Ursula von der Leyen casts Europe as an economic heavyweight that can forge new alliances during another “America First” presidency.

At Davos, Ursula von der Leyen emphasized the EU's dedication to the Paris climate accord and urged international cooperation, despite Trump’s decision to withdraw. View on euronews

The head of a major humanitarian organisation said U.S. President Donald Trump's order to halt foreign aid for 90 days would have immediate and disastrous consequences in Afghanistan where relief operations are already stretched thin.

“The Paris Agreement continues to be the best hope for all humanity. So Europe will stay the course, and keep working with all nations that want to protect nature and stop global warming,” the European Union’s top executive said in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Ursula von der Leyen, after the head of the EU’s executive branch was hospitalized with severe pneumonia. Von der Leyen, 66, is the EU’s most high-profile political figure. In September, she marked the start of her second five-year term as commission ...

The Commission's 'Action Plan on Affordable energy' is slated for 26 February, and von der Leyen has charged her Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen with updating the governance rules which set out how EU countries collectively manage the bloc's power grid.

The EPP’s messaging is clear that the CDU will return in the driver’s seat, if Merz becomes Germany's chancellor.

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned on Tuesday of the risk of a 'global race to the bottom' using economic tools such as sanctions, export controls and tariffs.

The EU has chosen PriceWaterhouseCoopers and a Slovak software company to develop a 9 million euro ($9.4 million) joint purchasing platform for critical minerals and energy, according to a European Commission source and a document seen by Reuters.

DONALD Trump’s inauguration speech was remarkable for many reasons, but what stood out watching from afar was the dissonance as he described a United States that was in existential decline and in need of rescue.

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