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This is a list of presidents of the institutions of the European Union (EU). Each of the institutions is headed by a president or a presidency, with some being more prominent than others. Both the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission are sometimes wrongly termed the President of the European Union. Most ...
It is sometimes incorrectly referred to as the "president of the European Union". The presidency's function is to chair meetings of the council, determine its agendas, set a work program and facilitate dialogue both at Council meetings and with other EU institutions .
The official title President of the European Union (or President of Europe) does not exist, but there are a number of presidents of European Union institutions, including: the President of the European Council (since 1 December 2024, António Costa) the President of the European Commission (since 1 December 2019, Ursula von der Leyen)
In 2023, she was again regarded as the favourite to take the role. [4] On 2 July 2019, von der Leyen was proposed by the European Council as the candidate for president of the European Commission. [5] [6] She was then elected by the European Parliament on 16 July; [7] [a] she took office on 1 December, becoming the first woman to hold the office.
President of the European Commission: Ursula von der Leyen; President of the Parliament: Roberta Metsola; ... 2023 in the European Union; 2023 in politics and government;
European Union: President of the European Council António Costa: S&D – PS: 1 December 2024: 8 years, 212 days [b] 2024 2027 — Non-voting member European Union: President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen: EPP – CDU: 1 December 2019: 5 years, 84 days 2024 2019: 2029 — Non-voting member Republic of Austria: Chancellor ...
Lawmakers at the European Parliament on Thursday re-elected Ursula von der Leyen to a second 5-year term as president of the European Union’s executive commission, giving her a comfortable ...
Spain held the presidency of the Council of the European Union during the second half of 2023. [1] The presidency was the first of three presidencies making up a presidency trio, followed by the presidency of Belgium , and scheduled to be followed by that of Hungary . [ 2 ]