VNO-NCW and MKB-Nederland are optimistic in regards to the reappointment of Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Fee. ‘Her observe file, the short choice and the truth that the brand new President makes competitiveness the primary precedence give the enterprise group confidence that the following European Fee will work in the direction of a stronger EU. That’s important for corporations’, the enterprise organisations stated in an preliminary response.
New accents Von der Leyen
In her speech within the European Parliament, Von der Leyen clearly set new accents. She emphasised, amongst different issues, the significance of competitiveness, deepening the inner market, lowering regulatory stress, and extra investments. She additionally promised a Clear Power Deal and a brand new European Competitiveness Fund to develop strategic expertise and manufacturing. There can even be a better emphasis on security and, amongst different issues, an inner marketplace for protection gear. ‘It’s good that Von der Leyen exhibits ambition on these vital themes. In our new EU coverage agenda 2024-2029, we already made a number of concrete coverage proposals for this.’
The agenda of the brand new Fee is additional elaborated in a prolonged doc of Political Tips.
Fee hopefully begins quickly
The Fee President should now rapidly get to work on placing collectively her staff. ‘Hopefully, after Parliament’s approval, the brand new Fee can formally begin on 1 November. The foremost challenges dealing with Europe require fast motion and a considerable agenda. This additionally considerations subjects that weren’t but talked about in Von der Leyen’s speech, reminiscent of commerce coverage, transport and circularity.’
