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Ultima Hora Opinion Columns Escalate Criticism of Von der Leyen

The pieces present unverified allegations portraying the European Commission president as beholden to foreign leaders.

Overview

  • Published on March 14, 2026, the columns describe her as a harmful leader and even question her continued tenure by invoking Germany’s retirement age.
  • They allege deference to Friedrich Merz, Mark Rutte and Donald Trump, claiming she floated sidelining international law before partially retreating under pressure.
  • The writers fault her for urgently visiting Israel to embrace Benjamin Netanyahu and say she still backs Israel while endorsing a hard line on Iran, quoting “No hay que llorar por el régimen iraní.”
  • Her renewed push for nuclear power is attacked as a grave error, with arguments about Europe’s uranium constraints, long-lived waste and the lessons of Fukushima and Chernobyl.
  • One column asserts she seeks to break the EU’s unanimity rule to neutralize Viktor Orbán and Pedro Sánchez and also accuses her of a history of corruption scandals.