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Criticism of Ursula von der Leyen, she flies by private jet from Vienna to Bratislava
Criticism of Ursula von der Leyen, she flies by private jet from Vienna to Bratislava
European Commission declared climate change fighter Ursula von der Leyen was criticized for using a jet … 04.11.2021, Sputnik Italy
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The distance between the two cities is about 100km, but that didn’t stop the president of the European Commission. “The flight cost taxpayers a lot of money,” said Michael Jäger, the general secretary of the European Taxpayers ‘Association of taxpayers’ movement. Europe (TAE), in an interview with tabloid Bild, adding that, first of all, the flight of the Commission president was carried out at the cost of losing “a lot of confidence.” Jäger called von der Leyen’s actions “ecological sin. “. “The flight in question was carried out by the head of the Commission last summer.
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21:11 04.11.2021 (updated: 21:46 04.11.2021)
The European Commission is declared a climate change fighter Ursula von der Leyen has been criticized for using a private jet for a 19-minute flight from the Austrian capital Vienna to the Slovakian capital of Bratislava.
The distance between the two cities is about 100km, but that hasn’t stopped the president of the European Commission.
“The flight cost taxpayers a lot of money,” said Michael Jäger, the general secretary of the European Taxpayers’ Association of Europe (TAE) taxpayer movement, in an interview with tabloid Bild, adding that, first and foremost, the flight a cost of losing “a lot of confidence” was carried out by the presidency of the Commission.
Jäger called von der Leyen’s actions “ecological sin”. The flight in question was carried out by the head of the Commission last summer.
Explanation by the European Commission
A spokesperson for the EU executive body backed the official, saying she had to visit seven countries in two days at the time.
“Various alternatives were considered, but from a logistical point of view there was no other option. The president was to leave Bratislava to Riga by the same plane in the evening. Also, due to the coronavirus, there were concerns about the use of regular flights or trains, “explained the spokesman.