European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen

EU will be ready for tough negotiations with US, von der Leyen says
The European Union will be ready for tough negotiations with the United States to protect its own interests and will be pragmatic in trying to find solutions, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said as Europe braces for potential new U.
Von der Leyen signals ‘extraordinary’ measure to boost EU defense spending
BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen privately suggested triggering an emergency clause to allow countries to increase defense spending, four European Union officials told POLITICO.
European industry can learn from Ukrainian defense industry – Ursula von der Leyen
To effectively counter modern security challenges, Europe must strengthen its own defense industry. One of the key elements of these efforts should be the exchange of experience with Ukraine’s defense sector.
EU Must Accept Transactional Global Relationships, Commission Chief Von Der Leyen Says
European officials need to manage diplomatic negotiations in a more volatile geopolitical environment, the commission president said in reference to a possible trade war between the bloc and the U.S.
Von der Leyen and Rutte rock casual sneakers look at EU retreat
In a nod to the setting outside the stuffy EU capital, Rutte rocked what looked like a pair of Converse Chuck 70 sneakers in green ( on sale for €58.45 ), while von der Leyen donned a snazzy-looking pair of black trainers with a metallic accent (the closest we could find are these crocodile-leather bad boys ).
Von der Leyen to Trump: “We are prepared”
US President Donald Trump imposed new tariffs on products from Mexico, Canada and China. He suspended some of them immediately
EU is ready for 'tough negotiations' with Trump, von der Leyen says amid tariff fears
"We will always protect our own interests – however and whenever that is needed," Ursula von der Leyen said after Donald Trump warned tariffs against the EU would happen "pretty soon." View on euronew
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Europe grapples with funding its defense spending gap
While the bloc agrees it must play catch up after past under-investing on defense, different member states see a combination ...
Those affected by pollution demand that Ursula von der Leyen 'ban PFAs now'
Communities and residents of polluted sites have been mobilizing across Europe in recent days in response to revelations by ...
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How Swiss companies lobby in Brussels and at the WEF
New analysis shows where lobbyists and the European Commission met most often. And which Swiss-based organisations lobby in Brussels.
Is Europe bound for a Trumpian economic reset?
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen gives a press conference at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Jan.
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Europe’s Climate Almost-Epiphany
In Europe, this counts as both a sign and a wonder. The plan, formally the Competitiveness Compass for the EU, is Brussels’s attempt to meet economic challenges from the U.S. and China while ...
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Slovak PM’s meeting with von der Leyen axed amid Brussels air traffic control chaos
Robert Fico was due to discuss his gas transit dispute with Ukraine with EU leaders. A plane ferrying Slovak Prime Minister ...