Germany's Ursula von der Leyen sought on Tuesday to win over skeptical Euro...
STRASBOURG - Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen sought on Tuesday to win over skeptical European socialist and liberal lawmakers to back her as European Commission president, laying out ambitious social, climate and migrant policies ahead of a crunch vote.
It would also create a headache for EU leaders who would have to come up with another candidate in a month. “Whoever wants to see Europe strengthen, grow and flourish will have me as a passionate fighter on their side. But whoever wants Europe to weaken, divide and abandon its values will have me as a bitter opponent,” von der Leyen told parliament.
Addressing growing concerns over climate change, she pledged to inscribe the goal of zeroing out emissions by 2050 into law in her first 100 days, but said it should go with funding for nations needing to ease away from dependence on fossil fuels.Von der Leyen said she was aware of how controversial migrant issues were and proposed updating EU-wide norms for handling them. “We need to address the legitimate concerns of many and look at how we can overcome our differences.
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