European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen flew by private jet 23 times last year. This puts her far ahead of the 27 commissioners, with the commission as a whole only taking 29 such flights in 2023, according to a paper requested by European Parliament member and Germany’s far-left Die Linke party leader Martin Schirdewan and obtained by dpa. According to a code of conduct for commissioners, private aircraft should only be used in exceptional cases. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell travelled by private plane only twice during this period, according to the paper. According to the …