European Council President Donald Tusk is appealing to hostile lawmakers to endorse a nominee for one of the European Union’s most coveted senior posts amid accusations that he and the bloc’s leaders picked the candidate in a shady backroom deal.
Germany’s Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen attends the opening dinner of the 17th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue, in Singapore, June 1, 2018, (Yong Teck Lim/AP)
German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen was nominated as president of the EU’s powerful executive arm, the European Commission.
But her candidacy has proved controversial and it remains unclear whether the assembly will endorse her.
Tusk says that “we managed to make these decisions on time, and actually much more quickly than five years ago. I believe they are good choices.”
European Council President Donald Tusk speaks during a debate on conclusions of the previous European Council Summit during a plenary session at the European Parliament on July 4, 2019 in Strasbourg, eastern France. (FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP)
“We must respect each other and cooperate with each other, because only then can we build trust and change Europe for the better,” Tusk tells the European Parliament, sitting this week in Strasbourg, France.
— Agencies
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