Ursula von der Leyen

Von der Leyen says fuel imports cost EU extra €106 billion

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Europe must change how it uses energy. She said the bloc's bill for imported fossil fuels has risen by 106 billion euros since the war in the Middle East began, "without a…

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Von der Leyen to invite AI labs for slowdown talks

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen used her annual State of the Union address on Wednesday to endorse calls from leading AI developers to slow the pace of frontier artificial intelligence research, while unveiling sweeping new rules to restrict…

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Von der Leyen invites Canada to be EU’s first associate member

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday invited Canada to become the European Union's first associate member, a proposal made during her annual State of the Union address in Strasbourg with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in attendance.…

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Von der Leyen decries Russian ‘aggression’ after dual NATO incidents

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday denounced what she called "reckless and dangerous Russian behaviour" after two incidents within hours of each other rattled NATO allies: a Russian warship firing signal flares at a Danish military helicopter…

Von der Leyen draws antitrust fire for backing EU space merger

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen publicly backed Project Bromo, the proposed merger of the space divisions of Airbus, Leonardo, and Thales, during the International Space Summit in Paris this week — a move that prompted accusations of overstepping…

EU and Ukraine sign drone production deal in Kyiv

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a new Defense Industrial Partnership on Wednesday in Kyiv, formally sealing what von der Leyen called "our very own Drone Deal" during celebrations marking Ukraine's Statehood Day.

Von der Leyen signals no third term as EU chief

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen does not intend to run for a third term when her current mandate expires in 2029, according to a report by Politico published on Wednesday, citing two senior officials familiar with the matter.