Think you know Ursula von der Leyen? Think again. With the EU election just over a month away, von der Leyen’s team wants to transform the image of the European Commission president from a tough ...

BRUSSELS — She ain’t seen nothing yet. Ursula von der Leyen last week returned from her summer holidays to prepare for a second term at the top of the European Commission. Hopefully she had a good ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday was re-elected for a second five-year term. In a final pitch before the vote, the former German defence minister pledged to create a ...

Ursula von der Leyen is running for a second five-year term as president of the European Union's executive commission. She is popular, but her re-election is not a foregone conclusion.

Ursula von der Leyen, the current head of the European Commission, received an endorsement from the European People's Party for a second term. The endorsement took place during a meeting in ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen comfortably survived a vote of no confidence on Thursday, as an overwhelming number of European Union lawmakers rejected a censure ...

Ursula von der Leyen is skipping the NATO summit in Washington this week to focus. | Pool Photo by Alessandro Della Valle via Getty Images “Good luck getting Plenković or Mitsotakis through that vote, ...

Ursula von der Leyen, lead candidate of the European People's Party (EPP) and President of the European Commission, speaks at the 60th North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) Day of the Junge Union.

BRUSSELS — Ursula von der Leyen has a message for her top team: Defy me at your peril. When outspoken Frenchman Thierry Breton resigned from the European Commission with immediate effect, he publicly ...

Ursula von der Leyen, who trained as a physician before going into politics, pictured with her husband and seven children in 2005.

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen has been narrowly elected president of the EU Commission following a secret ballot among MEPs. The centre-right ally of Angela Merkel will replace ...

Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen is on the verge of succeeding Jean-Claude Juncker to become the European Commission’s first female president on Tuesday – if leaders of the 28 EU member states ...