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Von der Leyen on the high: 23 flights in a non-public jet in 2023
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen traveled in a non-public jet a complete of 23 instances final yr. photograph
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The EU Commission consists of 27 commissioners. Last yr they flew a complete of 29 flights in personal jets. 23 of those have been attributed to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen flew on a non-public jet 23 instances final yr. This places it far forward of the 27 EU Commissioners – the Commission as an entire solely had 29 such flights in 2023, as may be seen from a paper that the EU politician and left-wing chief Martin Schirdewan had requested and which is offered to the German Press Agency.
According to a code of conduct for fee members, personal plane ought to solely be utilized in distinctive instances. The “Spiegel” had beforehand reported on Thursday.
The EU overseas coverage chief Josep Borrell solely traveled twice on a non-public aircraft throughout the interval, because the paper reveals. According to the listing, von der Leyen traveled 3 times in 2023 on a non-public aircraft between Brussels and Strasbourg, the 2 seats of the EU Parliament. There are prepare connections that take below 5 hours to cowl the route. The Code of Conduct for Commissioners states: “All options, including alternative scheduling, should be carefully considered so that air taxi is only considered as a last option.”
“It is a shame that the Commission President is still relying on private planes in the face of the climate crisis,” Schirdewan informed “Spiegel”. Commissioners and their employees shouldn’t be allowed to fly to locations that may be traveled by prepare inside six hours. “Calling people with little money to save energy, but flying from A to B in a private jet is audacious.”
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