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Ursula von der Leyen

The German conservative emerged from almost nowhere to run the EU’s most powerful institution, the European Commission, in 2019. Now, after steering the bloc through the tail-end of Brexit, Covid and Russia’s war on Ukraine, and making the Green Deal her signature project, she’s seeking a second five years running the lawmaking machine — and chances are she’ll get it.
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No to Orbán, yes to Meloni. European Parliament hands out top jobs but cuts out (parts of) the far right.

Centrist majority managed to keep Patriots for Europe at bay but backed the European Conservatives and Reformists.

July 23, 2024 7:12 pm CET

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Meloni was on her best behavior — now her mask is starting to slip

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We’re good, Meloni says about von der Leyen

“We have cooperated so far and will continue to do so in the future,” Meloni tells Corriere della Serra.

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‘Drill, baby, drill’: America’s fossil fuel boom risks bust in Europe

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Can Ursula von der Leyen save Europe?

The European Commission chief is secretive, controlling, and faces an in-tray from hell over the next five years.

July 19, 2024 4:01 am CET

As it happened: Ursula von der Leyen’s secret ballot triumph

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July 19, 2024 4:00 am CET

Von der Leyen threads the climate needle to keep her job

It was a love fest on election day. The fights begin after.

July 18, 2024 6:53 pm CET

Von der Leyen: ‘My heart bleeds’ over social media health effects

Politicians across Europe and the U.S. have raised the alarm over social media’s digital harm to kids.

July 18, 2024 5:54 pm CET

Von der Leyen is in! Let the fighting over the next European Commission begin. 

EU leaders will fight back against “too powerful” von der Leyen as she assembles her team.

July 18, 2024 4:13 pm CET
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Ursula von der Leyen wins second term as European Commission president

Lawmakers give the current European Commission president green light for another five years.

July 18, 2024 12:58 pm CET

Von der Leyen bets big on housing

Commission president vows to free up cash for affordable homes and create the bloc’s first-ever housing commissioner.

July 18, 2024 12:39 pm CET

It’s Christmas in July (for Commissioners)! Von der Leyen hands out policy gifts ahead of key vote.

Ursula von der Leyen presents herself as a beacon of stability to secure another five years at the head of the EU’s executive.

July 18, 2024 10:41 am CET

Von der Leyen vows to stop China from invading Taiwan

The US warned of Beijing’s readiness to invade by 2027, which would be during the five-year mandate the Commission president is seeking.

July 18, 2024 10:38 am CET

Von der Leyen slams Viktor Orbán over trip to Russia

‘This peace mission was nothing but an appeasement mission.’

July 18, 2024 9:52 am CET

Von der Leyens Tag der Entscheidung

Am späten Mittag hat sie nur einen einzigen Versuch, die nötigen Stimmen der EU-Parlamentarier zu bekommen. Dass von der Leyen durchfällt, ist unwahrscheinlich, aber hundertprozentig sicher kann …

July 18, 2024 6:31 am CET

Ignore the haters — the European Parliament matters more than ever

Parliament is still the weakest of EU institutions — but its members are getting more powerful.

July 18, 2024 4:00 am CET

Von der Leyen faces make-or-break vote on second term

European lawmakers have one secret ballot to decide the future of Commission president.

July 18, 2024 4:00 am CET

The MEPs who actually matter

Here are 11 EU lawmakers to keep your eye on in the new term.

July 18, 2024 4:00 am CET

Keir Starmer’s Brexit reboot

Thursday’s European leaders’ summit in Oxfordshire is a well-timed opportunity for the new UK prime minister to reset relations.

July 17, 2024 7:31 pm CET

Ursula von der Leyen secures five more years: As it happened

Commission president gets the support of a majority of MEPs.

July 17, 2024 12:09 pm CET

Von der Leyen loses court case in blow to her 2nd-term bid

European Commission president criticized in vaccine transparency judgment a day before she faces crucial vote on her future.

July 17, 2024 10:23 am CET
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