The Latest Breaking News from Ursula von der Leyen

In her annual address on the state of the European Union, Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has given her strongest signal yet of the intention to add Ukraine and other nations as member states. Her speech was the latest sign that Brussels is thinking completely differently about EU enlargement…

A flotilla of flimsy boats, crowded with migrants and launched from Tunisia is overwhelming a tiny Italian island south of Sicily

In her annual state of the union address, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised to boost Europe's wind industry, extend protections for Ukrainian refugees and investigate whether Chinese-made electric cars have an unfair advantage thanks to state subsidies. The speech was a chance for von der Leyen to…

Von der Leyen warns member states will have to make radical changes for Ukraine and others to join bloc

The European Commission chief announces policy reviews to ensure that the enlarged bloc can still function properly.

The European Commission's president said the EU is considering imposing tariffs to protect itself against Chinese EV imports that benefit from state subsidies.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is launching a major series of policy reviews to ensure that the EU can still function properly as it invites in new members in coming years

The European Union is launching an investigation into subsidies that China provides to electric vehicle makers

Frontex deal would be Sunak’s third with EU as prime minister but would not address small boats crisis

Joe Biden describes ambitious rail and sea plan to counter China’s Belt and Road project as a ‘really big deal’

It will take a “long time” for British science to recover its dominant position in Europe even after re-joining the EU’s £85 billion Horizon research programme, according to one expert in the field.