EU Chief Delivers Combative Speech Amid Mounting Pressure
Von der Leyen urged Europe to end reliance on Russian fossil fuels by 2028, emphasizing energy infrastructure upgrades and a 30% emissions reduction by 2030 to ensure security and prosperity.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented her plans in her State of the Union speech. Can he win over members of the European Parliament for that?
In her State of the Union address on Wednesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen focused on Ukraine, Israel, US politics, but also on domestic issues, including industry. Her speech also attracted attention because two days later she was scheduled to meet with the heads of the European automotive industry. They – like her own party and other political leaders – are pushing for a relaxation of emission measures, which are to cul…
The Jolt: Climate and energy overshadowed in State of the EU address
Elisabetta Cornago from the Centre for European Reform joins The Jolt to discuss what it revealed about upcoming climate and energy policy, as well as the global trends that overshadow these.“On one hand, I think she's trying to make the case for a European industrial grand plan that covers both clean tech and digital. Those were the two sectors that she named checked the most. At the same time, I think she's also trying to hide, in a way, the d…
I can see more for what I say, or for what I do not say? It is in a morettian key that the speech on the state of the Union, given yesterday at the plenary of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, by Ursula von der Leyen, must be read. The first of the second mandate of the EU President. After a year of war, battle and trade, means of scandals (Pfizer) and evanescent Commissioners, the expectations were not the best. Von der Leyen presented a r…
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