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Seznam Zprávy | The victory of Ursula von der Leyen. How she became president of the Commission for the second time
Ursula von der Leyen has secured another five years at the helm of the EU executive. She received more support from MEPs in a secret ballot than five years ago. She succeeded despite leading the Commission through times of unprecedented crises. Martin Vokálek, Executive Director of EUROPEUM Institute, reviewed previous five-year term for Seznam Zprávy.
18. July 2024
Generally, it can be said that 75–80 percent of the European Commission's work pertains to an agenda that is fairly predictable and, in most cases, can be planned. The remaining work is then dedicated to unpredictable challenges. However, the outgoing European Commission, which began its term in 2019, experienced nearly the reverse ratio. Given these complex challenges and the crises associated with them, I believe the outgoing European Commission performed well.
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