European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced her campaign for a second term on Monday, saying that her passion for the European Union had grown over her time in office. “In these five years, not only has my passion for Europe grown, but of course also my experience of how much this Europe can achieve for its people,” the German politician said. She spoke shortly after the executive committee of her centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in Germany unanimously backed her bid for another term in Brussels. Von der Leyen recalled that she had intuitively said yes five …