STRASBOURG ― Ursula von der Leyen appealed for unity when she appeared before MEPs on Monday ― for the sake of the whole of Europe. Three months on from the last time she faced a no-confidence vote, the European Commission president was in a slightly more conciliatory mode, as were her more moderate opponents. In July, von der Leyen used the occasion to defend herself against accusations of wrongdoing on “Pfizergate” ― the unpublished text message exchange with a drugmaker CEO during the Covid

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