Ursula von der Leyen has announced her bid for a second term as the president of the European Commission, emphasizing the importance of defense in her campaign. Germany has shown support for her candidacy. In her announcement, von der Leyen highlighted the need for the European Union to ensure its democracy remains 'safe and secure,' according to euronews. She aims to strengthen the EU's defense capabilities in collaboration with NATO, addressing the challenge of mobilizing the EU's unwieldy structure towards more effective collective defense efforts.
Ursula von der Leyen made boosting the European Union’s defense capability a key focus of her bid for a second mandate to lead its executive arm. https://t.co/Gmpw2QZnta
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Ursula von der Leyen puts defence at heart of her re-election campaign https://t.co/qVbknyirfM If she can genuinely get the EU to get serious about defending Europe together w/NATO, that would be quite a feat. The EU is unwieldy and difficult to get anything done.
EU must keep its democracy 'safe and secure,' von der Leyen says after announcing re-election bid Source: euronews https://t.co/bZ2cQ3dBBR https://t.co/t2QvMWDde2
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