Von der Leyen’s €1.4 billion Bauhaus struggles to leave its mark as new festival opens
This year's programme has placed affordable housing and what the Commission calls democratic engagement at its centre.
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More EU defence, but where is the money?
The European Union’s schoolmarm in chief, Ursula von der Leyen, has called her unruly charges together this week in Copenhagen, where she will rap knuckles and…
EC spends ‘€25M a year to push pro-EU agenda in universities’, report says
The European Commission is using the Jean Monnet Programme to promote a pro-European Union narrative across European universities and around the world, according…
Low emissions for thee not me: Von der Leyen flew private 16 times in 2024
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen maintained a large ecological footprint as she remained an avid user of private jets in 2024.
MEPs take von der Leyen to court over defence spending
JURI, the Committee on Legal Affairs in the European Parliament, has voted to pursue legal action against European Commission President von der Leyen's €150 billion…
‘Peace project’ bank EIB now funding war drones
The European Investment Bank (EIB) was now for the first time funding “purely military projects”, said its president May 12.
Commission excludes UK arms manufacturers from EU defence fund but not Ukraine
The European Commission has shut out defence companies from the UK and other third countries from the European Union’s common defence fund.
Dutch reject EC’s debt-driven €800bn rearmament plan
Dutch MPs have voted against the new European Union defence plan, ReArm Europe, because it was based on shared debt among EU countries, raising Dutch concerns about…
Millions on EU defence? Council tells von der Leyen, ‘Yeah, well, gonna think about it’
Since President Donald Trump re-entered the White House, the United States has been sending a clear signal to its European partners: “You need to do more to defend…
France’s National Rally says EU’s €800bn defence ‘rearm’ plan is a power grab
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been accused of attempting to grab more power for Brussels after unveiling a "rearm Europe" plan based on…
The new EU defence commissioner, not much money, not much influence
No one knows the hazards of the defence portfolio better than Ursula von der Leyen, whose tenure leading the German defence ministry was marked by a failure to improve…
EC wants Europe to prepare for ‘greater security challenges and climate crises’
The European Commission has presented a report titled Safer Together Strengthening Europe’s Civilian and Military Preparedness and Readiness on dealing with "climate…
Von der Leyen pledges €10 billion from EU funds for post-floods reconstruction
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has promised €10 billion worth of assistance as she visited Poland in the wake of the floods that engulfed large…
To get his eco-friendly combat vehicles ready for a fight, Scholz will have to pay billions
Worry about this now, if you worry at all about Europe’s defence abilities: fixing the problems with Germany’s Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) will cost billions,…