US EditionThe European Union, on the Edge of the Most Serious Internal Crisis in Recent Decades: the Provocation for Ursula Von Der Leyen
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BRUSSELS — Ursula von der Leyen faces the European Union’s biggest public accountability challenge in a generation, as a fraud investigation involving two high-ranking figures in Brussels threatens to trigger a major crisis. Just one year into her second term as European Commission president, the German politician, already grappling with questions about her transparency commitments and simmering tensions with the EU’s foreign policy office, must…
Ursula von der Leyen faces the most serious challenge to EU responsibility of the last generation, a fraud investigation involving two of the most important personalities in Brussels and threatening to degenerate in a proportion crisis, writes Politico.
Accusations of embezzlement against high-ranking European officials further undermine trust in EU institutions and represent perhaps the most difficult test for Ursula von der Leyen so far.
The investigation into tender fraud within EU structures is progressing, causing shock internationally. The topic has galvanized EU opponents, who are drawing parallels to the war in Ukraine in their statements.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is facing her most serious institutional scandal yet: the European Public Prosecutor's Office has detained former High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini and Stefano Sannino, the former acting secretary-general of the European External Action Service, on suspicion of fraud. The investigation is related to a 2021-2022 EU tender and has already opened the possibility of another …
The Brussels Diplomatic Academy's public procurement is suspected of being rigged. This could be the most serious corruption scandal in the European Union since the fall of the Santer Commission in 1999.
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