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Officials from India and the European Union (EU) on Tuesday signed a landmark trade deal along with other agreements such as the India-EU Security and Defence Partnership. “We did it. We delivered the mother of all deals,” said President of the European Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen.

U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a major trade agreement Sunday in Scotland. The deal includes a 15% tariff on EU goods entering the U.S., $750 billion in European energy purchases, and $600 billion in new EU investments in the U.S. Trump called it “the biggest deal ever...

U.S. President Donald Trump hosted European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at his Turnberry resort on Sunday for talks on a major transatlantic trade agreement. Trump criticized the current trade relationship as “very unfair to the United States” and warned that tariffs on European goods would begin if no deal is Aug. 1 reached....

U.S. President Donald Trump says he is pausing his 50 per cent tariffs on European Union imports, which were set to take effect June 1, after a call with European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen on Sunday. European shares rose sharply Monday, and are poised to recoup the previous session’s losses after Trump delayed...

The European Union General Court rejected on Wednesday a European Commission decision not to disclose text messages Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the CEO of Pfizer exchanged during negotiations for COVID-19 vaccines. “It is certainly a blow for the Commission, because the Commission’s action has been disavowed by the European Court of Justice,...

The European Union (EU) will impose counter tariffs worth US$28 billion on U.S. goods from next month, European Union Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen announced Wednesday, ramping up a global trade war in response to blanket U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium. Trump then responded on Thursday with a threat to impose a 200...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday the world was at a “moment of truth” in the fight against climate change as she presented a list of measures the EU was championing ahead of the COP26 climate conference. Von der Leyen said a group of 60 countries had signed a pledge to...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday said the two parties were still at an impasse in Brexit talks and they could miss an end-of-the-month deadline. Johnson said there is a deal to be done and they’ll continue to try to find one. Von der Leyen added...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday told EU Parliament,” Europe has a friend in the White House,” ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration to become the 46th U.S. president.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen paid tribute to Ukrainian women in her message to Canada’s Parliament on Tuesday, telling MPs that the women in that country “have smashed a glass ceiling right over the head of the Russian invaders.” She said the number of women serving in the Ukrainian military has more than...

European Union President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday that blanket travel bans are not the best way to combat the spread of COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday night that the U.S. would be banning travel to and from 26 European countries for 30 days starting...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday a “strategic partnership on raw minerals” with the European Union during a joint press conference with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council Charles Michel. Trudeau discussed climate change efforts with the EU, as well as access to COVID-19 vaccines...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed mutual support and solidarity in Kingston, Ont. today, as von der Leyen visited Canada in an effort to promote transatlantic ties. “We will stand shoulder to shoulder together with our European partners for Ukraine,” Trudeau said.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosted European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at Downing Street on Wednesday, hours after she told the UK it would be “basically impossible” to negotiate all aspects of its departure from the EU by the end of 2020.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday the European Union’s member-states have “explicit contingency plans” to welcome refugees from Ukraine. They have “ample” humanitarian aid and shelter for those fleeing Ukraine, she said.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Friday that following a call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, President Joe Biden and his administration determined it would issue sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and members of the Russian national security team.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday the European Union (EU) was “not there yet” regarding a sixth round of sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine. EU members will discuss a ban on Russian oil imports into EU countries during a meeting on Monday, though with a temporary exemption for crude delivered...

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen condemned the ambush of an officer in Northern Ireland last Wednesday after the New Irish Republican Army (IRA) claimed responsibility for the shooting. Von der Leyen told reporters “violence has no place in our society,” while Sunak said “those trying to drag...

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak outlined the pegs of the Windsor Framework, solidified after a meeting with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, which will open up cross-border trade between the EU and Northern Ireland, which shares a border with the Republic of Ireland.

The President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said the EU will make at least 400 million euros ($439.16 million) accessible to Slovenia after floods during her visit to the stricken country on Wednesday.