The Latest Breaking News from Ursula von der Leyen

The European Union's chief executive will seek to increase sales of European military equipment to India and relaunch talks on a free trade deal when she meets India's prime minister in New Delhi on Monday, a senior EU official said.

World leaders were quick to congratulate French President Emmanuel Macron for his election victory over his far-right rival on Sunday, some reflecting relief at avoiding a political shock in one of the European Union’s most pivotal countries.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asks for weapons donations, as Russia makes advances in Izium and Mariupol.

As Europe aims to wean itself off Russian fossil fuel because of the Ukraine invasion, Israel hopes to help fill the gap with gas from its offshore reserves. EU states remain divided on the time scale, but European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said the bloc hopes to…

A global pledging event for Ukrainian refugees called "Stand Up for Ukraine" has raised €10.1 billion ($11 billion), European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said in Warsaw on Saturday.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson offers hundreds of armoured vehicles and missile systems and millions in aid as he becomes the latest European leader to visit Ukraine's capital for face-to-face meetings with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Donors including the Canadian government and the European Commission on Saturday pledged a combined 9.1 billion euros in donations, loans and grants to support refugees fleeing the war following Russia's invasion. The fundraising event in Warsaw, Poland, yielded 1.8 billion euros to support internally displaced people inside Ukraine, and 7.3…

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer have joined a stream of European leaders showing their support for Ukraine