EU chief Ursula von der Leyen gets another 5-year term
Thursday, 18 July 2024 European Union (EU) chief Ursula von der Leyen secured another five-year term as president of the European Commission after winning support from EU lawmakers on Thursday. The 720-member European Parliament approved her with 401 votes in favour, 284 against, and 15 abstentions. Von der Leyen needed 361 votes to pass. Her selection comes at the same time as the arrival of recently elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer.
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen gave key ground to the farmer movement on Tuesday by deciding to bury a plan to halve chemical pesticide use by the end of this decade. This video..
This edition of State of the Union focuses on the reelection of Ursula von der Leyen and Roberta Metsola and the state of play of the U.S. presidential campaign.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday made her final pitch to win EU lawmakers' backing for a second term, vowing to bolster Europe's... IndiaTimes
Thursday, 18 July 2024
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