European Commission: Ursula von der Leyen nominated as EPP candidate for a new mandate. The leading political force in Parliament, the EPP is the favorite in the European elections scheduled for June 6 to 9.
“Our peaceful and united Europe is challenged like never before. By the populists, the nationalists, the demagogues. Whether it is the extreme right or the extreme left, ” warned the candidate. The EPP now advocates a transfer of asylum seekers to third countries in the face of migratory pressure.