2019-07-17T08:17:41Z https://www.treffpunkteuropa.de/the-parliament-that-didn-t-want-to-stand-for-democracy#comment23430 2019-07-17T08:17:41Z

<p>And don't forget, it may have been voters of British MEPs that got Von der Leyen across the finish line, her mandate is actually significantly weaker than it first looks.</p> <p>Tell us again about EU values of diversity (unbelievably low levels of non white MEPs, and a third of those are from the UK), rule of law and democracy. Perhaps we could have another chorus of that classic, 'we will reform the EU'.</p>