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2 days ago · 2024-10-14 - Jennifer Rankin Brussels. Keir Starmer’s government must spell out what it wants from a reset of Britain’s relationship with the EU, the European parliament’s lead MEP on the UK has said. In his first interview since being elected chair of the European parliament’s delegation to the EU-UK parliamentary partnership ...
5 days ago · 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.
2 days ago · Last week the Prime Minister met European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen for talks in Brussels, with Sir Keir Starmer promising to offer “pragmatic, sensible leadership” as he ...
1 day ago · Olaf Scholz, German politician who became chancellor of Germany in 2021. A longtime member of Germany’s centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), Scholz served as finance minister and vice chancellor (2018–21) in the ‘grand coalition’ government of Angela Merkel before succeeding her as chancellor.
19 hours ago · In September 2024, Von der Leyen revealed her new team of European Commissioners, marking a shift to a "leaner" and more interconnected structure. The lineup featured six executive vice-presidents (EVPs) from France, Finland, Estonia, Italy, Romania, and Spain.
4 days ago · Summary. King Charles joins past and present politicians in paying tribute to former Scottish first minister and ex-SNP leader Alex Salmond, who died suddenly at an event in North Macedonia ...
1 day ago · The European Parliament (EP) is one of the two legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts European legislation, following a proposal by the European Commission.
