Ursula von der Leyen nominated as first female European Commission president:
German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen attends the weekly German federal Cabinet meeting on July 3, 2019, in Berlin.
European leaders have proposed naming German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen as president of the European Commission,reports, which would make her the first woman to fill the European Union’s top post. The European Parliament needs to give final approval for von der Leyen, an ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, is charged with overseeing E.U. regulations. As its leader, von der Leyen would be empowered to strike trade deals, negotiate Brexit, and propose and enforce Europe’s powerful regulations, the Post reports.
“We believe that this is a good group of people that we have nominated,” Merkel told reporters after the announcement. “It is a good thing that for the very first time a woman is going to hold that,” she said of the top European Commission post. “I welcome that, irrespective of any country or party considerations on my part.”
As defense minister, von der Leyen has been a tough advocate for Germany and NATO, the Post reports. She has pushed for more defense spending at home and has promoted the value of diplomacy and multilateralism abroad. She has also come under fire for the state of the Germany military, which suffers from underinvestment and neglect.
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