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Ursula von der Leyen

UK · 24 Jul 2019 EU warns that Boris Johnson ‘faces challenging times’, Trump congratulates Johnson Incoming UK PM Boris Johnson faces "challenging" times, the EU has warned, as it reacted to his election as new Conservative leader.… European Commission · 19 Jul 2019 Ursula von der Leyen warns hard Brexit would be massive blow for both sides In an exclusive interview with The Guardian and four other European newspapers the European commission’s new president has said a hard Brexit… Europe Explained · 16 Jul 2019 Ursula Von Der Leyen elected as President of European Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen has been elected as President of the European Commission. Von Der Leyen will be the first female President… Europe Explained · 16 Jul 2019 On Von der Leyen’s D-Day, confirmation vote is anything but sure Unhappy socialist and liberal MEPs could upset Ursula von der Leyen's bid to be the next European Commission president in a vote… Photo Story · 13 Jul 2019 Ready, set ……. wait Cartoon by Rytis Daukantas was first published on POLITICO.eu, Belgium on July 13, 2019. Cartoon by Oliver Schopf was first published in… Europe Explained · 12 Jul 2019 Will von der Leyen win the needed absolute majority? To become Commission president, von der Leyen must win an absolute majority of Parliament in the vote scheduled for Tuesday evening in… Europe Explained · 10 Jul 2019 Ursula Von Der Leyen faces MEPs’ skepticism during severe hearings at the European Parliament Ursula von der Leyen's drive to get the European Parliament behind her nomination for the top job in Brussels hit a wall… Germany · 10 Jul 2019 SPD insists German coalition Government won’t split over Ursula von der Leyen nomination Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition will not collapse over European Union leaders’ choice of Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen to head the… Germany · 8 Jul 2019 CDU leader warns against blocking von der Leyen nomination Annegret Kramp -Karrenbauer, head of Merkel's Christian Democrat party (CDU), warned her junior coalition partners against blocking the appointment of a German,… European Affairs · 5 Jul 2019 Juncker complains about von der Leyen nomination European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said the process to appoint his successor, Germany's Ursula von der Leyen, was not transparent and marked… Germany · 5 Jul 2019 Opposition grows in Germany for Ursula von der Leyen’s nomination for EU President Only one third of Germans believe their defense minister, Ursula von der Leyen, is a good choice to lead the EU Commission,… Germany · 4 Jul 2019 Political storm in Germany over choice of von der Leyen for European Commission chief The nomination of German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen as new European Commission chief has sparked fresh tensions within Chancellor Angela…