Von der Leyen: "We should be more Finnish when it comes to security"
by Yle Uutiset
Yle Uutiset— The President of the EU Commission met with Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) in the eastern city of Lappeenranta on Friday morning.
The Washington Times—European Union's Ursula von der Leyen visits Finland-Russia border to assess security situation. The head of the European Union’s executive branch said Friday that Finland’s decision to close its border crossings with Russia over a surge in migrants was a security matter for the whole 27-member bloc to consider.
The Guardian—Von der Leyen criticises European far right for being ‘Putin’s proxies’. Commission president, who is seeking another term, took aim at group that includes AfD and National Rally in pre-election debateThe European Commission president, Ursula Von der Leyen, has criticised the far right as “Putin’s proxies”, while refusing to rule out working with other rightwing nationalists, as campaigning began ahead of June’s European elections.Von der Leyen is seeking a second five-year term leading the commission, in the looming reshuffle of EU top jobs that follows the European...
The Guardian—Europe live: Ursula von der Leyen accused of watering down green deal for farmers in European Commission presidential debate – as it happened. Ursula von der Leyen takes part alongside representatives from seven other parties as EU gears up for European parliament electionsThe far-right Identity and Democracy’s representative, Anders Vistisen, wrote on social media ahead of the debate:“The entire EU system has tried to prevent me and the right wing from participating in the EU top candidate debate tonight. They want to exclude right wing votes! They didn’t succeed - so tonight I will tell the truth about the EU’s disaster course...