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Ursula #vonderLeyen may become the most hard core EU-federalist EC President ever. She'll push for:
I. Wild transfers of powers to the EU
II. Hard EU regulation
III. Ever more transfers of European taxpayers' money
IV. EU protectionism
An overview of what she has promised:
I. Wild transfers of powers to the EU
II. Hard EU regulation
III. Ever more transfers of European taxpayers' money
IV. EU protectionism
An overview of what she has promised:
I. Wild transfers of powers to the EU:
- Scrapping of national vetoes in foreign policy, energy and climate
- Annual rule of law monitoring mechanism for all member states
- A conference on the future of Europe (Macron's idea) to improve the Spitzenkandidatensystem by 2020
- Scrapping of national vetoes in foreign policy, energy and climate
- Annual rule of law monitoring mechanism for all member states
- A conference on the future of Europe (Macron's idea) to improve the Spitzenkandidatensystem by 2020
I. Wild transfers of powers to the EU (part 2):
- Greater immigration burden sharing
- 10k border guards by 2024
- Right of legislative initiative for the EP
II. Hard EU regulation:
- Reduce EU emissions by 50% in 2030
- An EU minimum wage
- Gender quotas for company boards
- Greater immigration burden sharing
- 10k border guards by 2024
- Right of legislative initiative for the EP
II. Hard EU regulation:
- Reduce EU emissions by 50% in 2030
- An EU minimum wage
- Gender quotas for company boards
III. Ever more transfers of EU taxpayers' money:
- European Unemployment Reinsurance scheme
- European Child Guarantee welfare scheme
- Non specific tax on "big tech"
- EU carbon border tax
- A European investment bank that would solely be dedicated to combating climate change
- European Unemployment Reinsurance scheme
- European Child Guarantee welfare scheme
- Non specific tax on "big tech"
- EU carbon border tax
- A European investment bank that would solely be dedicated to combating climate change
IV. EU protectionism:
- EU carbon border tax
- Sustainability chapter in all trade deals
- New Trade Enforcement officer to monitor compliance
Sources:
forbes.com/sites/davekeat…
theguardian.com/world/2019/jul…
- EU carbon border tax
- Sustainability chapter in all trade deals
- New Trade Enforcement officer to monitor compliance
Sources:
forbes.com/sites/davekeat…
theguardian.com/world/2019/jul…
This is all a translation of her support for a "United States of Europe", which also includes a "European Army". It would amount to an unashamed power grab, which would further undermine popular support in the European Union : blogs.spectator.co.uk/2019/07/an-urs…
At least, @JunckerEU can claim credit for a number of successes to close trade deals. It looks like #Vonderleyen is going to pander to the populist protectionist left here:
All confirmed now in @vonderleyen's "political guidelines", which start with a promise for a "European green deal" ec.europa.eu/commission/sit… #vonderLeyen
