The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) welcomed the election of the new President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, with several caveats.
“Considering the tiny majority Ursula von der Leyen got in Parliament, we urge the new President of the Commission to build an alliance with the democratic parties only, and to reconfirm the cordon sanitaire against the far right”, said Luca Visentini, Secretary General of the European Trade Union Confederation, referring to...