Member states will be allowed to substantially increase defense spending without exceeding deficit caps, Ursula von der Leyen told the Munich Security Conference.

Some of Ukraine's most important backers, including Ursula von der Leyen, arrived in Kyiv in a conspicious show of support.

The European Union should reject European automakers' push to weaken 2025 CO2 car emission targets and related fines, two European electric transport groups wrote in a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday.

Former colonial powers must apologise and pay compensation for their historic role in the enslavement of Africans, Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum “will not go unanswered,” European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen said.

A dozen leaders from Europe and Canada are in Ukraine’s capital to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion. The visitors, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk attends a press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, at the European Solidarity Center in Gdansk, Poland February 7, 2025. REUTERS/Lukasz Glowala/File Photo WARSAW (Reuters) - Europe needs its own plan for Ukraine and for its own security or its future will be decided by other powers,

U.S. Vice President JD Vance will discuss economic issues and security partnership with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, he said ahead of a bilateral meeting with her at an AI summit in Paris on Tuesday.

Failure to secure a “just and lasting peace” for Ukraine would enfeeble not only Europe but also the United States, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned Friday.

A dozen leaders from Europe and Canada are in Ukraine to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion and discuss support with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. They include European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The European Commission will propose exempting defence from EU limits on government spending, the head of the EU executive, Ursula von der Leyen, said on Friday, amid pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump for Europe to finance its own defence.