A GERMAN eurofederalist who wants a United States of Europe with its own army is on the cusp of becoming the next Brussels chief. Ursula von der Leyen — who is Angela Merkel’s defence minister — w…
A GERMAN eurofederalist who wants a United States of Europe with its own army is on the cusp of becoming the next Brussels chief.
While Brexit-bashing Belgian PM Charles Michel looks set to be EU Council boss, assuming a key role in trade talks with Britain.. Mrs von der Leyen, the first woman to be nominated for the bloc’s top job, once laid into Brexit as “a burst bubble of hollow promises by populists”.She has also been a staunch supporter of the German government’s position in the negotiations, including “no renegotiation” of the backstop.— based on the model of the federal states of Switzerland, Germany or the US.
Last night Mr Macron upped the ante by declaring the EU must have “no fear” of letting Britain leave without a deal on October 31.THERE is a sobering lesson in the EU’s dismal inability to agree a new leader.
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