Von der Leyen's Plans for a "Geopolitical" EU Explained

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Published 2024-07-24
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Last week, Ursula von der Leyen was re-elected as the EU Commission President for a second term, but what would another 5 years under her Presidency look like? In this video, we explain her plans for Europe and what the EU could look like in 2029.

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1 - x.com/adam_tooze/status/1813630826028147190
2 - ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/stat…
3 - www.politico.eu/article/mario-draghi-europe-eu-uni…
4 - twitter.com/Mij_Europe/status/1783479540800532749
5 - commission.europa.eu/document/download/e6cd4328-67…

All Comments (21)
  • @kaanboztepe
    this is missing here : European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged on Thursday to create "a true European Defence Union" over the next five years
  • @Slaci-vl2io
    This Europe map has a very nice design. Lovely colours, shades and shapes. 6:20
  • Sounds like most of the eu parliament wanted to avoid the chaos of a leadership campaign
  • As far as I understand, the European Council, the meeting of the head of states and the head of the Commission, sets the political agenda and the Commission executes that policy. So how much do the Commission's chair plans matter? If the Council wants to go to A, she can't make the EU go to B.
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  • @RogueSecret
    sucessfull? Germany went from almost beeing all green with cheap Nuclear Energy and Clean Russian Gass. (Cleaner when it comes from pipes instead of LNG) To getting expensive energy made from brown coal and LNG!
  • @hungo7720
    The EU should tighten its grip on immigration and fortify military forces to combat the Russian aggression. Additionally, facilitating growth in cutting-edge technology is also crucial to revitalize and unshackle the stagnating economy of the EU.
  • @disklamer
    The captions call her Fond Lion and I am not hating that.
  • @davidoh14
    EU Made Simple channel gave a far more precise description, for anyone curious.
  • @felix2uber200
    I was actually considering purchasing the magazine you presented but the prices are exceedingly high. even the digital version is 14€
  • @DaTrainMan
    I dont know what i would do if i didnt have tldr news
  • @seed654
    Since when are S&Ds considered as centrists?
  • @RRRR-jr1gp
    "We don't have enough young workers to care for retired people!! We need to raise the pension age!" "Reduce reliance on fossil fuels??? Where would our young workers work then?" Either we have a labor shortage or we have a labor excess.
  • @smittoria
    What's up with the reverb, was the voice over recorded in a bathroom?
  • "Industries of yesterday" such a terrible sort of double speak that frames important industries that still very much exist in a negative light.
  • @editorrbr2107
    The obvious question is where is all the new money coming from?
  • @Critizens
    3:20 I'm by far no fan of Von der Leyen, but you simply cannot expect several top-notch Fabs to be running within a few years. We are talking about the probably most advanced industry on the planet. A single Fab can easily cost beyond 10 billion Euro, the waiting list for EUV equipment is long and nearby universities may have to establish new institutes, so there's enough high-skilled staff available. Intel and Germany are on a pretty good way for the new Fab 29 near Magdeburg (construction is expected to start later this year; €30 bn.), the same applies for ESMC in Dresden (TSMC + Bosch, Infineon and NXP; €10 bn.).