The President-elect of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is pleased that the title of the portfolio, 'Protecting our European way of life' given to Commissioner-designate Margaritis Schinas, is stimulating debate on the fundamental values of the European Union and the need to preserve them (see EUROPE B12326A4).
"For me, the European way of life is best summed up in Article 2 of the Treaty” on the European Union, said Mrs von der Leyen, in an op-ed published by several...