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Hungary takes on European Union presidency amid concerns

July 1, 2024 admin

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 Union leaders agree on top officials, Ursula von der Leyen re-nominated to head Commission

June 28, 2024 admin

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…

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EU Leaders Nominate Von Der Leyen To Head Commission For 2nd Term

June 27, 2024 admin

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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European Union announces $8 billion package of aid for Egypt

March 17, 2024 admin

The EU will provide assistance to cash-strapped Egypt. In this file photo, Egyptians count money at a currency exchange office in downtown Cairo, Egypt. | Photo Credit: AP The European Union on March 17 announced a $8 billion aid package for cash-strapped Egypt amid concerns that economic pressure and conflicts and chaos in neighbouring countries could drive…

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EU Commission chief hopes aid route from Cyprus to Gaza opens Sunday

March 8, 2024 admin

President of the European Commission, Ursula von Der Leyen, right, and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides shake hands after a press conference at the Joint Search and Rescue Coordination center in Larnaca, Cyprus, on Friday March 8, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen expressed hopes Friday that a humanitarian aid…

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European Union conservatives set to endorse Ursula von der Leyen as bloc’s next chief executive

March 7, 2024 admin

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The European Union’s (EU) leading political umbrella group, the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), is set to back European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on March 7 for a second term running the bloc’s powerful executive. A former German Defence Minister, Ursula…

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Montenegro gets new government, promises to unblock EU integration as EU Commissioner visits

October 31, 2023 admin

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, center left, reviews the honour guard with Montenegro’s President Jakov Milatovic in Montenegro’s capital Podgorica, on Oct. 31, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Montenegro’s new government was confirmed on October 31, with the Prime Minister promising to unblock the Balkan nation’s stalled European Union integration process as a…

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European Union leaders to hold a summit with Western Balkans nations to discuss joining the bloc

October 16, 2023 admin

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a news conference with the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama in Tirana, Albania, on Sept. 28, 2021. Leaders from the European Union and the Western Balkans are holding an annual summit in Albania’s capital to discuss the six countries’ path to membership in the…

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EU chief pledges migrant action plan in Italy’s Lampedusa

September 17, 2023 admin

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, left, and Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni, right, address the media during a joint press conference following a visit of the island of Lampedusa in Italy, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday visited the Italian…

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EU chief announces major review saying bloc should grow to over 30 members

September 13, 2023 admin

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers the State of the European Union address to the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, France, September 13, 2023 | Photo Credit: Reuters The European Union’s chief executive said Wednesday that her services will launch a major series of policy reviews to ensure that the 27-nation bloc can still…

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