Von der Leyen coalition under scrutiny

The Christian Democrat, Social Democrat and Liberal party families played a key role in ensuring that Ursula von der Leyen received a majority in the European Parliament in 2019 and became Commission President. Four years have passed since then. The common ground in the so-called von der Leyen coalition has apparently been used up.

Did EPP leader Manfred Weber dismantle the von der Leyen coalition? In the heated debates on the renaturation law – the Christian Democrats wanted to reject this key Green Deal regulation – Socialists, Greens and Liberals made this accusation. The tone has become rough in Parliament. The European elections in June are casting their first shadows. The common ground between the EPP, S&D and Liberals seems to have been exhausted.

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