President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen labeled China a "competitor and a rival" as she delivered her first annual State of the Union speech on Wednesday. Von der Leyen's address reflected on a tough 12 months and outlined the bloc's aims for the ...
In a speech videotaped in English, French and German, Von der Leyen said both she and Li agreed "the fight against coronavirus is a global one and that we need to support each other in times of need." She said that China has not forgotten about the EU's help in January when the As...
Ursula von der Leyen attends a press conference after being elected the next president of the European Commission at the headquarters of European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, July 16, 2019. Germany's Ursula von der Leyen was elected to be the next president of the European Commission on ...
EPP, of which Fine Gael is a member, opposes policies put forward by Ursula von der Leyen ByAndy Bounds in BrusselsThu May 04 2023 - 11:39 How is Ireland approaching relations with China? Micheál Martin sets out Ireland’s stance on global superpower at RIA speech ...
Think again about the vision and imagination of the young generation I started my speech with. It is the moment to show them that we can build a continent where you can be who you are, love who you want, and aim as high as you want. ...
Yes, thank you. Good afternoon. So we have finally found an agreement. It was a long and winding road. But we have got a good deal to show for it. It is fair. It is a balanced deal. And it is the right and responsible thing to do for both sides. ...
In her speech, von der Leyen pledged that, under her leadership, Europe would continue to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia. She recalled the tragedy at the Okhmatdet children’s hospital in Kiev, which took place two days after Orban’s trip to Moscow. Von der Leyen claimed th...
The decision to open an anti-subsidy investigation against Chinese electric cars was not sufficiently coordinated with Berlin, the head of the German car industry association VDA said on Thursday (11 April), criticising von der Leyen’s solo effort. During her ‘State of ...
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has pledged to accelerate policies to scale up the green hydrogen sector, in a pre-recorded speech at the Renewable Hydrogen Summit in Brussels that seemed designed to court developers back from the increasingly uncertain US market. ...
Von der Leyen, in her annual state of the union speech, didn’t name the U.S. but called out “major powers” for withdrawing from or taking hostage of international organizations. The Trump administration has pulled out of the World Health Organization and has paralyzed the......