Today, February 19, during the Congress of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Berlin, Ursula von Der Lyen announced its intention to move back to the second term as President of the European Commission.
Over the last year, the 65-year-old leader of this influential Brussels institution cautiously avoided answers to the questions about their future plans.
However, announcing your candidacy for the next five years is the first step in a four -month election campaign. Some analysts suggest that Estonia Prime Minister Kai Callas may also run for this position in the summer when the final decision is made.
After approval of its candidacy by the CDU Party, it requires the support of the other two parties of the European People's Party (ENP), the central right -wing association in the European Parliament, which also includes the leading parties of Greece, Ireland, Lithuania and Sweden.
The next step is to vote at the ENP Congress in March, which is assigned to Bucharest.
According to the report, the choice of the President of the European Commission is related to the results of elections to the European Parliament, planned for June 6-9, but this will depend on the results of the elections in the European Parliament.
