Europe must assert its independence by significantly increasing defense spending and admitting Ukraine into the European ...

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen called for a “truly independent Europe” at a time of seismic change on the world stage, as she ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen receives the Charlemagne Prize in Aachen, 29 May 2025 ...

Despite grand plans, the European Union’s hoped-for rearmament remains fully dependent on member nations stepping up their ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has received the International Charlemagne Prize. The annual award is ...

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, May 15: We look at a crucial court ruling in EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's "Pfizergate" scandal. But first, Hungary's government examines a bill that ...

EU leaders congratulated Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Wednesday after his party’s electoral victory, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hailing his “great progress ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen lost a court fight against attempts to force her to disclose secret text messages with Pfizer’s boss as the bloc was negotiating massive ...

If there is some stumbling block that will bring von der Leyen’s edifice of total control tumbling down, this is not it. Opinion Advocates for ideas and draws conclusions based on the author ...

The court said Matina Stevi, a journalist with The New York Times, requested access to all text messages between von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla between Jan. 1, 2021, and May 11, 2022.

Pfizergate is the name of the political scandal in Brussels involving European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla over the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines.