A private jet trip Vienna-Bratislava for only 47 km away, harsh criticism of Ursula Von der Leyen

05 Nov 2021 10:04

Vienna and Bratislava are very close, reachable by train in just an hour. This is why the move of the President of the EU Commission Ursula Von der Leyen, who decided to take this short journey… with a private jet, has aroused numerous criticisms.

The trip took place last June 21, but has now risen to the headlines as the policy has expressed itself strongly in favor of climate protection during the summit in Glasgow (Cop26), where it even spoke of 21 as the “year European railways “and” a responsibility that concerns everyone “.

The German newspaper Bild, which first denounced the incident, reported that the trip caused the emission of about 1,130 kg of CO2 .. Michael Jäger, Secretary General of the European Taxpayers Movement, harshly criticized the President: “This flight will ultimately be more expensive for Von der Leyen. First of all because it cost a lot of taxpayers’ money, but above all this short-haul flight is really an ecological sin ».

A scandal, which soon became available: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson also came under fire for the same reason. According to the Daily Mirror, in fact, the Prime Minister returned to London, from Glasgow, aboard a private jet, to participate in a non-institutional dinner.