She spends like crazy…
Von der Leyen hands over European money to everyone but Europeans…
The European Union, under the leadership of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, has pledged a €4.7 billion ($5.1 billion) investment package for South Africa to support green energy and vaccine production.
This announcement, made during the first EU-South Africa bilateral summit in seven years, highlights von der Leyen’s readiness to allocate substantial funds from European taxpayers to bolster international partnerships. A summit that was held in an office…
The package aims to strengthen economic and political ties, with a focus on South Africa’s transition from coal to renewable energy through the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP). Von der Leyen emphasized the EU’s commitment to supporting South Africa, even as other nations, like the U.S., withdraw from similar agreements.
Critics might argue that von der Leyen’s approach reflects a tendency to spend European citizens’ money with relative ease, prioritizing global initiatives over domestic fiscal prudence.
South Africa’s got a pretty anti-white policy, and that’s why there are thousands of innocent farmers getting killed every year. But guess what? Von der Leyen didn’t bring up this issue at the summit. She was too busy to give away European money…
The summit also addressed geopolitical tensions, with South Africa playing a key role in global governance through its G20 presidency. Despite escalating EU-U.S. trade disputes, von der Leyen reaffirmed the EU’s dedication to expanding trade and energy cooperation with South Africa, underscoring her willingness to invest heavily in international alliances.