‘Europe also works with more than • Table.Briefings

Von der Leyen advocates admitting Ukraine and other candidates to the EU and at the same time deepening European integration. She avoids concrete reform proposals – probably well-calculated.

Ursula von der Leyen has spoken out clearly in favor of an EU expansion and, at the same time, deeper integration of the member states. This is not a question of either-or, the Commission president said: „We can and must do both.“ Europe is facing the historic task of „completing our Union“, she said.

‘Europe also works with more than 30 states’

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