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Commission insists no plans to delay anti-deforestation law
Amid a growing backlash from trading partners and conservative lawmakers, the European Commission maintains it is working to implement new legislation
Reenvisioning Europe’s digital sovereignty
By choosing Finland’s Henna Virkkunen s the Commission’s executive executive vice president for tech sovereignty, security and democracy, von der Leyen h
EU to raise €35 billion loan for Ukraine using Russia’s…
Ursula von der Leyen has announced a multi-billion initiative to help Kyiv plug the hole in its state budget and procure more weapons. ADVERTISEMEN
EU pledges to loan Ukraine up to $39 billion to…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The European Union pledged on Friday to lend Ukraine up to 35 billion euros ($39 billion) as par
Europe is betting everything on getting richer
Take Spain’s Teresa Ribera, tasked with handling climate ― but dumped together with competitiveness. Democracy Commissioner Henna Virkkunen is also overs
Flood-hit regions in Central Europe will get billions in EU…
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday pledged billions of euros in aid for Cent
Center right gets its way as golden boy Hansen lands…
Hansen’s remit would cover food security — a key issue addressed in a strategic farming dialogue that von der Leyen has held this year that she wants to
The European Green Deal must go global
Third, the bloc needs strong and effective Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships. Von der Leyen’s plan for the next five years includes this idea, with t
Germany retains quiet grip on Europe’s finances
The significance of the underlying arrangements cannot be overstated at a time when Europe’s economy is struggling and governments are as divided as ever o
John Downing: Political realities mean Michael McGrath’s new job on…
Was his bid hindered by Fianna Fáil MEPs not voting for Von der Leyen’s re-appointment? Micheál Martin comments on Michael McGrath nomination as EU Commissi
Michael McGrath’s new EU justice job is a win, but…
Ireland securing the European Union commissioner portfolio covering justice is a win, just maybe not the result the Government was hoping for.When each EU count
Von der Leyen gives biggest European Commission jobs to France,…
The biggest jobs at the top of the next European Commission were handed out to France, Spain and Italy, as commission president Ursula von der Leyen sought to k
