Member states will be allowed to substantially increase defense spending without exceeding deficit caps, Ursula von der Leyen told the Munich Security Conference.

Ursula Von der Leyen announced the investment at a global summit discussing AI in Paris, attended by the U.S. Vice President JD Vance, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing,

The European Union should reject European automakers' push to weaken 2025 CO2 car emission targets and related fines, two European electric transport groups wrote in a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday.

Former colonial powers must apologise and pay compensation for their historic role in the enslavement of Africans, Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said during the Munich security conference Friday the European Union will respond if the United States imposes reciprocal tariffs.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk attends a press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, at the European Solidarity Center in Gdansk, Poland February 7, 2025. REUTERS/Lukasz Glowala/File Photo WARSAW (Reuters) - Europe needs its own plan for Ukraine and for its own security or its future will be decided by other powers,

U.S. Vice President JD Vance will discuss economic issues and security partnership with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, he said ahead of a bilateral meeting with her at an AI summit in Paris on Tuesday.

Failure to secure a “just and lasting peace” for Ukraine would enfeeble not only Europe but also the United States, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned Friday.

The European Commission will propose exempting defence from EU limits on government spending, the head of the EU executive, Ursula von der Leyen, said on Friday, amid pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump for Europe to finance its own defence.

It is too early to discuss the potential lifting of European sanctions on Russia. First, Russia must demonstrate with concrete actions that it really seeks peace, stated European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during a meeting with the media following the Support Ukraine plenary session.