Summary
Does Ursula von der Leyen, the next president of the European Commission, have a certain idea of Europe, in the way Jacques Delors did when he held the European Union's top job?
The next commission president will take office at a time when Europe desperately needs a visionary leader rather than a mere deal-maker.
True, von der Leyen is far from being a bad choice.
Von der Leyen is undeniably pro-European and Atlanticist.
Alongside the general sense of relief that EU leaders managed to agree on a candidate, a nagging doubt remains as to whether Europe will really have the best person -- and team -- at the helm.
Now it is up to von der Leyen to make a clear departure from the disappointing mediocrity of recent EU leaders.
Yet many European observers, including me, still wonder whether von der Leyen has the right combination of charisma, stamina, resilience and political inventiveness to be the leader Europe needs.
Let us then hope that von der Leyen has fooled the skeptics, and that she really is the leader Europe needs and deserves.
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