I
have now read the questions and objections that certain parties in the European
Parliament have raised and addressed to Ursula von der Leyen. Most of them are about
petty issues. They are far away from the key concerns that the EU has indeed to
face in the next few years. Instead of asking her about the relations with the
US, China or Russia, for instance, they question the comments she has made on
mundane matters during the last years. Some of those questions have more to do
with constraints she has faced as Germany’s Minister of Defence than with real
political choices.
Von
der Leyen might not have been a strong leader up to now. She might not be charismatic
politician. But she is a steady person. And once in a position of greater power,
as President of the European Commission – if she gets the EU Parliament’s
confirmation – she might be able to stand higher than when she was just a
German minister. The function can make the lady. And give her the wings that
have been missing up to now.
In
any case, I hope she will be voted in. I am ready to bet on the balanced
approach she might be able to bring to the job. Moreover, she will be working
side by side with Charles Michel, the future EU Council President. And I think
this tandem can rise to the challenges that are in the horizon. And they are many
and complex.
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