New EU chief vows to step up climate change fight and boost growth
Head of executive to repurpose EU institutions to facilitate green initiatives
27 November 2019 - 17:33
Strasbourg — Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen vowed on Wednesday to step up the fight against climate change while expanding economic growth as EU MPs granted final approval for the bloc’s new executive she will lead from December 1.
EU MPs confirmed Von der Leyen as European Commission president along with her new team of 26 commissioners, with 461 voting in favour and 157 against...
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