She will direct the EU Commission for a total of ten years: as planned, the Ursula von der Leyen German was re -elected to the EU Parliament for her second term as president of the Commission. She was elected for the first time by deputies of deputies in July 2019. 401 The deputies of deputies voted yes, 284 no and 22 virgin or invalid votes – Von der Leyen easily obtained the necessary majority of 360 votes.
In her declaration for the second mandate, which takes place until 2029, she clearly indicated what priorities she wanted to fix. One of them is interesting for all (young) entrepreneurs: long -sought -after unification of the capital market. “Europe needs more investment, from agriculture to industry, from digital technology to strategic technologies but also more investment in people and their skills. This mandate must be the time of investment. It starts by ending our union in the capital markets and mobilizing more private funding, “ said Von der Leyen.
300 billion euros flow every year
Today, it is not attractive for the wealthy to invest in Europe, but the capital market union should change this. “Each year, 300 billion euros in savings from European families range from Europe to foreign markets, because Our capital market is too fragmented. And then this money is often used to buy innovative European companies abroad. This must change“Continued the politician.
“”We have to take advantage of this enormous wealth to create growth here in Europe. This is why we will offer a European savings and investment union. European start-ups should not need to watch the United States or Asia to finance their expansion. They must find what they need to grow here in Europe. We need a deep and liquid capital market. And we need a competition policy that helps companies to evolve. Europe must be the house of opportunities and innovation. »»
Additional content of her announcements: The new former president of the Commission called for more investment in security and defense. She proposed to build a European Defense Union and to triple the number of Frontier Frontex guards. Von der Leyen spoke in favor of the expansion of the EU, in particular to include the countries of the Western Balkans as well as Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia. She described this as a “moral, historical and political responsibility”. To strengthen democracy in Europe, Von Der Leyen has announced a “European shield for democracy”. This is intended to fight against disinformation and foreign influence.
Focus on social issues
The president of the committee also promised to focus more on social issues. She announced a European plan for affordable housing and wishes to appoint a housing commissioner. Von der Leyen highlighted the importance of agriculture and has announced a new strategy for the agricultural and food sector. A plan to adapt agriculture to climate change must also be presented. Finally, Von der Leyen called for more European unit. It called for reforms to ensure the operation of a larger EU and was open to changes in treatments.