Key EU Commission speech: gaps between words and action

Today, EU Commission president Ursual von der Leyen gave her State of the Union speech in Brussels.

Our Head of EU Affairs, Anaïs Berthier was listening, and noticed a worrying discrepancy when it came to the environment.

Reacting to the speech, she said: “The Commission is right to reject the status quo and aim for systemic change for the environment and public health but there is a discrepancy between words and deeds here.

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