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‘Who doesn’t enjoy a good catfight story?’: Kallas shrugs off von der Leyen tensions

Summary by Politico Europe
EU top diplomat downplays reports of rivalry with Commission president.

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The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, has sought to dispel reports of a power rivalry with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. However, in the background, concrete institutional conflicts of interest and increasingly intense debates are emerging, including over the EU's management of crisis management.

There are tensions at the top of the EU, but Kallas claims it is not about rivalry but about efficiency and the division of competences.

Kaia Kalas denies reports of tension in her relationship with the President of the European Commission, due to responsibilities. And she claims that these are said because "everyone enjoys a good catfight story". The post Kalas downplays rumors of rivalry with von der Leyen - "Catfight stories", she says appeared first on in.gr.

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Politico Europe broke the news in Brussels, Belgium on Friday, April 3, 2026.
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