The incumbent Commission president has been accused of a conflict of interest in accepting hospitality from Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, just days before MEPs decided whether to grant her a….
European parliament leaders have reached a deal to approve Ursula von der Leyen’s top team, paving the way for the new European Commission to take office on 1 December. Leaders….
Austrian nominee Magnus Brunner has received mixed reactions in Strasbourg and Brussels due to Vienna’s history of opposing key EU migration policies. ADVERTISEMENT European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s….
Teresa Ribera, Spain’s climate expert, is set to become the EU’s second most powerful woman in Ursula von der Leyen’s new College of Commissioners. ADVERTISEMENT When Ursula von der Leyen….
Climate activists and the renewable energy lobby have broadly interpreted Ursula von der Leyen’s commissioner picks – the Netherlands’ Wopke Hoekstra, Denmark’s Dan Jørgensen and Spain’s Teresa Ribera – as….
After an intense round of negotiations with parliamentary groups across the political spectrum, German conservative politician Ursula von der Leyen secured a second term as president of the European Commission…..
The European Commission president must gain the backing of the European Conservatives and Reformists group to secure her second term. ADVERTISEMENT The debate over Ursula von der Leyen’s re-election as….
The EU Commission’s president must gain the backing of the European Conservatives and Reformists group to secure another term. ADVERTISEMENT The debate over Ursula von der Leyen’s re-election as President….
She made history when she was elected the first female president of the European Commission. Now she wants a rerun. ADVERTISEMENT Ursula von der Leyen has been tipped to run….
Ursula von der Leyen will seek European Parliament’s backing for her appointment as Commission chief next week, but an unexpected ruling arriving from Luxembourg could stymie proceedings. ADVERTISEMENT The European….
