President Trump slammed her as a U.S.-hating 'tax lady.' She just got a promotion.
The EU’s “brutal killer” is on his way out of office, but the dreaded “tax lady” will stay on and even get a promotion.
The Parliament’s vote on Wednesday clears the way for von der Leyen, a close confidante of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, to take office on Sunday as the first woman to hold the EU’s top executive post, replacing Juncker, who was a former prime minister of Luxembourg. In addition to climate change, von der Leyen has promised to deliver some other major policy initiatives in her first 100 days, including a legislative package aimed at ensuring the ethical use of Artificial Intelligence. Von der Leyen and her team have said they view that proposal as the next step in a continuing effort by the EU to be a pioneer in regulating new technologies.
The absence of a British commissioner has raised the possibility that some Commission decisions could face legal challenges. But EU lawyers have expressed confidence that they have taken all necessary steps to avoid such challenges succeeding, including by initiating a disciplinary procedure against the U.K. for violating EU law.
"I choose this quote because over the next five years, our Union will embark together on a transformation, which will touch every part of our society and economy," von der Leyen told the Parliament. "And we will do it because it is the right thing to do. Not because it will be easy."
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