Ursula von der Leyen: EU will provide €270M in grants to Armenia over the next 4 years

Not the best performing candidate has been recruited for a high-paying position within the European Commission.

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, is unprepared for the challenging position when she asks for another five years in the presidency. She is sought to unite political alliances. Von der Leyen, who was previously German defense minister, took office as President of the European Commission from 2019. Her term ends later this year when the European Parliament elects the next president. She was expected to have a honeymoon p…

Ursula von der Leyen: EU will provide €270M in grants to Armenia over the next 4 years

According to President of the European Commission, the European Union will invest in Armenia especially in infrastructure projects...

EU to invest in Armenia's infrastructure projects - Ursula von der Leyen

The President of the European Commission spoke about the new support package, the European Economic and Investment Program for Armenia. "It has already mobilized half a billion euros for investments. This is great news and we can do more. That's why we have recently launched the investment coordination platform, so that we can identify new projects and speed up implementation," Von der Leyen said.

An extremely well-paid position is not filled by the candidate who performs best.

Several European commissioners and MEPs question the impartiality of an appointment to a high post in the EU executive validated by President Ursula von der Leyen, who will have to explain herself during a debate in Parliament next week. (Source: AFP). The case, which is agitating political circles in Brussels, concerns the appointment, on 31 January last, by the European Commission, by the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, of an emissa…