Ursula von der Leyen | Euronews

English

Europe News

Ribera slams EPP for injecting domestic politics, climate denial

Spain's Teresa Ribera was one of the 26 commissioners elected to join von der Leyen's new team yesterday with 370 votes. The powerful new competition and environment commissioner has criticised the EPP for its campaign against her, which she said brought domestic animus to EU affairs.

Europe News

What to expect from Ursula von der Leyen's second presidency

Russia's war on Ukraine, Donald Trump and the poor health of the European economy will define the start of Ursula von der Leyen's second presidency.

Europe News

Which MEPs backed Ursula von der Leyen’s second Commission term?

The German incumbent won a relatively narrow victory in her bid for a second mandate as European Commission President – and her support has all but vanished from countries such as France.

Europe News

MEPs give final approval to Ursula von der Leyen's new Commission

A majority of Members of the European Parliament gave on Wednesday the final approval to the new European Commission of Ursula von der Leyen.

ADVERTISEMENT

Europe News

Why so many French MEPs are rejecting von der Leyen's commissioners

As MEPs vote to approve the upcoming European Commission, a significant proportion of those opposing von der Leyen's executive picks are French MEPs.

Europe News

EU watchdog blasts von der Leyen’s freebie Greek holiday

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 second term in office.

Europe News

Who's who in the new European Commission?

Meet the new European Commission.

Europe News

You don't have the right to propose laws: EU countries rebuke MEPs

EU countries have penned a joint letter denouncing as "problematic" a new attempt to improve relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission, warning it goes against its founding treaties.

Health news

Pfizergate Commission transparency battle kicks off in European Court

The case opposing the New York Times and the EU Commission over its failure to disclose text messages between president Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla about COVID-19 vaccine contracts has entered the hearing phase.

Europe News

Parliament majority fractured in stand-off over commissioner hearings

Parliamentary confirmation of Ursula von der Leyen’s new team of Commissioners has spiralled into a political drama, threatening to delay the start of the new EU executive.

Europe News

Ex-Commission chief Barroso talks Putin, Trump, Crimea, EU treaties

In an exclusive interview with Euronews, ex-European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso talks Putin, Trump, Crimea and why it’s “not prudent” to change EU treaties.

Europe News

Political stand-off delays approval of commissioners in the Parliament

President von der Leyen steps in to broker a deal among major groups and salvage the new Commission.

Europe News

To keep US support on Ukraine under Trump, EU invokes China

Donald Trump has threatened to slash the US assistance to Ukraine and said he would seek to end the war instigated by Russia within days of taking office.

Europe News

Talk, deal, strengthen: How the EU plans to manage Trump's comeback

In anticipation of Donald Trump's return to the White House, the European Union is taking the first steps to craft a unified strategy.

Europe News

EU leaders endorse 'New Competitiveness Deal' but avoid joint debt

EU leaders have embraced Mario Draghi's economic diagnosis as a "wake-up call" but eluded his crucial advise to issue fresh joint debt.

Earth News

Why have so many world leaders dropped out of COP29 climate talks?

This year’s international climate conference will be much smaller than talks last year in Dubai.

Europe News

EU climate chief gets green light for new Commission

Dutch commissioner recommits to a 90% emissions cut by 2040, pledges not to revise deadlines for the phase-out of new petrol and diesel cars, and brushes off a far-right climate denier during a grilling by MEPs.

Europe News

New environment commissioner approved after parliamentary stand-off

After a somewhat unconvincing showing in the teeth of a grilling by several European Parliament committees, Swedish former EU affairs minister Jessika Roswall has been waved through as the next environment commissioner.

Europe News

Europeans ask where Kamala Harris went wrong

The contest between Trump and Harris was expected to be neck-and-neck, but Donald Trump was swiftly confirmed as 47th US president on Wednesday morning.

Europe News

Fate of Swedish environment commissioner candidate in doubt

The nominees for the key European energy and environment commissioner roles faced a grilling by MEPs on Tuesday evening. Danish candidate Dan Jørgensen sailed through to clinch the energy portfolio, but the fate of Sweden's candidate to implement the European Green Deal hangs in the balance.