The Green Party is set to oppose Ursula von der Leyen's ratification as the next European Commission president accusing her of "lacking ambition on climate change". The Green Party is set to oppose Ursula von der Leyen's ratification as the next European Commission president accusing her of "lacking ambition on climate change". Greens critical of 'lack of ambition on climate change'Dublin MEP Ciarán Cuffe made the remarks ahead of the vote in Strasbourg today. The ratification of Ms Von der Leyen to succeed Jean-Claude Juncker is expected to be close. Fine Gael's four sitting MEPs - who are in the EPP group - will be supporting Ms Von der Leyen.

Source: Irish Independent July 16, 2019 03:00 UTC