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Ursula von der Leyen

  • Friday, 21 June, 2024
    European Parliament elections
    What the Greens want in exchange for backing von der Leyen Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: why revelations about Meloni’s neo-fascist youth movement didn’t make big waves

    Bas Eickhout (L) and Terry Reintke
  • Thursday, 20 June, 2024
    Europe Express
    Why Meloni’s enlarged hard-right group changes the EU power balance Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: Why Frontex’s human rights envoy wants to become EU ombudsman

    Giorgia Meloni
  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    European Union
    Giorgia Meloni’s hard-right European group claims a top EU job

    Italian PM aims to disrupt plans by other parties in the bloc’s parliament to decide senior roles

    Giorgia Meloni at an EU summit in Brussels
  • Monday, 17 June, 2024
    European Union
    EU leaders request more time to reach deal on bloc’s top officials

    Commission president Ursula von der Leyen looks to be on course to secure second five-year term

    Ursula von der Leyen
  • Friday, 14 June, 2024
    Europe Express
    Why an eastern push could speed up the EU top jobs debate Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: Ireland’s population may be growing faster than previously thought

    Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas
  • Thursday, 13 June, 2024
    News in-depthClimate Capital
    Greens to back Ursula von der Leyen if she revives climate policies

    European Commission president’s re-election push puts Green Deal back on table

    Car drives by election signs in Berlin, Germany
  • Wednesday, 12 June, 2024
    Talks on EU top jobs kick off at G7 summit

    Ursula von der Leyen is meeting leaders France, Germany and Italy on sidelines of global gathering

    Ursula von der Leyen holds a press conference
  • Monday, 10 June, 2024
    European Parliament elections
    Far right makes significant gains in European parliament elections

    Projections suggest they are on course to win almost a quarter of the 720 seats in bloc’s legislature

    Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel
  • Monday, 10 June, 2024
    News in-depthEuropean Parliament elections
    Von der Leyen treads narrow path to second term

    EU election result squeezes European Commission president’s options for majority

    Ursula von de Leyen
  • Monday, 10 June, 2024
    Europe Express
    Five takeaways from the European parliament elections

    Also in this newsletter: Flemish far right falls short of Belgium elections win

    Ursula von der Leyen on stage in front of a screen showing herself
  • Thursday, 6 June, 2024
    Europe Express
    How could the European elections change the face of the EU? Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: Why won’t European carmakers invest in European electric vehicles?

    A billboard showing the campaign posters of different parties who will participate in the European elections in The Hague
  • Tuesday, 4 June, 2024
    Europe Express
    Von der Leyen’s rival lashes out at her ‘unacceptable’ leadership style Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: severe floods in Germany claim several casualties

    Nicolas Schmit
  • Tuesday, 4 June, 2024
    European Parliament elections
    Centre-left’s lead candidate in EU polls rules out working with extremists

    Nicolas Schmit’s S&D group likely to come second in elections but he rejects any alliance with the far left or hard right

    Nicolas Schmit
  • Tuesday, 28 May, 2024
    European Parliament elections
    Von der Leyen’s bid for second term in trouble over Meloni ties

    European Commission president outreach to right-wing Italian PM has irked centre-left and liberal politicians

    President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen
  • Tuesday, 28 May, 2024
    Europe Express
    Why Meloni is keeping Europe guessing over her post-election allies Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: EU officials try to circumnavigate yet another Hungarian veto

    Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends a mass presided over by Pope Francis on ‘’World Children’s Day’‘ at Vatican City May 26
  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2024
    News in-depthEuropean Parliament elections
    The homegrown problems facing the EU’s next leader

    Four main takeaways from the Bruegel-FT EU leadership debate 2024

    An Bruegel-FT panel debate with Ursula von der Leyen, Sandro Gozi, Nicolas Schmit and Anders Vistisen
  • Tuesday, 21 May, 2024
    Europe Express
    Why von der Leyen doesn’t want to join the US in a trade war with China Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: is Austria’s top green politician a compulsive liar?

    Ursula von der Leyen
  • Tuesday, 21 May, 2024
    InterviewEU common budget
    Von der Leyen backs EU budget links to economic reforms

    European Commission president seeks to replicate ‘success’ of post-pandemic recovery fund

    Ursula von der Leyen
  • Monday, 13 May, 2024
    Europe Express
    Why Croatia is the EU’s latest member to embrace the far right Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: The ‘Glucksmania’ revving up France’s centre-left

    Andrej Plenković waves his hand
  • Monday, 6 May, 2024
    EU-China relations
    EU and France tell Xi they need protection from Chinese imports

    French president Macron hails breakthrough on some areas such as cognac during Xi state visit to Paris

    Xi Jinping, left, with Emmanuel Macron
  • Monday, 29 April, 2024
    Europe Express
    Why hard-right EU party leader thinks the Green Deal is ‘crazy’ Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: why Italian premier Giorgia Meloni is running in the EU elections

    Nicola Procaccini
  • Wednesday, 17 April, 2024
    European Parliament elections
    Von der Leyen’s second term depends on new ‘frenemies’

    Vulnerable European Commission president will again need votes from ideological rivals

    President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen
  • Monday, 8 April, 2024
    Europe Express
    The awkward truth of von der Leyen’s re-election ‘campaign’ Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: the EU green envoys on a joint mission to China

    Ursula von der Leyen at the podium raising her hands
  • Tuesday, 2 April, 2024
    Europe Express
    Why the Dutch want to see the EU’s economic plans before June’s election Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: EU leaders head to Lithuania to show solidarity

    Pieter Omtzigt
  • Thursday, 14 March, 2024
    European Commission
    EU parliament sues Ursula von der Leyen’s commission over Hungary funds

    European Commission president unblocked €10bn to secure Budapest’s backing for Ukraine aid

    Ursula von der Leyen
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