Would-be members of the next European Commission face a public grilling by lawmakers starting Monday, setting up a decisive ...

Opinion is divided over whether this is part of some “4D chess” game by Mr Macron, a warning shot at Mrs von der Leyen or simple muscle-flexing to prove he is not a spent force in Brussels.

As the EU fills its top jobs, the risk is that von der Leyen will end up as a leader without followers in national capitals ...

Lawmakers began grilling would-be members of the next European Commission Monday, with a personal tale of bereavement ...

ON THE GUEST LIST: THE TALIBAN. Yes, Afghanistan’s de-facto government, which is barred from taking up a seat at the U.N. General Assembly and has tried and failed to attend previous COPs, is sending ...

The annual U.N. climate summit began on Monday with some prominent leaders planning to skip the event ahead of tough talks on ...

In this episode, we explain what will happen in the confirmation hearings for the nominees for the future European Commission ...

European leadership remains weak, and despite some efforts, defence spending falls short, making Western security uncertain.

The hearings offer a rare opportunity for the EU parliament to flex its muscles against the ... Micallef, the most junior member of von der Leyen's team at 35 and relatively inexperienced, was ...

The 26 nominees from their member states will have to prove that they have the qualifications and political profile to take on the portfolios assigned to them by President Ursula von der Leyen ...

with a personal tale of bereavement bringing unexpected poignancy to the start of hearings to confirm Ursula von der Leyen's top team. The hearings offer a rare opportunity for the EU parliament ...