Ursula von der Leyen - Wikipedia
After the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that Ukraine should become a member of the European Union, the Ukrainian people belong to the European family, but there is a long way to go and the war must end. 186 On 8 April 2022 in the midst of the 2022 Russian invasion of ...
Ursula von der Leyen - European Commission
Jan 23, 2025 · Ursula von der Leyen was the first woman to become President of the European Commission in 2019. She was elected for a second mandate by the European Parliament in July 2024, and will lead the Commission until the European elections in 2029.
Ursula von der Leyen elected to second term as European ... - CNN
Jul 18, 2024 · Ursula von der Leyen has been reelected to a second five-year term as president of the European Commission after a vote by EU lawmakers, as the continent’s mainstream seeks to reassert...
Parliament re-elects Ursula von der Leyen as Commission President
Jul 18, 2024 · With 401 votes in favour, the European Parliament elected Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission in a secret ballot on 18 July.
Ursula von der Leyen wins second term as European Commission …
Jul 18, 2024 · STRASBOURG — The European Parliament elected Ursula von der Leyen for another five years as European Commission president, choosing stability and continuity for the EU’s most powerful institution and the bloc.
Ursula von der Leyen - Encyclopedia Britannica
Jan 22, 2025 · Ursula von der Leyen (born October 8, 1958, Brussels, Belgium) is a Belgian-born German politician who is the first woman to serve as Germany ’s minister of defense (2013–19). In July 2019 she became the first woman to be elected president of the European Commission.
Ursula von der Leyen: First woman to lead the EU - BBC
Dec 11, 2020 · Brussels born and bred, she is a former German defence minister, a long-term ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel, and the first woman to head the EU's powerful executive.
Ursula von der Leyen secures five more years in top EU job - BBC
Jul 18, 2024 · Ursula von der Leyen has been re-elected as president of the European Commission following a secret ballot among MEPs.
EU Parliament confirms Ursula von der Leyen in top position
Jul 18, 2024 · The German conservative sailed through a vote by EU lawmakers over whether she could stay on as European Commission President until 2029.
EU Commission boss von der Leyen elected for second term
Jul 18, 2024 · Ursula von der Leyen won a second term as president of the European Commission on Thursday after pledging to create a continental "defence union" and to stay the course on Europe's...