Ursula von der Leyen
President of the European Commission since 2019 (born 1958)
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Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen is a German politician, serving as the 13th president of the European Commission since 2019. She served in the German federal government between 2005 and 2019, holding positions in Angela Merkel's cabinet, most recently as federal minister of defence. She is a member of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its affiliated European political party, the European People's Party (EPP). On 7 March 2024, the EPP elected her as its Spitzenkandidat to lead the campaign for the 2024 European Parliament elections. She was re-elected to head the Commission in July 2024.
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The world's most powerful woman namedEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been named the world's most powerful woman for the second year in a row.Sky News - Published | |
Chaos at island epicentre of European migrant crisis 'sanitised' for leaders' visitJust before the arrival of the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, we made a quick inspection of the island of Lampedusa.Sky News - Published | |
EU President Ursula von der Leyen calls new economic corridor 'state-of-the-art connections for the world of tomorrow'The European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, has described the new India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor as historic and state-of-the-art. The corridor, which will include shipping and..IndiaTimes - Published | |
The Windsor Framework: What is in the new post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland? Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have agreed a new post-Brexit deal for Northern Ireland, calling it the Windsor Framework.Sky News - Published | |
EU boss to meet King while in UK for Brexit talksUrsula von der Leyen will meet with the King this afternoon as she discusses changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol in Windsor with the prime minister, Sky News understands.Sky News - Published | |
UK and EU enter 'final talks' on Northern Ireland post-Brexit deal - how the day will unfold Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet tomorrow for "final talks" about the Northern Ireland Protocol.Sky News - Published | |
King Charles was due to meet Ursula von der Leyen tomorrow in final part of NI Protocol negotiationsKing Charles was lined up by Number 10 to meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday - just as highly contentious negotiations over the Northern Ireland Protocol were poised to..Sky News - Published | |
Sunak and Von der Leyen promise to 'work together' to break NI Protocol deadlock Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen have insisted they will work together to find a solution to the row over the Northern Ireland Protocol, as pressure grows to break the diplomatic deadlock.Sky News - Published | |
EU corruption scandal of 'utmost concern' after four charged over alleged bribes from Qatar, von der Leyen says The EU corruption scandal is of the "utmost concern" after investigators charged four people with allegedly receiving money and gifts from Qatar, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has..Sky News - Published | |
EU chief, Jaishankar discuss India-EU partnership, Ukraine conflictEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday and discussed ways to take the India-EU partnership forward and exchanged views on the..IndiaTimes - Published | |
PM Modi to inaugurate 7th edition of Raisina Dialogue today, know theme, agendaThe dialogue will be held from April 25 to April 27, European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen will also participate as chief guest.DNA - Published | |
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen arrives in India for two-day visitEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived in India for a two-day official visit on Sunday to strengthen India-EU strategic partnership. This will be her first visit to India as the..IndiaTimes - Published |
