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The president of the European Commission (also known as president of the College of Commissioners or prime commissioner) is the head of the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union (EU).
On 2 July 2019, von der Leyen was proposed by the European Council as the candidate for president of the European Commission. [4] [5] She was then elected by the European Parliament on 16 July; [6] [a] she took office on 1 December, becoming the first woman to hold the office.
The President is the head of the European Commission. According to the treaties, the President decides on the organisation of the Commission and allocates portfolios to individual Commissioners. The President also sets the Commission's policy agenda.
European Council president – Charles Michel. Term: June 2022 - November 2024. Appointed by: national leaders (heads of state or government of EU countries). Role: Leads the European Council's work in setting the EU's general political direction and priorities – in cooperation with the Commission.
Jul 3, 2024 · Ursula von der Leyen (born October 8, 1958, Brussels, Belgium) is a Belgian-born German politician who is the first woman to serve as Germany ’s minister of defense (2013–19). In July 2019 she became the first woman to be elected president of the European Commission.
Jul 16, 2019 · By Maïa de La Baume and David M. Herszenhorn. STRASBOURG — The European Parliament on Tuesday elected Ursula von der Leyen as the next president of the European Commission — the first woman to hold the EU’s top executive job.
When the von der Leyen Commission took office in December 2019, we made a pledge to Europe: we promised to be bold and ambitious. We vowed to meet the aspirations of EU citizens and to address challenges as they emerged.
Dec 11, 2020 · "For me, it's like coming home," said Ursula von der Leyen of her new job as president of the European Commission. Brussels born and bred, she is a former German defence minister, a...
Jun 25, 2024 · BRUSSELS, June 25 (Reuters) - European political groups on Tuesday agreed to a deal on top European Union posts, selecting Germany's Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as head of the...
2021 State of the Union Address by President von der Leyen. Strasbourg, 15 September 2021. The original version of the speech is available here. STRENGTHENING THE SOUL OF OUR UNION. Introduction. Mr President, Honourable Members, Many are the people who feel their lives have been on pause while the world has been on fast forward.
