US EditionUrsula von der Leyen wins second term as top EU leader
- Ursula Von Der Leyen has been reelected to a second five-year term as President of the European Commission, receiving 401 out of 707 votes.
- She stated that the next five years will define Europe’s global position for decades.
- Von Der Leyen plans to boost investments for EU governments and establish a European Defense Union amid rising global challenges.
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EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is standing for re-election in the European Parliament on Thursday. In the end, the German prevailed and won the necessary majority. To do so, she also had to make some concessions.
Ursula von der Leyen's re-election as EU Commission President proves: Europe's major parties can still come together. They have averted the chaos that would have hit the EU at the worst possible time.
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Russian diplomat says Ursula von der Leyen wants EC to control EU defense industry
"The bid to turn the EU into the EDU (the European Defense Union - TASS) means the European Commission would seize control over the entire European defense industry," Kirill Logvinov noted
Ursula von der Leyen: Tom Harwood mocks 'knife edge' re-election: 'Only one candidate!'
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been mocked by GB News host Tom Harwood after being re-elected for a second time.Addressing MEPs following her victory, Von der Leyen addressed the Parliament and claimed the "next five years will define Europe's place in the world for the next five decades".FULL STORY HERE.
Congratulations, Ursula von der Leyen, on her re-election as President of the European Commission. Your leadership is essential to a stronger and more united Europe. We look forward to continuing our work, ensuring Romania's rightful place in Schengen and a prosperous future for all Europeans,” said Senate President, PNL leader Nicolae Ciuca.The European Parliament decided on Thursday to grant her a new five-year mandate as head of the European …
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The legislators of the European Parliament re-elected Ursula von der Leyen this Thursday for a second five-year term as president of the European Commission, the executive of the EU, giving her a comfortable majority and avoiding a possible leadership vacuum. Von der Leyen raised both fists as a sign of victory when the President of the Parliament, Roberta Metsola, read the result in the legislature. “Five more years. I can't begin to express ho…
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