Ursula von der Leyen added that Ireland had gone “above and beyond” in its support for Ukraine. Ursula von der Leyen made an address to a joint sitting of the Houses of the Oireachtas in Dublin (Maxwell Photography/PA)Ms von der Leyen is on a two-day trip to Dublin, where she was meeting Irish premier Micheal Martin. “This country knows what it means to struggle for the right to exist,” Ms von der Leyen said. https://t.co/cB9Bk1MMDH — Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) December 1, 2022“I do not feel like I have travelled to the edge of our union because, while that may be true geographically, Ireland lies at the heart of Europe in every other way,” Ms von der Leyen said. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen meets President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina at Aras an Uachtarain in Dublin.

Source: The Herald December 01, 2022 22:14 UTC