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EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen to focus on EU competitiveness and Ukraine, not Gaza (Photo: EU Commission)

Von der Leyen mute on Gaza 'situation' This WEEK

The Gaza "situation" is likely to be a footnote in EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen's annual speech to the EU Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday (10 September), despite her own deputy calling it a "genocide".

Gaza was mentioned on page 56 only of

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen to focus on EU competitiveness and Ukraine, not Gaza (Photo: EU Commission)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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