16. May 2024.
The Commission as a political advertisement: Von der Leyen and HDZ showed that the Commission's new rules do not make sense
While von der Leyen is not allowed to emphasize her current position in the campaign, the same is not true for HDZ which has nothing to prevent it from using the leading person of the European Commission for its campaign, thereby putting other parties in an unfair position. Gong has alerted the Commission and the European Ombudsman to this issue.