In July 2019, when she was standing for the Presidency of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen presented the European Parliament with her programme, ‘A Union That Strives for More’. It referred to the following projects: action plan for the full implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, minimum wage, conditions for platform workers, European unemployment benefit scheme, European child guarantee, directive on the work-life balance (already voted on in June), use of...