# 'Lack of focus': Charles Michel slams von der Leyen for 'very slow' progress

https://mins.news/en/item/60837

- euronews, 2026-09-16 11:29 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/16/lack-of-focus-charles-michel-slams-von-der-leyen-for-very-slow-progress

> Ahead of Ursula von der Leyen’s address to Parliament, former European Council President Charles Michel told Euronews that the Commission chief had failed to rise to the challenge of the EU’s difficulties, criticizing what he called a lack of focus and very slow progress.

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