EU's new boss, invoking 'European way of life,' sparks partisan brawl

Press quote (The Wall Street Journal)
Camino Mortera-Martinez
19 September 2019

Given that she was appointed with the support of conservative governments in central and Eastern Europe, Mrs. von der Leyen made a conscious decision to alienate left-wing rather than right-wing politicians, said Camino Mortera-Martinez, a senior research fellow with the Centre for European Reform, a London-based think tank.

“She’s much less a compromise figure than people thought,” Ms. Mortera-Martinez said.