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President of the European Commission since 2019

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Ursula von der Leyen: President of the European Commission since 2019
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. Von der Leyen is a member of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its affiliated europarty, 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.

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What to expect from Parliament's first plenary session after the EU elections [Video]

What to expect from Parliament's first plenary session after the EU elections

Roberta Metsola, support for Ukraine and Ursula von der Leyen will be the main topics of the first plenary session since the June elections.

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 02:32Published
Orban's Controversial Moscow Visit:Putin's Conditions to Halt Russia-Ukraine War Spark Global Outcry [Video]

Orban's Controversial Moscow Visit:Putin's Conditions to Halt Russia-Ukraine War Spark Global Outcry

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's unexpected visit to Moscow has ignited fury among Kiev and its Western allies. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine publicly condemned Orban's talks with..

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'Russophobic' EU top job decisions 'bad' for ties with Russia, Kremlin says [Video]

'Russophobic' EU top job decisions 'bad' for ties with Russia, Kremlin says

EU leaders have nominated Ursula von der Leyen to remain as European Commission president and chosen Kaja Kallas as the next EU foreign policy chief.

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Von der Leyen, Costa and Kallas endorsed for the EU's top jobs: What happens next? [Video]

Von der Leyen, Costa and Kallas endorsed for the EU's top jobs: What happens next?

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EU leaders pick von der Leyen for second term as Commission chief [Video]

EU leaders pick von der Leyen for second term as Commission chief

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EU leaders agree on top jobs: Ursula von der Leyen, António Costa and Kaja Kallas [Video]

EU leaders agree on top jobs: Ursula von der Leyen, António Costa and Kaja Kallas

Ursula von der Leyen, António Costa and Kaja Kallas have been tipped to lead the European Union in the next five years.

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IMeloni says EU top jobs deal ignores voters' wishes as Von der Leyen set for reappointment [Video]

IMeloni says EU top jobs deal ignores voters' wishes as Von der Leyen set for reappointment

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Negotiators seal EU top jobs deal for von der Leyen, Costa and Kallas [Video]

Negotiators seal EU top jobs deal for von der Leyen, Costa and Kallas

Despite the reported deal, the decision will not become official until the 27 leaders gather in a summit later this week.

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G7 Agrees to Use $50 Billion in Frozen Russian Assets to Fund Ukraine [Video]

G7 Agrees to Use $50 Billion in Frozen Russian Assets to Fund Ukraine

G7 Agrees to Use $50 Billion , in Frozen Russian Assets , to Fund Ukraine. 'The Independent' reports that G7 leaders reached a deal to repurpose profits from frozen Russian assets worth about $50..

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EU socialists will not back von der Leyen if far right forces shape priorities - secretary-general [Video]

EU socialists will not back von der Leyen if far right forces shape priorities - secretary-general

Giacomo Filibeck tells Euronews that von der Leyen's 'ambiguity' on the far right is 'not acceptable.'

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EU's von der Leyen sets sights on renewed, centrist majority after vote [Video]

EU's von der Leyen sets sights on renewed, centrist majority after vote

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To keep top job, 'lots of negotiations' lie ahead for von der Leyen with Greens and Grand Coalition [Video]

To keep top job, 'lots of negotiations' lie ahead for von der Leyen with Greens and Grand Coalition

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Von der Leyen likely to get second term as Commission President [Video]

Von der Leyen likely to get second term as Commission President

Credit: FRANCE 24 English     Duration: 01:29Published
Ursula von der Leyen doubles down on plan to create shield against foreign interference [Video]

Ursula von der Leyen doubles down on plan to create shield against foreign interference

The European Commission chief has once more talked about her proposal for a so-called "European democracy shield" which would protect Europe from foreign interference following the Pravfond scandal..

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Von der Leyen says she can work with the Italian PM's hard-right party [Video]

Von der Leyen says she can work with the Italian PM's hard-right party

Ursula von der Leyen said she's willing to work with MEPs from Giorgia Meloni’s hard-right Brothers of Italy party after the EU election in June.

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Von der Leyen doubles down on deal with Meloni [Video]

Von der Leyen doubles down on deal with Meloni

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen clarified her intentions to cooperate with Giorgia Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia in a live debate in the Parliament, haunted by the ghosts of the far-right..

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Von der Leyen spars with rivals on EU budget, Chinese trade war [Video]

Von der Leyen spars with rivals on EU budget, Chinese trade war

With two weeks until EU elections, candidates diverged on the size of the bloc’s trillion-euro spending, European air defence, and whether to impose US-style punitive tariffs on Beijing.

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 01:59Published

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EU boss to meet King while in UK for Brexit talks

Ursula 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.
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King Charles was due to meet Ursula von der Leyen tomorrow in final part of NI Protocol negotiations

King 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..
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Sunak and Von der Leyen promise to 'work together' to break NI Protocol deadlock

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European 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..
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