Von der Leyen Commission

Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen is a German politician and physician who has served as President of the European Commission since 2019. She served in the German federal government between 2005 and 2019, holding positions in Angela Merkel's cabinet, most recently as Federal Minister for Defence. She is a member of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its affiliated European political party, the European People's Party (EPP). On 7 March 2024, the EPP elected her as its Spitzenkandidat to lead the campaign for the 2024 European Parliament elections. She was re-elected to head the Commission in July 2024.

college of the European Commission between 2019 and 2024

border crisis between Belarus and the European Union

European Commission, 2024–2029

unratified trade agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur countries

2021 European Union initiative

Framework Program for research funded by the European Commission for 2021-2027

massive funds from the European Commission for the economic recovery of the European Union, in response to the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic

fossil fuel financing-related conflicts

European legislative proposal to encourage semiconductor production in the EU

REPowerEU is a strategy adopted by the European Commission in May 2022 in response to the sharp rise in energy prices and the energy security risks that followed Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The energy crisis triggered by the invasion of Ukraine led to a significant increase in electricity prices across Europe, partly due to the structure of the EU electricity market, where prices are often set by the marginal cost of production. As natural gas prices rise sharply in 2021 and 2022, electricity prices increased accordingly, making the reduction of dependence on imported gas a centra

proposal of the European Commission and the European Parliament

response to the ongoing viral pandemic in the European Union

regulation of the European Union and Euratom

Law in the European Union on human rights

framework for health data in the EU