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Ursula von der Leyen addressing the European Parliament Tuesday prior to the debate and vote on her candidacy for Commission president.

European Parliament approves von der Leyen as Commission president by narrow margin

July 19, 2019
On Tuesday evening, the European Parliament approved Ursula von der Leyen, until her resignation Wednesday the minister of defense in German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s...
Ursula von der Leyen and Christine Lagarde, nominated yesterday to be, respectively, president of the European Commission and president of the European Central Bank.

After marathon meeting, European Council agrees on EU leadership package – a good one

July 3, 2019
Yesterday, after a three-day marathon of long meetings and late-night bilateral discussions, the European Council, the heads of state or government of the 28 member states of...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron at last Thursday’s European Council meeting

European Council still at odds over next Commission president and other EU leaders

June 25, 2019
On Thursday, the European Council, the heads of state or government of the 28 member states of the European Union, met over dinner, as they had on May 28 immediately after...
Johnson and Hunt at Tuesday's BBC debate.

Tory MPs narrow choice of new party leader to Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt

June 20, 2019
On June 7, British Prime Minister Theresa May resigned as leader of the Conservative Party. Today, in the last of five votes conducted over the past week, the 313...
Boris Johnson launching his campaign for the Conservative Party leadership yesterday.

Boris Johnson far ahead of others in first ballot of Conservative leadership race

June 13, 2019
Last Friday, Theresa May resigned as leader of the British Conservative Party and today the party’s 313 MPs voted in the first of several ballots for their preferred...
Prime Minister Theresa May at the inaugural ceremony of the British Normandy Memorial, June 6, 2019.

Theresa May resigns as party leader and Tories change rules to speed selection of new one

June 7, 2019
Today, British Prime Minister Theresa May resigned as leader of the Conservative Party. On Monday, the party will begin the process of selecting a new leader under new rules...
Margrethe Vestager, Frans Timmermans and Manfred Weber: Possible candidates for European Commission President

European Council takes stock of Parliament election, starts selection of new EU leaders

May 30, 2019
On Tuesday evening, the European Council, the heads of state or government of the 28 member states of the European Union, met for an informal dinner in Brussels to discuss...