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Ursula von der Leyen advocated the initiation of a mandatory blockage of child pornography on the Internet through service providers via a block list maintained by the Federal Criminal Police Office of Germany (BKA), thus creating the necessary infrastructure for extensive censorship of websites deemed illegal by the BKA. [230]
Von der Leyen Commission refers to either of two consecutive European Commissions headed by Ursula von der Leyen: Von der Leyen Commission I (2019–2024) Von der Leyen Commission II (2024–2029)
In July 2019, the European Council nominated Ursula von der Leyen to succeed Jean-Claude Juncker, and she was elected the 13th president of the European Commission by the European Parliament on 16 July. [9] [10] Von der Leyen assumed office on 1 December 2019, following the approval of her nominated College of Commissioners by the European ...
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 ...
Von der Leyen, a 65-year-old German national, was parachuted into the presidential candidacy process as a compromise candidate in 2019, but has since become one of Europe’s most solid pillars.
Germany's Ursula von der Leyen will seek a second term as head of the European Union's powerful Commission in a move that could make her the most significant politician representing the bloc's 450 ...
Most go back to 1957 but others, such as the Presidents of the Auditors or the European Central Bank have been created recently. Currently (2025), the President of the European Commission is Ursula von der Leyen and the President of the European Council is António Costa.
The von der Leyen Commission was the European Commission in office from 1 December 2019 to 30 November 2024. It consisted of one commissioner from each of the member states of the European Union – including Ursula von der Leyen, its president, who is from Germany.