Live | EU Commission president nominee Ursula von der Leyen gives speech

The European Union's nominee to head the European Commission, Germany's Ursula von der Leyen, addresses members of the European Parliament, who will later vote on whether they approve her as EU executive's new leader.

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[alexandraw]

Von der Leyen: we all have to be a unit again and change as one Europe.


most people here: omg Germany will try to us take over again.


Her speech is about diversity and Europe as one union? Don´t hate on her if you don´t know what you´re talking about.


Also finally someone who will do something against climate change and for our world.

[extrememiami]

2 years later it looks like she was an excellent pick. I'm from the US and we would LOVE to have a leader right now half as good as her. Lol. We are stuck with Trump and Biden for the time being. She is doing amazingly in dealing with this Russian crisis. The people of the US see her on the news and were impressed. You guys made a smart move by electing her.

[alkismavridis]

Great speach... She speaks much better than the drunk one...

[Neronianko]

Climate neutral continent in 2050? That's sounds like a strong bet that ITER (fusion reactor) will work. Let's hope you are right, Ursula.

[lp]

It's so unusual to see a right-party member addressing serious problems in a sensitive way. I loved it

[EternalHumanoid]

When, oh when, will MEP’s start using English as a Lingua Franca for the EU parlement. Please, it would make trans-member-state dialogue so much more accessible to follow as a citizen (sais a Belgian).

[Artur]

3:48:46 Happiness depends on freedom, and freedom depends on courage.

[h.i.sjoevall]

I hope that this is a great compromise.

_We need a leader who strives for sustainable growth both economically, socially and ecologically_ – and i really hope that this is her.
_We need a leader who respect and protect our democratic values_ – and i really hope that this is her.
_We need a leader who takes and demands responsibility_ – and i really hope that this is her.
_We need a leader which have a humane approach to people fleeing from war and conflict_ – and i really hope that this is her.
_We need a leader who are capable of compromising, not because of corruption but because meeting half way is often the right thing to do_ – and i really hope that this is her.
_We need a leader who strives for strong security, both in our union and abroad_ – and i really hope that this is her.
_We need a leader who realises that stability and reform are better than quick fixes and 180 turns_ – and i really hope that this is her.
_We need a leader who takes other leaders and countries seriously_ – and i really hope that this is her.

_We need a leader who listens to and works for the people – with respect for both the majority’s and minorities in our great Union_ – and i really hope that this is her.

[maricristinacastel]

Please, who is speaking at 2:02:13? In fact I'd love to have list of the speakers, where can I find it?

[Greenpoloboy]

54:11 Translator sounds upset or just nervous... :/ :(

[ellasterling]

Hiring someone based on their race or sex is the worse possible outcome. If a man is the best candidate for the job he should get the job. As a woman, I would hate to be the token hire knowing I was not the most qualified.

[uku]

Meh, she seems okay generally. My biggest issue is that she seemed to just hammer home the more uncontroversial parts to her policy. I'm just not sure what she is going to do even after listening to this, is there anywhere you can read through the actual policy proposals? Or even better summaries

[uku]

There's an easy fix to carbon emissions in the EU, simplify the laws around nuclear and make it fit for plants of the current century and guarantee the longevity of plants so the farce of Germany can't happen again.

Do this and you'll be able to replace coal power plants within the coming decade. By then we'll hopefully streamline the process of building nuclear that we can export it to other growing economies around the world and ensure the power to fuel their growth without sacrificing the climate.

[stevefpv]

As they are all just reading pre-written scripts, can they please hand them over to the translators in advance so we don't have to endure the pauses, the "ehhh"s and the "aahh"s....?

or just leave the raw audio without translations as option...

[tristanzotaj]

The best serios leaders European all time. Intelegenc ...

I wish her all the luck and the supports she needs..

[baubau-tu]

She has to go, why is she still there?

[tristanzotaj]

Best truth story INFORMATION for support...

[tristanzotaj]

Children bringing factors for understanding hwy is this check..???

[paulgibbons]

See this been bad for the UK.
Good riddence to D'runker. No more talk of a EU-SSR. No more talk of military mustering.
27 countries must be sovereign and independent.