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.

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.

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.

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

European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen says U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum “will not go unanswered” and will trigger tough countermeasures from the 27-nation bloc. She said the

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU will impose "firm and proportionate countermeasures" on U.S. imports.

European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen vowed that U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum “will not go unanswered”

European Union Chief Ursula von der Leyen vowed Tuesday that U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum "will not go unanswered."

European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen vowed that U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum "will not go unanswered," adding that they will trigger tough countermeasures from the 27-nation bloc.