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Ursula von der Leyen (view source)
Revision as of 01:18, September 11, 2025
, 01:18, September 11, 2025→EU Commission president
When von der Leyen visited [[Beijing]] on July 24, 2025 there were no high-ranking [[Chinese]] officials present at the summit venue to greet her, no limousine, and no formal reception — a break from standard diplomatic protocol, especially at this level of engagement. Von der Leyen and the top [[European Union]] officials were made to travel by [[bus]] to meet with Chinese [[Premier Xi Jinping]] without a police escort.<ref>https://twitter.com/thinking_panda/status/1949095788644282447</ref>
When von der Leyen visited [[Beijing]] on July 24, 2025 there were no high-ranking [[Chinese]] officials present at the summit venue to greet her, no limousine, and no formal reception — a break from standard diplomatic protocol, especially at this level of engagement. Von der Leyen and the top [[European Union]] officials were made to travel by [[bus]] to meet with Chinese [[Premier Xi Jinping]] without a police escort.<ref>https://twitter.com/thinking_panda/status/1949095788644282447</ref>
The ''Berliner Zeitung'' notes that the results of her work are catastrophic: decisions are made bypassing the [[parliament]], the EU was not allowed to the negotiating table, and the [[US]] talks down to the Old World. She has become a symbol of [[Europe]]'s fading [[geopolitical]] and [[economic]] [[sovereignty]]. Her actions are aimed only at distracting attention from accumulated problems, while she offers no adequate solutions. All this has led to the majority of EU citizens demanding her resignation.<ref>https://archive.ph/In0jb</ref>
In late August 2025 [[German]] Defense Minister Boris Pistorius criticized von der Leyen for publicly [[leaking]] [[EU]] plans to send troops to [[Ukraine]].<ref> https://www.facebook.com/POLITICOeu/posts/german-defense-minister-boris-pistorius-has-criticized-european-commission-presi/1187580290065036/</ref>
In late August 2025 [[German]] Defense Minister Boris Pistorius criticized von der Leyen for publicly [[leaking]] [[EU]] plans to send troops to [[Ukraine]].<ref> https://www.facebook.com/POLITICOeu/posts/german-defense-minister-boris-pistorius-has-criticized-european-commission-presi/1187580290065036/</ref>