
Von der Leyen’s ‘Commission Crisis’ Escalates Ahead of Strasbourg Plenary
The Commission president continues to struggle with her self-inflicted gender woes.
The Commission president continues to struggle with her self-inflicted gender woes.
Slovenia’s right-wing opposition refuses to cooperate in switching to a female candidate unless the government releases von der Leyen’s letter pushing for the swap.
The Commission president insisted on selecting a female candidate—one alleged to have helped mastermind a major ‘cash-for-passports’ scandal years ago.
The country caved to Ursula von der Leyen, who strong-armed it into dropping its male candidate.
One country caved, but von der Leyen is still trying to get five others to change their picks to women.
The Brussels establishment calls Olivér Várhelyi “controversial” for doing his job.
The issue of affordable housing is normally the competence of member states, but Brussels’ overreach apparently knows no limits.
The call comes after the party won 25.4% of the vote in the European elections.
The EU Commission’s investment in translations of the author’s extensive travel diaries—and the discovery of previously unknown audio recordings—may indicate a major shift in the reception of this conservative philosopher is underway.
Ferdinando Nelli Feroci, an Italian diplomat who formerly served as a European Commissioner, has argued that—contrary to popular belief—in order to revise the European Union’s system of treaties, just 14 of the 27 European Union member states, a simple majority, would need to support the initiative.