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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen received her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is the latest subject of debate about proper diplomatic procedure in Brussels VDL broke convention by having her cabinet chief reply to an official invitation from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
Speaking before the European Parliament, Council President Charles Michel apologized for his behavior in Turkey, while Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed her discomfort, according to Parliament officials in the room.
The EU is to receive 50 million more doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in the next three months, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said | Follow live updates:
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has said BioNTech/Pfizer will bring forward 50 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine for the EU to Q2
Addressing Sofagate before European Parliament, Council President Charles Michel apologized several times for his behavior in Ankara, while Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed her discomfort, according to Parliament officials in the room.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Council President Charles Michel haven’t spoken since their visit to Ankara — but they will hold their weekly sit-down today, after all. Brussels Playbook has more:
#VIDEO Italian PM Mario Draghi described Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdogan as a dictator, after being asked about a diplomatic row over seating arrangements during a meeting between Erdogan and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
“I was very displeased for the humiliation that the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen had to suffer”
ISTANBUL - Turkey and the EU blamed each other on Thursday for seating arrangements that left European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen without a chair during a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. #BangkokPost #World
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“Uhm …” Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, stood stunned. As President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and Charles Michel, president of the European Council, sat in their gilded seats for a photo op, there was no chair for her.
President Erdogan of Turkey had a seat. So did Charles Michel, the president of the European Council. But Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission and Michel’s equal, did not.
'Once again after four long years Europe has a friend in the White House,' European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the EU Parliament
"The Commission has decided to send a letter of formal notice to the U.K. government" European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the EU is starting legal action against the U.K. for breaching its obligations under the Withdrawal Agreement
BREAKING: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will make a statement on Brexit at 11hr CET. @rtenews understands that legal action against the United Kingdom is imminent and that a draft "letter of formal notice" has been finalised, triggering legal action
"This agreement... cannot be unilaterally changed, disregarded or disapplied. This is a matter of law and trust and good faith." European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reacts to the UK government's attempts to alter elements of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement.
? LIVE: watch as Parliament debates Ursula von der Leyen’s nomination for president of the European Commission ⬇
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