Ursula von der Leyen

On paper the European Commission president has much support – but the bloc could fall into crisis if she loses.

Ursula von der Leyen has spent weeks trying to convince European Union lawmakers to back her for a second term as president of the European Commission.

The commission president can no longer command a convincing majority. Rejecting her would be good for European democracy, says Alberto Alemanno, ...

Good morning from Strasbourg, where Ursula von der Leyen is quietly confident of winning a parliamentary majority for a second term as European Commission ...

On Thursday afternoon, Brussels time, the EU parliament will vote to confirm Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as EU president.

Ursula von der Leyen is making her final leadership pitch in a speech to lawmakers at the European Parliament ahead of a vote on whether to grant her a ...

Ursula von der Leyen's political fate will be decided on Thursday, when the European Parliament chooses whether to elect or reject her for another five-year ...

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“Europe's competitiveness is hamstrung by its lower productivity compared to its direct global competitors,” wrote the EU Commission president candidate, ...

Pledges by EU's most powerful official include tackling migration and cutting red tape ahead of European parliament vote.

Ursula von der Leyen is making her final leadership pitch in a speech to lawmakers at the European Parliament ahead of a vote on whether to grant her a ...

In her bid to win support for a second term, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday handed out a wide range of policy gifts to the ...

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

Two motions to postpone the vote on Ursula von der Leyen's presidency were filed last night - one from non-attached leftist Germany's Sahra Wagenknecht ...

Ursula von der Leyen vowed on Thursday to not weaken Europe's efforts to tackle climate change, if she wins a second five-year term as President of the ...

Lawmakers at the European Parliament have re-elected Ursula von der Leyen to a second 5-year term as president of the European Union's executive commission.

Defence, competitiveness and housing were keynotes of Ursula von der Leyen's big pitch for re-election when she set out her manifesto for a further five years as European Commission president before MEPs in Strasbourg. The exhaustive speech laying out ...

Lawmakers at the European Parliament have re-elected Ursula von der Leyen to a second 5-year term as president of the European Union's executive commission.

Von der Leyen, who hails from the centre-right European People's Party, won 401 votes in a secret ballot, well above the 361 votes she needed to be elected.

Ursula von der Leyen has been reelected to a second five-year term as president of the European Commission after a vote by EU lawmakers.

Compromise was likely the key to winning her votes across the political spectrum.

Ursula von der Leyen is re-elected as European Commission president after a secret ballot among MEPs.

Ursula von der Leyen has been reelected to a second five-year term as president of the European Commission after a vote by EU lawmakers.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has a second term, but it will be different from her first in several important ways.

The German conservative, a steadfast U.S. ally, gained European Parliament approval to lead the European Commission for another five years.

Re-election ensures leadership continuity as bloc wrestles with crises ranging from war in Ukraine to climate change, migration and housing shortages.

Mainstream groups unite to grant her an emphatic victory and defeat anti-EU and extreme-right forces.

While the Commission president remains committed to the European Green Deal and promises a 90% emissions cut target for 2040, environmental groups have ...

Commission president faces uphill battle to deliver on issues such as integrating markets and defence.

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

Beijing has taken issue with the political guidelines of Ursula von der Leyen, which call for the status quo in the Taiwan Strait to be respected.

Two key legislative frameworks aimed at reducing dependencies on critical drugs and boosting the EU's life science sector were included in the political ...