Ursula von der Leyen

Overcoming the Corona crisis will be high on the agenda during Germany's Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Chancellor Angela Merkel said in Berlin. So will climate protection and digitization.

The Coronavirus crisis is serious. How well a country gets through these hard times very much depends on the decisions that are being taken. Who are Germany's…

Angela Merkel and other German politicians said they regretted Brexit. But the Chancellor made clear, Germany wanted to remain the U.K.'s friend.

The European Parliament approved the incoming President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and her team of Commissioners. She is the first German to hold that position in half a century.

O.k., let's rewind this story a little. Why would the Governing Mayor of Berlin play President? Well, because it was his duty. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier…

On November 1st, 2019, von der Leyen will take over the job from Juncker. The doctor and mother of seven, who is part of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative…

Originally, the protest was meant to criticize the way Brussels just chose new candidates for the European Union's top posts, including Germany's Minister of Defense Ursula von der Leyen.