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June 11, 2019
TheEuropean Union EU will seek to protect its citizens while boosting the economy,fighting climate change and bolstering the bloc’s global role.
Thisis according to a draft document, which sets out priorities for the nextEuropean Commission for 2024.
Thenext European Commission is to take up its work in November following EU-wideelections in July.
Ahigh-stakes political race is under way to appoint the next president of thecommission.
Thedraft agenda, prepared for a meeting of EU leaders from June 10 to 15, stressesthat first and foremost they must ensure the integrity of their physical space,drawing the lessons from a migration influx in 2015 to 2016.
Thedraft agenda stresses the need to tackle the “existential threat’’ of climatechange.
Theissue was a key topic during the European Parliament elections, delivering aboost to green parties across the bloc in the wake of recent youth climateprotests.