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Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen (German: [ˈʊʁzula ˈɡɛʁtʁuːt fɔn deːɐ̯ ˈlaɪən] ⓘ; née Albrecht; born 8 October 1958) is a German politician, serving as the 13th president of the European Commission since 2019.
Role. 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.
3 days ago · 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.
Ursula von der Leyen (2020) Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen (anhören ⓘ /?; geborene Albrecht; * 8. Oktober 1958 in Ixelles/Elsene, Belgien) ist eine deutsche Politikerin . Seit dem 1. Dezember 2019 ist sie Präsidentin der Europäischen Kommission. Sie wurde am 16.
1 day ago · Item 1 of 4 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.
Feb 19, 2024 · President of the European Commission since 2019, Ms. von der Leyen has emerged as the face of Europe’s response to major crises, and on Monday she announced that she would seek a second five ...
Ursula von der Leyen is from Germany’s centre-right, António Costa is a socialist and Kaja Kallas a liberal. There had been resistance from Italy’s Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni.
Jun 17, 2024 · EU leaders have requested more time to reach a deal on appointing the bloc’s next slate of top officials, but after an initial negotiation on Monday evening Ursula von der Leyen was on...
3 days ago · Giorgia Meloni has warned that Ursula von der Leyen only has a “fragile majority” for a second term at the helm of the European Commission, unless a deal to distribute the bloc’s top jobs ...
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.
