US EditionVon der Leyen defends plan to cooperate with right-wing groups
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EU Commission President von der Leyen has defended her position on cooperating with members of right-wing parties in the European Parliament under certain conditions. The CDU politician said in Deutschlandfunk's “Interview of the Week” that the criterion was that parliamentarians were for Europe, for the rule of law, for Ukraine - and against Russia.
The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has once again responded to critics who have denounced her willingness to cooperate with right-wing political groups in the European Parliament, writes the press agency DPA on Saturday.
EU Commission President von der Leyen has been criticized for a long time because she can imagine cooperation with right-wing conservatives in the EU Parliament. In an interview, she now defends her position - and mentions three criteria.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who is running for a new term as the leading candidate of the European People's Party (EPP) in the European elections, insists on the possibility of working with far-right parties from the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR). After several criticisms, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned her.
Ursula von der Leyen is being criticized for possible cooperation with right-wing parties in the European Parliament. But the President of the EU Commission still believes that this is possible — under certain conditions.
The chancellor is concerned that the German EU Commission President will secure another term of office with the help of right-wing extremists following the European elections. The person concerned defends their strategy.
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