US EditionAfter Backlash, Von Der Leyen Stresses Support for Rules-Based Order
- Ursula Von Der Leyen, European Commission President, was criticized for overstepping her role by endorsing regime change in Iran and adopting a position aligned with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz that supports U.S. and Israeli actions.
- Von Der Leyen called for Europe to stop being a 'custodian for the old-world order' and urged a more offensive international stance, despite lacking explicit foreign policy authority under EU treaties.
- European officials, including Kaja Kallas and António Costa, quickly condemned Von Der Leyen's remarks and emphasized the importance of a rules-based international order.
- Following backlash, Von Der Leyen softened her tone and reaffirmed the EU's commitment to peace, the United Nations Charter, and international law before Members of the European Parliament.
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The President of the Commission assured MEPs of the Union's commitment to a rules-based world, two days after saying that Europe could not be the guardian of a disappeared world. ...
Former French Ambassador Criticises von der Leyen for Diplomatic Excesses
The stance taken by EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on the war in Iran is not to everyone’s liking. In an interview with euronews, former French Ambassador to the United States Gérard Araud expressed his disagreement with what he considers to be a clear overstepping of her role. On Monday, March 9th, speaking before the ambassadors of the member states, von der Leyen advocated for an offensive line, calling for Europe to stop being …
For a short moment Ursula von der Leyen sounded like a realpolitician. She said what everyone knows anyway: the old world order is dead. But the outcry of the left moral apostle in Europe was apparently too loud. Now the EU Commission's female rowing back panicically – and flees into the old hypocritical illusion of the -people's right. On Monday, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declared at the annual ambassador's conference that Eu…
Von der Leyen's statement on global order sparks debate and division among EU leaders and parliamentarians
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