The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announces her candidacy for a second term. She is throwing her previous favorite topic, climate protection, overboard, with a view to the necessary political alliances.
One thing that Ursula von der Leyen cannot be accused of is a lack of awareness of when the political winds are changing. In April 2022, in an interview with the Belgian magazine “Wilfried”, she expressed her firm determination to resolutely promote climate protection through her “European Green Deal”. “Even war, even the pandemic are minor issues compared to the climate challenge,” said the president of the European Commission. “Global warming seems distant until the day you have children or grandchildren and put yourself in their shoes. My granddaughter will be 29 years old in 2050. What will the world her grandmother left for her be like?