Guest. Managed by for. This is d. W. News live from germany. Has made a final pitch for the European Unions top job. If we are united on the it in sight no body will do you fight us from the outside. The would be Commission President also outlined her position on climate by creation and now its up to. Now she needs a simple majority to be. Also on the program
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equality migration and bracks it. confident and smiling yet everything is on the line for it was the fonda lion who is resigning as german defense minister in her bid to lead the u. commission some called her address to parliament the speech of her lifetime the world is calling formally the world needs more you i believe europe should have a stronger and more united voice in the world and it needs to act fast the conservative said european unity is the antidote to the continent s biggest challenges most pressing among them climate change. this is the greatest responsibility and opportunity of our times i want europe to become the 1st climate neutral continent in the world by 2050. thank
a majority of germans don t want the country s defense minister also the funding lion to be president of the european commission a survey by german pollster and protested diem up shows just 33 percent of germans think she is the right person and would do a good job if approved for the top job a majority 56 percent say she would not make a good commission chief. i m joined now by our political correspondent on the sparrow thomas why this skepticism about wilson a funded lion was in the fonda lion is germany s minister of defense on a such she is in charge of extremely difficult and controversial ministry this is a ministry that is but has been criticized time and time again because of the state of the forces here in germany the criticisms relate to the readiness to the capability of the armed forces on a such form the line has also been criticised although it s important to stress to