Correspondent in Berlin
The von der Leyen method?
look good in front of the cameras, neglect housekeeping and, if something goes wrong, say: it's not my fault.
These are, seen from Germany, the recurring behavioral traits displayed by Ursula von der Leyen, from her setbacks at the Ministry of Defense to her management of vaccine deliveries at the head of the European Commission.
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"There is a political gadget that she has always used during her career and perfected in the Ministry of Defense: the principle of maximum distance
,
"
writes
Der Spiegel
to refer to what the weekly describes as her propensity to flee. its responsibilities, even if it means that its successors pay the price for it.
In Brussels, it was the pharmaceutical laboratory AstraZeneca and one of its collaborators, the European Commissioner for Trade, who were questioned by its spokesperson.
"Hide reality"
Ursula von der Leyen is going through a rough patch.
The one who was approached, formerly, to succeed
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