EU leaders seek compromise over immigration as arrivals increase
European Union leaders made a fresh effort on Friday to overcome their differences on how to handle immigrants, but disagreed on the best way forward, with...
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The EU will ‘never, ever’ accept a two-state solution in Cyprus
The European Union will “never, ever” accept a two-state deal in Cyprus, the head of its executive said on Thursday. Ursula von der Leyen, who...
Following Sofagate incident in Ankara, EU chief to fight for women’s rights
The European Union’s first female chief executive vowed on Monday to fight for women’s rights after she was denied a chair during a meeting in...
EU commission head taken aback as Erdogan and her colleague snap up the chairs
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was taken aback to find her fellow top EU official taking the only chair available next to Turkish...
EU leaders say committed to Cyprus talks (update 3)
The EU remains committed to the relaunch of the Cyprus settlement talks and fully supports the UN-led process as an active observer, European Council President...
EU’s von der Leyen admits to failings in vaccine fight
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen acknowledged failings on Wednesday in the EU’s approval and rollout of vaccines against COVID-19, and said the bloc...
EU’s von der Leyen defends vaccine strategy, admits mistakes were made
EU chief executive Ursula von der Leyen vigorously defended the European Commission’s record on vaccines on Tuesday and described a proposal that would have set...
Commission head defies EU advice on COVID-19 quarantine length
The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said she would leave quarantine on Tuesday after having been in contact with someone positive...
President briefs EU Commission chief over Turkish actions in EEZ
President Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday evening briefed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during a telephone call of Turkey’s continued illegal actions in the...
President to hold telephone conversation with Ursula von der Leyen
President Nicos Anastasiades will hold late on Sunday afternoon, a telephone conversation with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in the...
Coronavirus: Europe must emerge stronger from this crisis
By David Sassoli, Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen IN 1950, Europe was in crisis, still devastated physically and economically by the effects of...
Coronavirus: How Europe will regain its strength
By Ursula von der Leyen The last few weeks have turned our world upside down. It seems like a lifetime ago that we were going...
Move fast, build to last: Europe’s new generation
By Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission Before I took office 100 days ago, I was struck by the boldness of Europe’s next...
Anastasiades discusses Cyprus and halloumi with von der Leyen
The Cyprus issue, Turkey`s actions in the island’s EEZ and Varosha, plus halloumi were on the agenda of a meeting on Thursday between President Nicos...
New EU chief vows to fight climate risks (Update)
Germany conservative Ursula von der Leyen vowed on Wednesday to fight the threat of climate change while expanding economic growth as EU lawmakers’ granted final approval for...
Europe’s ‘green deal’ requires radical change
Cyprus is not meeting its current climate change targets to 2020, and is already facing another challenge By Charles Ellinas Green issues played a decisive...
Merkel says new German defence minister will quickly succeed von der Leyen
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said a new defence minister would be found quickly after Ursula von der Leyen announced she would resign regardless of the...