European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has canceled engagements in the coming days after contracting pneumonia. Her illness was confirmed by a Commission spokesperson on Friday, who added ...

The Competitiveness Compass outlines Europe’s strategy to lead in innovation, decarbonization, and security while becoming ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called on governments to help turn around the region’s sluggish economy, laying out her Competitiveness Compass with policies to boost growth. "Our ...

Ursula von der Leyen is a German medical doctor and politician who has served as the 13th president of the European Commission, since 2019, the first female to be elected into this role. Von der Leyen ...

Von der Leyen, 66, only recently started her second five-year stint at the top of the EU's powerful executive office.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen responded indirectly Tuesday to Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, declaring the climate accord a lifeline for the world.

BRUSSELS - European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has cancelled her travel plans until mid-January because of a “severe” case of pneumonia, her office said on Jan 3. The German ...

The European Union will remain committed to the Paris climate agreement, despite US President Donald Trump’s decision to ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European People's Party Manfred Weber met with the leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Friedrich Merz ...

Ursula von der Leyen is the President-elect of the European Commission. She served as Minister of Defence of Germany from 2013 to 2019. She has been a close ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is ill with “severe pneumonia” and has cancelled her appointments for the next two weeks, her office announced. Spokesman Stefan De ...