Breaking: Ursula von der Leyen elected as new EU Commission chief.
What is necessary in the next EU? We commented on her speech and strategic plan below:
1️⃣ On #Gaza, we need the EU to take urgent action, including calling for an immediate and permanent #ceasefire, for Israel to allow a full and unfettered humanitarian response, and for Israel to foot the reconstruction bill for water and sanitation infrastructure.
We need a #ceasefireNOW!
Our report, Water War Crimes, published today, shows how water is used as a weapon of war.
Read here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eEmVPUPw
2️⃣ On migration, the EU must ensure a safe and humane way for asylum and migration. We need rules that put people first and do not use them as political bargaining chips.
Want to know more? Read our statement with over 90 NGOs demanding the EU ditch plans to offload their migration responsibilities to countries outside of Europe 👉 https://t.co/r1N02TFl8C
3️⃣ The EU's duty to prioritise poverty eradication in its development policy is sorely missing. The Global Gateway threatens to privatise EU aid and begs the question of who will really profit? EU companies and countries, or those in need?
4️⃣ On #climate, we need to urgently stop the climate crisis, while also changing agri policies and commercial practices to end food insecurity and guarantee a living income for farmers worldwide, including EU farmers. Climate. Inequality. Hunger. It’s all the same fight.
5️⃣ On inequality, the super-rich become richer and the poor poorer. Yet, EU governments fail to tax Europe’s wealthiest fairly and miss out on 33m EUR an hour in unpaid taxes from Europe’s multimillionaires.
It's simple. It's time to #TaxtheRichEU.
👉 As we look at the EU's new priorities, we must remember Europe’s future cannot be built on policies underpinned by short-termism, insularism, or denial. It is clear that Ursula von der Leyen and our EU leaders must face challenges head-on and create a future that puts people and the planet first.
Ursula von der Leyen – President-elect of the European Commission (2024-2029).
Read the Political Guidelines → https://europa.eu/!mVFwTg
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1moShame on you for electing her, with the process for the Covid vaccins still present and not looking good for her