Ursula von der Leyen has secured a second five-year term as European Commission President and vowed the EU will ‘stay the course’ with its Green Deal strategy for hydrogen and clean energy.
The centre-right European People’s Party politician won 401 votes – 41 more than she needed for the election – after right-wing parties secured more seats in June’s European Parliamentary elections.
Despite fears that the rise could undermine the EU’s Green Deal agenda, in her first statement after re-election, the President said policymakers will push ahead with Europe’s 2030 and 2050 goals.
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