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Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen (German: [ˈʊʁzula ˈɡɛʁtʁuːt fɔn deːɐ̯ ˈlaɪən] ⓘ; née Albrecht; born 8 October 1958) is a German politician, serving as the 13th president of the European Commission since 2019.
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, who led the commission through the Covid-19 pandemic and the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, will now preside over a bloc that shifted rightward after last ...
MONTEVIDEO/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen landed in Uruguay on Thursday seeking to finalize a long-delayed trade deal between the European Union and South ...
Ursula von der Leyen during her statement for the candidacy of Commission President. In the following weeks, von der Leyen had bilateral meetings with EPP, S&D, Renew, [19] G/EFA [20] and ECR [21] groups to gather support for her re-election. [22] On 18 July, she presented to the European Parliament her "Political Guidelines", followed by a ...
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)
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 ...
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 ...