Ursula von der Leyen

“The centrepiece arrived on 19 May 2025 when Ursula von der Leyen travelled to London to sign the first formal bilateral treaty between the EU and the UK since the Trade and Cooperation Agreement ente…”

“Von der Leyen has promised a 25% reduction in reporting obligations by the end of June.”

“gas prices have risen 50 per cent and oil prices 27 per cent since the conflict began”

“In just ten days, European taxpayers have paid an additional €3 billion for fossil fuel imports”

“The European Commission will move to legislate a minimum age of 13 for unsupervised access to social media platforms”

“Children under 13 would be restricted to 'time-limited' access under parental or caregiver supervision”

“25 per cent reduction in administrative costs for companies and 35 per cent for small and medium-sized enterprises”

“90 per cent greenhouse gas reduction target for 2040”

“Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), in force since 2023”

“Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), which phases in from 2027 and 2029”

“€3 billion in extra fossil fuel import costs for European taxpayers”

“Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, said Europe is on 'high wildfire alert' and that pressure is mounting on Eastern European nations.”

“She noted that the EU's Copernicus Earth observation satellites are already supporting mapping operations in Spain, Albania, Greece, France, Germany and Serbia, and that the bloc's Civil Protection M…”

“Von der Leyen favours a 90 percent emissions cut from 1990 levels”

“nearly 2.5 billion euros for 2025 and 2026”

“Commission president Ursula von der Leyen backs expert panel recommendation for phased access, with under-13s restricted to time-limited, supervised use only”

“unveiled a €300 billion envelope for 2028-2034 on Wednesday, down from the €386.6 billion allocated for the current period”

“expected to provide up to €2 billion in new funding”

“Half of the funds will go toward expanding joint production of drones and missiles”

“up to €1 billion will be invested in Ukrainian defence companies manufacturing dual-use equipment”

“She said the EU’s Global Gateway initiative would provide up to €200 million in grants for projects across the South Caucasus, with the potential to mobilise up to €2 billion in public and private in…”

“Von der Leyen also announced a €20 million programme to support peace-building initiatives, including demining, healthcare, rural development and backing small and medium-sized enterprises.”

“Die Zeit's 80th anniversary in Germany”