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Von der Leyen is in! Let the fighting over the next European Commission begin.
STRASBOURG — Ursula von der Leyen will spend the next five years as president of the European Commission. But getting the approval of EU leaders and MEPs is just the start. Now, she needs to start...
View ArticleVon der Leyen: ‘My heart bleeds’ over social media health effects
The European Commission’s newly reelected president has her eye on tackling social media addiction and cyberbullying affecting young people — as concerns around the mental health effects of apps like...
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Can Ursula von der Leyen save Europe?
BRUSSELS — Centrist Europe has punched back. After the far right rattled the political establishment in a Continent-wide election last month, those same, bruised mainstream party leaders dusted...
View ArticleCommissioners should skip Hungary’s meetings, European Commission says
The European Commission has asked its commissioners not to attend informal ministers’ meetings during the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU, three EU officials told POLITICO. By instead...
View ArticleVon der Leyen will skip Britain’s biggest European summit in years
Sorry Britain, Europe’s just too tired and busy to talk much right now. This week, the United Kingdom’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host around 45 leaders from European Union countries and...
View ArticleMEPs call to strip Hungary’s EU voting rights amid Orbán’s ‘peace missions’
Members of the European Parliament demanded Hungary’s EU voting rights be stripped after its Prime Minister’s trips to Russia and China. In a letter obtained by POLITICO, 63 MEPs addressed European...
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Von der Leyen faces make-or-break vote on second term
STRASBOURG — The European Parliament will decide on Thursday whether to grant Ursula von der Leyen a second term as European Commission president in a secret ballot vote. If von der Leyen does not...
View ArticleVon der Leyen slams Viktor Orbán over trip to Russia
Ursula von der Leyen used her speech to MEPs on Thursday to slam Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán over his recent trip to Russia. “Two weeks ago, a European prime minister went to Moscow,” von...
View ArticleIt’s Christmas in July (for Commissioners)! Von der Leyen hands out policy...
In her bid to win support for a second term, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday handed out a wide range of policy gifts to the political groups in the European Parliament —...
View ArticleUrsula von der Leyen wins second term as European Commission president
STRASBOURG — The European Parliament elected Ursula von der Leyen for another five years as European Commission president, choosing stability and continuity for the EU’s most powerful institution and...
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Von der Leyen is in! Let the fighting over the next European Commission begin.
STRASBOURG — Ursula von der Leyen will spend the next five years as president of the European Commission. But getting the approval of EU leaders and MEPs is just the start. Now, she needs to start...
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Greece must get an important role in the Commission, prime minister tells von...
ATHENS — Greece’s prime minister is adamant that his country get a very important job when Ursula von der Leyen puts together her top team. Kyriakos Mitsotakis might get what he wants, too, after...
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Who will be the next European commissioners?
BRUSSELS — You’ve got mail! Before taking a break to spend time with her family, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will ask the EU’s national governments to send in the names of who...
View ArticleVon der Leyen writes to EU leaders asking for Commission nominees
BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has sent a letter to European Union countries asking them to nominate candidates for commissioner posts. “The Commission has sent this...
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Qui seront les prochains commissaires européens ?
BRUXELLES — Avant de faire une pause pour passer du temps avec sa famille, Ursula von der Leyen a transmis jeudi une lettre aux gouvernements nationaux de l’UE. La présidente de la Commission...
View ArticleHungary nominates Olivér Várhelyi for second term as EU commissioner
Viktor Orbán will surely have annoyed Ursula von der Leyen with his pick for the next European Commission. The Hungarian prime minister announced Monday that he wants Olivér Várhelyi to return to...
View ArticleGreece nominates Tzitzikostas as EU commissioner
Greece wants Apostolos Tzitzikostas, the governor of Central Macedonia, as its next European commissioner, Greece announced Thursday. Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has already informed...
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Inside Meloni and von der Leyen’s messy split
ROME — Giorgia Meloni is picking a fight with Ursula von der Leyen. And it could get ugly. The Italian prime minister is furious about the European Commission’s annual rule of law report, which...
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Europe’s southerners want Brussels to save them from climate change
ATHENS — They make an odd couple: a Harvard-educated Greek conservative and a Spanish eco-socialist. But Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Teresa Ribera are united by a concern which is driving a wedge between...
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Ursula von der Leyen’s second term from hell
BRUSSELS — She ain’t seen nothing yet. Ursula von der Leyen last week returned from her summer holidays to prepare for a second term at the top of the European Commission. Hopefully she had a good...
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