Loyal to Chancellor Angela Merkel, which after the impasse of the first few days managed to bring a German to the Presidency of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen he is a character that we will soon get to know for his determination. He has the same great personality as the most famous Christine Lagarde, the Frenchwoman destined to succeed Mario Draghi as president of the ECB.
As the From the Leyen, born 61 years ago in Brussels and daughter of a famous German political leader, with a blond bob and black belt in judo, managed to give birth to and raise 7 children and at the same time to devote himself with great commitment to politics is a miracle to study. Minister several times – “Panzeruschi” its detractors call it – it survived unscathed amid a thousand scandals and became famous above all when – as Minister of Defense – it did not hesitate to bring the German military into line. Previously she had been Minister of Family and Employment, campaigning energetically in favor of women. But also in the international field you have shown personality, proving to be faithful to NATO but sometimes with critical positions.
Rigorist in economic policy – the former premier Gentiloni in fact made fun of the own goal of the sovereigns who puffed up their chest by rejecting the socialist dove Timmermans – Von der Leyen, pro-European by proven faith, he will give the Eurosceptics a hard time and above all to the Northern League leader Matteo Salvini. “With Italy on migrants – declared the new President of the European Commission – we will have to understand each other".
The French Christine Lagarde, 63 years old, mother of two children and former swimming champion, is also known by the general public for her unmistakable white hair. After being Minister of Economy of the Sarkozy government in full financial crisis, a time in which he had some judicial trouble for the Tapie scandal, became Director General of the International Monetary Fund after the arrest of Dominique Strauss-Khan. She will now be the first woman to become president of the European Central Bank (ECB) ed it will prevent the German hawk Weidmann, the Governor of the Bundesbank, from succeeding Draghi.
While not Macron's first choice, he has been able to win the support of the French President and assert his good relations with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. He will certainly follow the expansive line of monetary policy launched by Draghi and like the outgoing President of the ECB, she will be ready, if necessary, to use the bazooka again to support the economy by providing liquidity to banks and businesses.
