EU Commission President: Von der Leyen often travels by private jet. Politicians should prefer to use the train or scheduled flights for business purposes.
In 2023, they accounted for a large proportion of these flights by EU commissioners. The CDU recently nominated von der Leyan as the top candidate for the EPP in the upcoming European elections. The election is scheduled to take place at the E PP party conference next week. According to the wishes of the Christian Democrats, she should also lead the upcoming EU Commission as president.