It’s official: all Member States have nominated their candidates to compete for a position in the European Commission. Among the 27 States, only Bulgaria complied…
With the new mandate, the re-elected president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen promised to add two new figures in the picture: the…
Despite the meaningful achievement in reducing bureaucracy and boosting transparency through several pieces of legislation and delivering on the adopted action plans, the EU is now facing the test of structural reforms
As she repeatedly said, von der Leyen wants to limit social media’s power. She feels “very strongly” about that. As she condemns the impact that social medias have on society, especially on young people, she is simultaneously acting to force online platforms to better moderate their content.
After being greenlighted for a second mandate at the helm of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen will spend the second half of August interviewing the candidates the Member States are proposing for commissioner posts
After being designated by EU leader for a second mandate at the EU commission’s helm, Ursula von der Leyen faces the 702-member EU Parliament to gain trust
The new European Parliament, which emerged from the 9 June elections, meets in Strasbourg from tomorrow until Friday. It must give, or not, its investiture to the President-designate of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen: it is a vote still in the balance, in which the MEPs of Fratelli d’Italia play a key role. Their votes may prove necessary, in order to guarantee UvdL a majority, but also lethal, because they may deprive it of the majority that supports it on paper.
Ursula von der Leyen tonight received the European Council’s support for a new mandate at the head of the European Commission. Italy, represented by Prime…
The candidacy of Ursula von der Leyen for the presidency of the European Commission is in a critical phase due to the cross-vetoes among the European political groups …
Mario Draghi and Enrico Letta were entrusted by Commission President von der Leyen to draw up to key reports on EU competitiveness and Single Market respectively.
Ursula von der Leyen, spitzenkandidat for the centre-right European People’s Party, kickstarted her re-election campaign in Athens.
Von der Leyen is the only name, coming from political parties, capable of putting together the qualified majority of the European Council.