At the meeting of EU leaders on Monday, for the first time in many years, no consensus was reached regarding the candidacy of Ursula von der Leyen for another term as the head of the European Commission. Despite earlier expectations of an agreement, the discussions ended without results, and further negotiations were postponed until next week.
About this informs Politic.
The French president and the German chancellor expressed their support for von der Leyen, but the decision was blocked by a surprise move from several countries, including Italy, whose leader expressed displeasure with the way the talks were going. This turn of events has created the biggest political deadlock in the European Union in recent years.
“It reminds me of the old days when we couldn’t reach an agreement. Our hopes for a quick deal have been dashed and we now face serious internal disagreements over future leadership EU,” said one of the diplomats who participated in the meeting.
The EPP supported the appointment of von der Leyen and Metsola, but proposed dividing the term of office of the head of the European Council into two periods of 2.5 years. One of them will go to the EPP.
This decision irritated the socialists and democrats. They want Koshtu to get the position. The negotiations reached a dead end.
“By asking for a mandate of only 2.5 years, the EPP created a huge problem for the socialists, who would be put in a difficult position. This will be difficult to solve– said one of the European officials.
“Instead of helping to find an agreement, he kept raising other issues– said one of the officials.
One of the reasons for the failure of the negotiations is that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was unhappy with the way the evening went. She was one of the few leaders to emerge victorious from the European elections. She did not like the attempts of other EU leaders to remove her from the negotiations.
Further negotiations will determine whether the EU can find a compromise solution on leadership, or whether the conflict could escalate, complicating the European Union’s work in the face of geopolitical and economic challenges.
