EU Parliament chief questions European way of life job title

The European Parliament's president said Thursday that he will meet with incoming European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen later this month to discuss her contentious decision to nominate a commissioner responsible for "protecting our European Way of Life."
The name for the proposed commission portfolio, which includes migration, has caused an outcry, with many critics considering it a concession to far-right ideas.

European Parliament president David Sassoli told a news conference he decided to seek a meeting with von der Leyen, who will succeed Jean-Claude Juncker as commission president on Nov. 1, after several political groups made "remarks related to the titles of some portfolios."
Sassoli said "maybe we showed a little lightness and we were too fast in the choice of some odd and bizarre nominations."
Sassoli said he has invited von der Leyen to...