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A file image of European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen. | Photo Credit: AP The ripples from war in the Middle East are already being felt in Europe, with rising energy prices and NATO allies targeted, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Monday (March 9, 2026). Oil prices soared on Monday (March 9,…
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President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen talks during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: AP The European Union is on the cusp of signing a historic trade agreement with India that is being called ‘the mother of all deals’, European Commission President…
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President of European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a joint press conference with Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda at the Border Guard School near Lithuanian-Belarusian border, near the village Medininkai, east of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, on September 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP The GPS system of European Commission President Ursula von der…
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen sits with U.S. President Donald Trump, after the announcement of a trade deal between the U.S. and EU. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The dollar gained against major currencies, including the euro and yen, on Monday (July 29, 2025), with sentiment lifted by a trade agreement between the…
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Thierry Breton. File | Photo Credit: Reuters French European Union (EU) Commissioner Thierry Breton on Monday (September 16, 2024) resigned from the Bloc’s executive body with immediate effect, publishing a picture of his resignation letter to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on social network X. Mr. Breton in the letter said Ms. Von der…
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Ursula von der Leyen needed 361 votes to pass and got 401 (File) Brussels: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was elected for a second term on Thursday after pledging to create a continental “defence union” and stay the course on Europe’s green transition while cushioning its burden on industry. Members of the European…
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. | Photo Credit: AP Ursula von der Leyen pledged to be a strong leader for Europe in a time of crisis and polarization as she made her final leadership pitch on July 18 in a speech to lawmakers at the European Parliament ahead of a vote on whether…
Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban toured key European capitals last week. | Photo Credit: AP Hungary takes over the European Union’s (EU) rotating presidency on July 1, promising to be an “honest broker” despite widespread concerns over what critics see as an authoritarian, Russia-friendly government. Nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has run the central…
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas walk together to a media conference during an EU summit in Brussels, early on June 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP European Union leaders signed off on a trio of top appointments for their shared political institutions on Thursday, reinstalling German conservative…
Von der Leyen’s nomination still needs approval from the European Parliament in a secret ballot. Brussels: European Union leaders agreed on Friday to nominate Ursula von der Leyen of Germany for a second five-year term as president of the European Commission, the EU’s powerful executive body. At a summit in Brussels, the bloc’s 27 national…
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