Ursula von der Leien recovers from pneumonia and delays the presentation of the “EU economic doctrine for the next 5 years”

She has been President of the Commission since last week and thus cancels her meetings and obligations for the first two weeks of January. The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leien recovers from pneumonia at her home in Hanover, Germany, and as a result will be delayed for at least a week and the presentation of the “Competitive Compass”. CORVERSE This is an economic plan that sets as a priority, for the next five years in the EU, innovation, the clean economy, and security. “The presentation will be delayed at least a week and we do not know when it will be rescheduled,” an official told Politico. It is noted that von der Leien has already cancelled a high profile trip to Poland this week for the start of the country’s presidency in the EU, due to her illness. CORVERSE The President of the Commission had stated that the “Competitive Compass” would frame the work of its term of office until 2029. Drawing data from Enrico Leta on how to stimulate the EU economy, this plan aims to address the EU innovation gap in relation to its global competitors, to ensure the economic security of the bloc and to make progress in the discharge of the EU industry from carbon dioxide emissions. Recently, the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission described this as the EU’s “economic doctrine for the next five years”.