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“The entire EU system has tried to prevent me and the right wing from participating in the EU top candidate debate tonight. They want to exclude right wing votes! They didn’t succeed – so tonight I will tell the truth about the EU’s disaster course directly to Ursula and the rest of the EU!”
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Hele EU-systemet har prøvet at forhindre mig og højrefløjen i at deltage i EU-spidskandidatdebatten i aften. De vil udelukke højreorienterede stemmer!
Det lykkedes i de ikke med – så i aften vil jeg fortælle sandheden om EU’s katastrofekurs direkte til Ursula og resten af EU!
— Anders Vistisen (@AndersVistisen) April 29, 2024
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Bas Eickhout, the lead candidate for the European Greens, said ahead of this evening’s debate that “we all want to know whether Ursula Von der Leyen is committed to continuing and enforcing the Green Deal.”
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“We need a true deal to ensure European competitiveness vis-à-vis China and the US. We need climate action and to make us independent from fossil fuels coming from autocrats. Or is Von der Leyen prepared to keep Europe dependent on Russian gas?” he added.
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Eickhout also highlighted concerns about alleged links between some far-right politicians and Russia and China.
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“Will the EPP and ALDE defend democracy in the European Union? Or will they collaborate with the far right, as they are increasingly doing at national level? Will Von der Leyen draw a clear red line so that her European People’s Party EPP stops collaborating with the far-right ECR and ID groups?” he said.
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Good evening and welcome to a special edition of the Europe blog, focused on the EU election debate in Maastricht.
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Stay tuned and send your comments to lili.bayer@theguardian.com.
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This year’s debate in Maastricht, ahead of the June European parliament elections, is an unusual one. In theory, the debate is set to “feature Europe’s top candidates for Commission President, representing key party groups,” according to organisers.
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But while there will be eight contenders on stage, eyes will be focused on just one: Ursula von der Leyen, the current European Commission president and lead candidate of the centre-right European People’s party.
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Von der Leyen is widely considered the leading contender to be selected as Commission president (again). And while some other names have been floated, they will not be present in Maastricht, leaving von der Leyen as the only top-level political heavyweight to participate in the debate.
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The other debate participants will be:
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Nicolas Schmit for the Party of European Socialists
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Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann for the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
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Bas Eickhout for the European Green Party
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Anders Vistisen for the Identity and Democracy Party
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Walter Baier for the Party of the European Left
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Maylis Roßberg for the European Free Alliance
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Valeriu Ghilețchi for the European Christian Political Movement
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bus eichout, for the European Green Party, said there are many investments that Europe needs to prepare for and that the Green Party clearly recognizes the need for a fund for investment in the economy, economic transition and the world. Ta. Social welfare state.
Ursula von der LeyenThe centre-right European People’s Party candidate for European Commission president said the European Green Deal was designed as a growth strategy. We can show that progress is being made, she said.
“In my view, climate protection, economic competitiveness and social equity can go hand in hand,” she said.
She said the whole world is looking at developing green technologies and it must be clear for Europe that this is the way forward. “This is the economy of the future,” she said, calling on Europe to be bold.
“For me, cleaning and decarbonization is also a matter of competitiveness for the European Union,” von der Leyen said.
nicholas schmidta member of the European Socialist Party, said it would be a big mistake to delay the fight against climate change.
We must be bold with the decisions we make, he stressed. Climate change policies must be socially just and just, and that means funding in a fair and just way, he added.
When asked about the challenge of climate change, Marie-Agnes Strack-ZimmermanA member of the European Union of Liberal Democrats said there would be wars around the world if nothing changed. She also said there was a need to work in partnership with farmers.
The discussion has now turned to the issue of climate change.
Mairis RosbergSpeaking on behalf of the European Alliance for Freedom, he said it was time to recognize that nothing should be taken for granted and to speak out for democracy, minorities and the climate. A more democratic and diverse Europe is possible, she added. I believe in a Europe where every voice is heard, she said.
bus eichouton behalf of the European Green Party, drew cheers from the audience.
The challenge is very clear, he said, stressing that the climate emergency has not lost its urgency, and also pointing to attacks on democracy. We will implement climate change policies, reduce the cost of living and not bow to populist pressure, he told the audience.
Anders Wistissen He, from the far-right Identity Democracy party, said Brussels was a swamp and his party wanted to start by firing bureaucrats. He directly criticized Ms von der Leyen and said she would be the first person to be removed from office after her election.
Ursula von der LeyenThe European People’s Party lawmaker said her children were more or less the same age as those in the audience. You were a great motivator for me, she told the young people watching the debate. Going forward, I want a strong Europe, she said, calling for unity. She stressed that elections are about democracy and told young people how many votes they had to vote.
nicholas schmidt, a representative of the European Socialist Party, said that the challenges are affecting the daily lives of Europeans and that they need to be reassured. What we owe you, he said, is real security: good jobs, a good environment, a good standard of living, and to make Europe stronger in a world that has become more dangerous. .
Marie-Agnes Strack-ZimmermanMembers of the European Union of Liberals and Democrats cited Russia’s attack on Ukraine and said there was now an opportunity to build a Europe that would keep us safe. We must now rebuild Europe, she said.
