EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is facing a new legal challenge after the European Parliament secretly voted in favour of opening proceedings against the EU executive over funds approved for Hungary last December. The Strasbourg’s legal affairs committee voted on
Ursula von der Leyen, the current head of the European Commission, received an endorsement from the European People’s Party for a second term. The endorsement took place during a meeting in Bucharest ahead of the upcoming European Parliament elections. Von der Leyen’s
The European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, reportedly stunned European diplomats and the Ukrainian government alike as she quashed hopes any substantial progress on the accession to the EU of the war-torn nation would happen before June. EU leaders agreed on
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen seemingly ruled out working with MEPs who are part of a Eurosceptic group. During a press conference in Brussels that followed a meeting of the European People’s Party, the centre-right group in the European Parliament
Ursula von der Leyen‘s legacy could backfire on her as she seeks another five years at the helm of the European Union’s most powerful institution, according to analysis. Von der Leyen flaunted her progressive credentials early on in her current term by
Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen will seek a second term as head of the European Union’s Commission. Leyen was nominated by her German Christian Democratic Union party and is likely to be confirmed by the party’s European umbrella group. She led the
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reportedly opposed the idea of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen being appointed to the top post at NATO. Mr Scholz, who much like his predecessor Angela Merkel has been criticised for his cautious approach to the
Ursula von der Leyen is set to announce her plan to see re-election as the President of the European Commission within just hours. The German politician has been under pressure for months to express her intentions to retain her position at the
Normally scandals and resignations in EU countries are the sort of thing which get Brexiteers to chuckle and reflect on how fortunate we are to be out of the stinking swamp of Brussels politics. But what has unfolded in Hungary really hurts…there
French President Emmanuel Macron has launched an all-out assault on the decades-in-the-making trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur group of Latin American countries. The proposed agreement, aiming to establish a free trade area encompassing nearly 800 million people, has