A recent study has found 26 percent of people in Germany believe Ms von der Leyen is to blame for the EU’s vaccine fiasco. The decision to shift responsibility for the vaccination procurement to the EU has left member states lagging far
Charles Michel appears to take Von der Leyen’s chair Nicolas Bay was speaking in the wake of the European Commission President’s ill-fated visit to Ankara, during which she was forced to sit on a nearby sofa while Mr Erdogan and Charles Michel,
Following the failed coronavirus vaccine rollout and controversy surrounding the embarrassing “sofagate” episode, Dutch MEP Rob Roos claimed Ms von der Leyen is not a “strong leader”. Speaking to Express.co.uk, Mr Roos said: “I think to be honest, I think she’s weak. “She’s
The Commission President refused an official invitation extended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for the 30th anniversary of Ukrainian independence in August. But breaking her own Commission’s protocol, Ms von der Leyen failed to respond to the Ukrainian leader personally. Instead, her
Senior MEPs will look into the European Commission’s relationship with the so-called “Big Four” – PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY. The firms received more than £401 million between 2016 and 2019. Eurocrats also forked out on separate multi-million euro deals with other
According to the Italian daily Corriere della Sera, the Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company has ignored a letter sent by the European Commission on March 19. The letter, sent by the EU Head of Health and Food Safety DG Sandra Gallina, stated: “AstraZeneca has
European Council President Charles Michel said he can’t sleep at night because of a humiliating seating gaffe that relegated the female EU commissioner to a sofa during a meeting on women’s rights. Ursula Von der Leyen, the first female president of the
The European Commission President failed to use His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh’s full title in a social media post to commiserate his death. She wrote: “I am saddened to hear of the passing of His Royal Highness Prince Philip. “I
Charles Michel appears to take Von der Leyen’s chair And he also branded the Turkish President a “dictator” during the course of a frank assessment which prompted Ankara to summon its Italian ambassador to lodge an official protest. Together with European Council
Footage from their meeting on Tuesday showed the first female head of the EU executive, the only woman in the talks, gesturing in disbelief and uttering a surprised sigh as Erdogan and European Council President Charles Michel took the two centre-stage seats