After the bank's assessed the candidates, Vestager opted to go on leave, as requested by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, but she can return if her bid to lead the EIB is unsuccessful.

Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/margrethe-vestager-goes-on-leave-from-the-european-commission/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

"Completing our Union is the call of history," said European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen "Completing our Union also has a strong economic and geopolitical logic.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-eu-russia-war-zelensky-b2443946.html

Current European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Delors had "shaped entire generations of Europeans, including mine" and was "a visionary who made our Europe stronger".

Source: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/former-eu-commission-president-jacques-delors-dies.1075026

Current leaders including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel also jetted in to deliver keynote speeches on Wednesday.

Source: https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/dup-stormont-boycott-starts-to-run-out-of-road

EU ambassadors will also convene for a "restricted" meeting later on Friday, an EU diplomat said while Sunak is due in Munich on Saturday, where he could meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Source: https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/britains-sunak-seeks-n-ireland-parties-backing-brexit-plans-1712959

EU leaders, including the Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, and the European Commissioner, Ursula von der Leyen, have gone out of their way to ensure the rest of the bloc shows solidarity.

Source: https://www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-41240647.html

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv, Ukraine, 4 November 2023.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/11/ukraine-join-eu-membership-talks-subsidies

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen had been expected to travel to the UK on Saturday amid speculation a deal to fix issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol is near.

Source: https://carlow-nationalist.ie/2023/02/25/sunak-faces-criticism-over-plans-for-von-der-leyen-to-meet-the-king/

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outlined the new plan, which would open specific areas such as the free movement of goods and services, road transport, energy, electricity and the digital single market.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/10/15/european-union-leaders-to-hold-a-summit-with-western-balkans-nations-to-discuss-joining-the-bloc/

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said her thoughts were "with the families of the two victims of the despicable attack in Brussels".

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67129117?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the EU's executive arm, said the new package will “deal a further blow to Putin’s war machine with tightened export restrictions, targeting entities supporting the Kremlin.”

Source: https://www.aol.com/news/european-union-countries-agree-package-131426625.html

“Europe stands at the side of the Greek people,” The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

Source: https://greekreporter.com/2023/09/12/greece-2-25-billion-eu-recover-floods/

FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters) – EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday she is determined to counter challenges from U.S. subsidies for green technologies and to speed a currently blocked law on phasing out combustion engines from 2035.

Source: https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2023/03/05/eus-von-der-leyen-5/

French President Emmanuel Macron and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen began a series of meetings with Chinese leaders in Beijing on Thursday, in talks that could set a new course for the bloc’s relations with China after years of strained ties.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/06/world/eu-chinese-leaders-talks/

Governments in Sweden and Britain have faced heavy criticism for backtracking on green pledges, and on Tuesday Ursula von der Leyen, the EU Commission president, welcomed a deal by EU governments to water down rules on vehicle emissions.

Source: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41236180.html

I fully support the measures taken by Finland,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen posted on social media, thanking the Finnish Border Guards “for protecting our European borders”.

Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/11/16/finland-to-close-four-russia-border-crossings-to-stop-asylum-seekers/

In a post on social media platform X, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said “Russia’s instrumentalisation of migrants is shameful.

Source: https://halifax.citynews.ca/2023/11/16/finland-to-close-4-border-crossing-points-after-accusing-russia-of-organizing-flow-of-migrants/

Macron is accompanied by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a show of European unity.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/04/05/macron-in-china-urges-shared-responsibility-for-peace/

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen suggested Saturday that the World Health Organization should be reformed to better respond to future pandemics and other global health crises.

Source: https://southafricatoday.net/world-news/united-states/eu-commission-head-proposes-reforming-who-to-better-respond-to-future-pandemics/

Mr. Rutte, right, accompanied Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy, left, and President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission on a trip to Tunisia last month.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/08/world/europe/netherlands-refugees-government-collapse.html