Speaking on Thursday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU would be willing to look at proposals to waive Covid-19 vaccine patents after the US gave its backing to the plan on Wednesday. “The EU is also ready to discuss any proposals that addresses the crisis in …
Read More »
Speaking on Wednesday, Ursula von der Leyen’s spokesperson, Eric Mamer, said his boss should have been treated equally to European Council President Charles Michel during a meeting which saw the European Commission president left sitting alone on a sofa during their meeting with the Turkish leader. The incident has already …
Read More »
One of the deepest-held beliefs – ‘prejudices’ might be a better word – about the European Union is that it makes its member states stronger. It is in the name of this alleged greater strength that national sovereignty is sacrificed, on the basis that – as Emmanuel Macron claimed again …
Read More »
Von der Leyen sprung the idea of a “mutually recognized vaccination certificate” as a “medical requirement” for travel on Thursday in the course of praising a similar plan outlined to her in a letter from Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis. “It is a medical requirement to have a certificate proving that …
Read More »
As European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her punchlines with perfect Teutonic comedy timing – shouting out to the Beatles, Shakespeare and T. S Elliott – and switched her languages with admirable dexterity, this leader of the Brussels elite showed why she has reached the pinnacle of European …
Read More »
“Decisive days for our negotiations,” the EU’s chief executive tweeted. “There has been progress but I cannot tell today if in the end there will be a deal.” She told the European Parliament: “The European Union is well prepared for a no-deal scenario.” London and Brussels are trying to clinch …
Read More »