EU election debate: Ursula von der Leyen, Nicolas Schmit, Anders Vistisen and Sandro Gozi face off over economy – Europe live

Who’s debating today?

This afternoon’s EU elections debate will feature the following politicians:

Ursula von der Leyen, for the centre-right European People’s party. Von der Leyen, a German politician, is the current European Commission president and wants a second term.

Nicolas Schmit, for the Party of European Socialists. Schmit, who is from Luxembourg, is now the European commissioner for jobs and social rights. While he is formally…