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Von der Leyen states intention to nominate EU defense commissioner

Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the European Commission, stated on Tuesday in Katowice (southern Poland), that if elected for the next term of office, she would want to nominate a defense commissioner.

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European Economic Congress begins in southern Poland

The three-day 16th European Economic Congress (ECE) begins on Tuesday morning in Katowice. The slogan for this year’s event is ‘Transform today, change tomorrow. Transformation for the future’; the recurrent theme, in addition to transformation, has been security issues.