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After the bank's assessed the candidates, Vestager opted to go on leave, as requested by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, but she can return if her bid to lead the EIB is unsuccessful.

And to this end, unacceptable violence by extremists in the West Bank has to stop,” von der Leyen said.

At a summit starting on Thursday, EU leaders will discuss von der Leyen’s plans.

Before she travelled to Beijing with Macron, von der Leyen gave a tough speech highlighting the challenges that China presents Europe.

But by the time Meloni and Von der Leyen arrived, the majority had been transferred off the island to centres in Sicily or mainland and the area around the centre made to look almost pristine.

But Ms von der Leyen said there were "no rigid timelines" in place and emphasised that Ukraine had political goals it must meet before joining the block.

China’s defense ministry, as well as carrying the announcement of the drills around Taiwan, showed pictures on its home page of Xi meeting Macron and von der Leyen.

Current European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Delors had "shaped entire generations of Europeans, including mine" and was "a visionary who made our Europe stronger".

Current leaders including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel also jetted in to deliver keynote speeches on Wednesday.

EC Pres. von der Leyen: Our humanitarian support to Palestinian people is not in question, we must carefully review our financial assistance for Palestinefinancialjuice.

EU ambassadors will also convene for a "restricted" meeting later on Friday, an EU diplomat said while Sunak is due in Munich on Saturday, where he could meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

EU leaders, including the Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, and the European Commissioner, Ursula von der Leyen, have gone out of their way to ensure the rest of the bloc shows solidarity.

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv, Ukraine, 4 November 2023.

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen had been expected to travel to the UK on Saturday amid speculation a deal to fix issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol is near.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outlined the new plan, which would open specific areas such as the free movement of goods and services, road transport, energy, electricity and the digital single market.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said her thoughts were "with the families of the two victims of the despicable attack in Brussels".

European Union President Ursula von Leyen praised the new Finnish border policy.

Finally, “de-risking,” as von der Leyen referred to it, includes resilience and diversification for Europe and its partners.

French President Emmanuel Macron and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen began a series of meetings with Chinese leaders in Beijing on Thursday, in talks that could set a new course for the bloc’s relations with China after years of strained ties.

Governments in Sweden and Britain have faced heavy criticism for backtracking on green pledges, and on Tuesday Ursula von der Leyen, the EU Commission president, welcomed a deal by EU governments to water down rules on vehicle emissions.