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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)
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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 go back to 1957 but others, such as the Presidents of the Auditors or the ...
1 July – The start of the 2024 Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. 10 July – the German Alternative for Germany (AfD) forms a new European group called Europe of Sovereign Nations. It will have Hungary's Our Homeland Movement, Bulgaria's Revival, Czech Freedom and Direct Democracy, Slovak Republic Movement.
The presidency of the Council of the European Union [1] is responsible for the functioning of the Council of the European Union, which is the co-legislator of the EU legislature alongside the European Parliament. It rotates among the member states of the EU every six months. The presidency is not an individual, but rather the position is held ...
On 27 June 2024, the European Council nominated von der Leyen for a second term as President of the European Commission. On 18 July 2024, she was re-elected for a further five-year term after a secret ballot among MEPs at the European Parliament, winning 401 votes in favour compared to 284 against with 22 blank or invalid ballot papers. [1] [218]
The president of the European Commission, also known as president of the College of Commissioners or prime commissioner, is the head of the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union (EU). The president of the commission leads a cabinet of commissioners, referred to as the college.
1 July – The start of the 2024 Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. 4 July - In United Kingdom , the 2024 United Kingdom general election took place. 7 July - In France , the second round in 2024 French legislative election took place.