Posted on 11/08/2019 7:31:42 PM PST by Olog-hai
The European Union needs to take a more active role in global politics if it wants to protect its interests, incoming European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.
“Europe must also learn the language of power,” von der Leyen said during a speech on European policy in Berlin.
“On the one hand, this means building our own muscles [in areas] where we’ve long been relying on others — for example in security policies,” the former German defense minister said. “That also means applying our existing power in a more targeted way in areas where European interests are concerned.”
In the future, she added, the EU’s partners should expect stronger positions from the bloc as the former strategy of exercising “soft power” is no longer enough in today’s world. […]
The incoming Commission chief also remarked on Brexit in her wide-ranging speech, saying that although the process has been a “shock,” it has also brought the bloc closer together. […]
Von der Leyen said she also wants the EU to take the role of a world leader in the fight against climate change. “We can and must make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050,” she said.
Von der Leyen added that she plans to make these goals legally binding by introducing the first Europe-wide climate protection law. …
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Instead Europe will learn Islam.
“Europe must also learn the language of power,” von der Leyen said during a speech on European policy in Berlin.
Sounds like trouble until you realize they be murdered and raped by Islamic filth. Demographics is destiny.
With no army...
Von der Leyen said she also wants the EU to take the role of a world leader in the fight against climate change. “We can and must make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050,” she said.
Von der Leyen added that she plans to make these goals legally binding by introducing the first Europe-wide climate protection law. …
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Oh...GREAT friggin’ leadership. Find an IMAGINARY enemy, spend trillions fighting it while simultaneously impoverishing your citizenry. And make that all mandatory by embedding it in binding law.
Yeah, great friggin’ leadership.
“The language of power.” “Climate neutrality.”
Uh-huh. Guess she never heard of science’s latest discovery - the law of economics. Well, the Italians and the Greeks have lots of money. Yes, yes, they will be happy to pay for the all-European army, alternative sources of energy, etc. (Don’t ask the Germans to pay - they are sort of tight-fisted.)
“Today, Europe! Tomorrow...well, you know...”
She's another example of what Kurt Schlichter calls the "garbage elites."
Looks like Europe is slowly learning that their much vaunted “soft power” is really no power at all.
Hey, if they want to cripple themselves, that means they won’t compete with us.
“Europe must also learn the language of power,” von der Leyen said during a speech on European policy in Berlin.
Vee are at war with Oceania. Vee haf always been at war with Oceania.
For you, the language of power will be Arabic.
I guess that sounded less threatening in the original German.
She’s power mad and nuts. Would have no doubt been a concentration camp guard in Nazi Germany. An Irma Grese type.
„Europa muss auch die Sprache der Macht lernen.‟How does that look?
My old man taught Europe the language of power. The alphabet used had funny letter number combos like A-10, B-17, M-1 and oh, M1911A1.
No more bank of USA, thanks to Trump. Good luck, Europe.
The military was already going down the drain in Germany but she certainly held the door open while flushing the pan.
I often jest that a pack of crazed Polish Girl Scouts could take over the country in no time at all.
So for being so successful and revealed to the German voters as another empty suit she gets kicked upstairs to the unelected and unaccountable EU. Any wonder why the folks in the UK have finally wised up and are leaving.
In other words suppress the countries that are in the EU and turn them into powerless puppets of the all powerful and fascist EU.
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