FILE PHOTO: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech during the plenary session of the Paris Peace Forum, France November 12, 2019. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS
STRASBOURG (Reuters) - Germany's Ursula von der Leyen vowed on Wednesday to step up the fight against climate change while expanding economic growth as EU lawmakers' granted final approval for the bloc's new executive she will lead from Dec. 1.
EU lawmakers confirmed von der Leyen as European Commission president along with her new team of 26 commissioners, with 461 voting in favour and 157 against.
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