Wolves have adapted swiftly and surely to human-dominated landscapes. But people are struggling to adjust to the wolves. The concentration of packs, von der Leyen declared when announcing the commission’s review of wolf protection laws, “has become a real danger for livestock and potentially also for humans”.

In December, the commission proposed to reduce the wolf’s status under the Bern Convention from “strictly protected” to “protected” in order to introduce “further flexibility” – potentially enabling wolves to be hunted and populations reduced across the EU.

Many populist politicians across Europe hope that talking up the threat of the wolf – alongside tough measures to tackle it – will win support ahead of next summer’s elections to the European parliament.

  • Quokka
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    1510 months ago

    I have no idea who this person is but they look straight up like a young adult movie villain.

    • @onion@feddit.de
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      3010 months ago

      EU commission president, former german minister of defence, conservative party. Advocate for strong internet censorship

      • @albert180@feddit.de
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        2210 months ago

        Former Minister of Defence being investigated for sketchy consulting contracts to friends of her. Accidentally wiped her telephone and got promoted to Brussels before the scandal reached full scale

        • federalreverse-old
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          10 months ago

          Before we forget the one good bit: She was instrumental to the EU Green Deal.

        • Infiltrated_ad8271
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          410 months ago

          Oh, I thought only southern countries sent our controversial and/or senile politicians to brussels.

          PS: Apologies for the european foreign minister/representative, we didn’t manage to sew his mouth shut here either.

    • @Tarogar@feddit.de
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      1510 months ago

      All you really need to know is that said person failed upwards and then got into it’s current position by a backroom deal that ignored the EU election results.

      IMHO very questionable at least, at best not good in that position either.