Most of the private flights of the Commission are charged to her account.

rnd.de

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Technically, EU Commission members should only fly by private jet if absolutely necessary. However, the exception may have become the rule for the EU Commission president. Most of the private flights of the Commission are charged to her account.