Debate of the candidates for the presidency of the European Commission – EU Elections 2019

Who will be the next president of the European Commission? The candidates for the presidency of the European Commission took part in a Eurovision debate on 15 May, hosted in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Introduction of the debate will be done by Emilie Tran Nguyen, France Televisions, and Markus Preiss, ARD Germany

Opening statements by the candidates:
- Nico CUE for the Party of the European Left
- Ska KELLER for the Green Party
- Jan ZAHRADIL, for the the Reformists Alliance of Europe
- Margrethe VESTAGER, for the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
- Manfred WEBER for the European People's Party
- Frans TIMMERMANS for the Party of European Socialists

Topics:
- Migration:
- Youth Unemployment
- Climate change / environment
- Taxation / competition
- International trade / role of the EU in the world
- Populism / democratic gap / relevance of institutions

Closing statements

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