Von der Leyen and all the commissioners wear blue and yellow in tribute to Ukraine

The president of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, and all the commissioners have posed for the photographers for coinciding wearing the same colors: yellow and blue, in a nod to the national flag of Ukraine in the plenary session of the European Parliament in which Zelensky’s wife, Olena Zelenska, has attended as a guest. Von der Leyen took the opportunity to announce that the European Union will grant 100 million euros to Ukraine to rehabilitate schools damaged during the war waged by Russia on its territory. “We will contribute 100 million euros because the future of Ukraine begins in its schools,” said Von der Leyen during his speech on the state of the Union before the plenary session of the European Parliament. The German politician, who praised the work with families affected by the war carried out by Zelenska has reminded us that the EU has already provided more than 19,000 million euros in financial aid to Ukraine, apart from the military support it is giving it. But he made it clear that the Union will maintain its support “in the long term” and pointed out that the reconstruction of Ukraine “will require enormous resources.” Von der Leyen recalled that the Russian attacks have damaged or destroyed more than 70 schools and that half a million Ukrainian children have had to start the school year in EU countries, while many others inside Ukraine “simply don’t have a classroom to go to.” its potential”, summed up the community president.