EU chief Ursula von der Leyen

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen address the media during a news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, following a closed German cabinet meeting at the government's guest house in Schloss Meseberg, near Gransee, Germany, March 5, 2023. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Von der Leyen set to name European Commission's new top team

The Commission is the 27-country European Union's most powerful institution. It has the power to propose new EU laws, block mergers between companies and sign free trade deals

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a session of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 4, 2021. File Photo: REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

Kremlin says proposed 'European Defence Union' is sign of EU's militarisation

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks, as she attends a news conference in Skopje, North Macedonia October 26, 2022. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski

Von der Leyen to propose new approach for border management and migrants return

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. REUTERS/Yves Herman

EU Parliament to decide on second term for Commission chief von der Leyen

FILE PHOTO: Ursula von der Leyen President of European Commission speaks during a press conference, during the Summit on Peace in Ukraine, in Stansstad, Switzerland, June 16, 2024. ALESSANDRO DELLA VALLE/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

EU leaders pick von der Leyen for second term as Commission chief

Migrants gather at the hotspot, a reception centre for migrants, ahead of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's visit to the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, Italy, September 17, 2023. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

EU chief pledges migrant action plan in Italy's Lampedusa

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. REUTERS/Yves Herman

EU chief calls for more engagement with Africa

FILE PHOTO: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and France's President Emmanuel Macron attend the European leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium February 9, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

Between 'reset' and 'de-risk', EU leaders pay rare visit to China

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen leaves after an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium March 24, 2023. Olivier Matthys/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

EU's von der Leyen to visit China 5-7 April

EU chief von der Leyen says Nord Stream leak due to 'sabotage'

EU chief von der Leyen says Nord Stream leak due to 'sabotage'

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (L) speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a press conference after their meeting. Photo: Collected.

EU to finalise opinion next week on Ukraine hopes to join

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a statement at the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, 7 March 2022 Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool via REUTERS

EU summit unlikely to find solution on Russia oil embargo, von der Leyen says

FILE PHOTO: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech during a session at European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium December 16, 2020. John Thys/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Humiliated in Ankara, EU chief to fight for women's rights