New EU chief names team for climate and global challenges


  • World
  • Tuesday, 10 Sep 2019

European Commission's president-designate Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a news conference at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union must lead the fight against climate change, build ties with the United States and Africa and face up to a more assertive China, the incoming chief of the EU executive said on Tuesday.

Ursula von der Leyen gave jobs to her 27-strong team, laying heavy stress on a "Green Deal", technological threats and opportunities and a need to respond to unease among many Europeans about changes ahead to their way of life.

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