Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (EC), spoke today in favor of the creation of a common European army that goes beyond existing community cooperation on defense issues. “NATO is not everywhere. There are also scenarios where the European Union is demanded. And we have to be in a position to act actively.”
However, he acknowledged that the question arises of how to decide on the deployment of European troops in such a scenario. complex questions and still requires a lot of “debate” as it deals with situations that could be a “life or death” issue. Von der Leyen, on the other hand, ruled out the possibility of becoming the new NATO secretary general, replacing the Norwegian Jens Stoltenberg. It is certain that I am not under NATO’s command,” he said. On the contrary, he did not exclude it. renew your candidacy for your current position He stated that there is a decision to be made as EC president and in the second half of this year.
Von der Leyen also agreed to reform the European asylum system, which EU interior ministers will decide this Thursday in Brussels, which plans to have asylum procedures done at the Union’s external borders. “Everyone should be treated equally and fairly at our outer borders.”
Von der Leyen, when asked about Ukraine’s desire to join the EU, said that Kiev, which has the support of Brussels, needed to “work hard and be very busy” and stated that he was “impressed” by the efforts made. In that sense, it’s in the middle of a war.