Why Ursula von der Leyen matters to Biden

Biden, EU’s Ursula von der Leyen Takes Steps to Defuse EU-US Trade Dispute

President Joe Biden and top EU official Ursula von der Leyen announced progress in defusing a transatlantic trade dispute Friday and renewed their commitment to back Ukraine against Russia

Why Ursula von der Leyen matters to Biden

The EU Commission president and Biden have struck up a strong relationship over the past year.

Ursula von der Leyen at the White House

The EU-US agenda has gone from a romantic comedy in the past to a drama with an uncertain outcome in the present. From the time of Europe's great historic ally and liberator in World War II, to an uncomfortable antagonist on the international stage. In this context, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, went to the White House to meet with President Joe Biden. It is true that we are no longer in the phase of Trump's blu…