Ursula von der Leyen elected to lead European Commission
As head of the EU executive, Von der Leyen will be in charge of trade negotiations, economic and climate policy for 500-million Europeans and antitrust rulings involving powerful tech giants
16 July 2019 - 19:42
Strasbourg — Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen secured European parliamentary approval on Tuesday to become the first female European Commission president after she won over socialists and liberals with her vision of a greener, fairer and rule-based Europe.
Gaining the support of both groups, on top of endorsement by her fellow conservatives, is expected to give her legitimacy, allowing her to tackle controversial issues such as climate change, trade and maintaining democracy in the bloc...
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