EU leaders to seal final deal on package of top jobs at summit
Following last week’s informal summit, EU leaders are back at the negotiating table to decide who will take over three key EU positions after the European elections.
EPP “not anymore a Christian Democratic force”, PES lead candidate Schmit says
In an interview with the European Newsroom on Wednesday, the lead candidate of the Party of European Socialists (PES) found stern words for Commission President von der Leyen’s European People’s Party (EPP) and stressed the importance of showing voters an alternative to the far right.
Third Press Pool Trip: enr in Ukraine with Ursula von der Leyen
During the weekend of 23-25 February, the European Newsroom (enr) accompanied European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on another visit to Ukraine. On Saturday, February 24, it had been exactly two years since the Russian invasion in February 2022.
EU-China “Summit of choices”: Interview with Ursula von der Leyen
On December 5, the European Newsroom interviewed the European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen ahead of the EU-China summit on December 7. Besides trade, the EU officials plan to also address China-Russia relations, sanctioned MEPs and the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Press pool: enr in Ukraine with Ursula von der Leyen
The European Newsroom (enr) joined European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to the Ukrainian capital Kiev on Europe Day, 9 May. AFP’s Dave Clark was on the ground reporting for the enr-pool.