カテゴリー: Ursula von der Leyen
Leaders to discuss once-taboo policy of favouring European companies, in attempt to regain economic competitivenessEU leaders are expected to diverge on whether “Buy European” is an answer to Europe’s waning economic fortunes, at a summit on how to sec…
Bloc to discuss trade, security and energy with leaders of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and TurkmenistanThe EU is being urged to put human rights centre stage as it begins its first summit with the leaders of central Asia.The presiden…
The Chinese premier, Xi Jinping, met the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, for talks in Paris. Xi said the world had entered a period of ‘turbulence and change’ adding: ‘As two import…
Bloc ‘will not waver’ from making tough decisions to protect economy and security, says Ursula von der LeyenEurope live – latest updatesThe EU has restated its readiness to launch a trade war with China over imports of cheap electric cars, steel and ch…
Emmanuel Macron and Viktor Orbán among leaders Xi is meeting, with several key issues on the tableChina’s president, Xi Jinping, has begun a three-country tour of Europe – his first state visit to the continent in five years – at a time when China-EU t…
On his first visit to Europe since 2019, Xi is set to meet with Emmanuel Macron before heading to Serbia and HungaryXi Jinping has lauded China’s ties with France as a model for the international community as he arrived in Paris amid threats of a trade…
China’s president arrives as EU anti-subsidy investigations and tensions over espionage, Ukraine and Taiwan continueChina’s president, Xi Jinping, is to visit Europe next week for the first time in five years, in a tour that will take in the unlikely t…
EU president says 47-nation summit sends strong message to Putin amid US jitters over defence fundingRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesEuropean leaders have rallied around the Ukrainian president in the face of US jitters over defence funding, pr…
Decision agreed quickly at Brussels summit of leaders as bloc highlights vulnerability of supply chainsEU leaders have launched a policy towards China of “de-risking”, a softening of its unofficial “decoupling” approach that reflects concerns over the …
China’s leader is gathering autocratic regimes to his banner, Europe and the US are divided over how to respond, and the French president just lobbed a grenade onto the field of international diplomacyIt is perhaps no surprise that Emmanuel Macron is i…
European Commission president says China risks significantly harming its relationship with the European Union. ‘Arming the aggressor is a clear violation of international law,’ she said after attending talks with Xi Jinping and Emmanuel Macron in Beiji…
Ursula von der Leyen calls for ‘clear-eyed picture’ of risks as she prepares for Beijing tripThe European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has called on Europe to reassess its diplomatic and economic relations with China before a visit to Be…
Nato secretary general says Beijing ‘does not have much credibility’ because of failure to condemn Russia’s invasionRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesWestern leaders have largely dismissed a peace plan for Ukraine laid out by China’s government, arguin…
Russian forces are in retreat yet Nato still holds back for fear of what a humiliated Kremlin might do. But now is precisely the time to step up the pressureThere has been much excited talk of a “turning point” following Ukraine’s rapid military advanc…
Agreement with autocratic ruler to double supplies within five years comes as EU seeks to reduce reliance on Russian energyHuman rights groups have criticised an EU deal to ramp up gas supplies from Azerbaijan, as Europe scrambles to secure non-Russian…