On 2 July 2019, Ursula von der Leyen was nominated by the European Council for the Presidency of the European Commission.

If confirmed by the European Parliament, she will be the first woman and the first German since Walter Hallstein to hold the office.

She is a German politician, serving as Minister of Defence since 2013 and is a member of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

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VON DER LEYEN, Ursula (DE, EC)

Ursula von der Leyen

30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall - in the presence of Wolfgang SCHÄUBLE, President of the German Bundestag

Formal sitting - 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall: Ambiance shots of the arrivals and ambiance of the slide show presentation

Ursula Von der LEYEN meets with Winfried KRETSCHMANN Landesregierung von Baden-Württemberg

European Council: arrival of David SASSOLI, EP President and roundtable

EPP leaders meet ahead of the European Counci: arrivals and statements

Bernd LANGE, INTA Committee Chair, meets with Ursula von der LEYEN, President-elect of the European Commission

Statement by Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President-elect of the EC, following the meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents with the presence of Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President-elect of the European Commission: arrivals and roundtable

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents in presence of Ursula von der LEYEN - President-elect of the European Commission

David SASSOLI - EP President meets with Ursula von der LEYEN - President-elect of the European Commission

EP Plenary - 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall - in the presence of Wolfgang SCHÄUBLE, President of the German Bundestag

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President-elect of the European Commission: arrival and handshake

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President-elect of the EC: arrival and handshake

Election of the President of the European Commission: statement by Ursula von der LEYEN, candidate for President of the Commission (09:09-09:43)

Election of the President of the European Commission: closing statement by Ursula von der LEYEN, candidate for President of the Commission (12:57-13:03)

Election of the President of the European Commission: extract from the closing statement by Ursula von der LEYEN, candidate for President of the Commission

Election of the President of the European Commission: answer by Ursula von der LEYEN, candidate for President of the Commission (10:20-10:27)

Election of the President of the European Commission: extracts from the ambiance shots of the election

Election of the President of the European Commission: extracts from the statement by Ursula von der LEYEN, candidate for President of the EC

Press conference by David SASSOLI, EP President and by Ursula von der LEYEN, elected President of the European Commission

Election of the President of the European Commission: extracts from the statements by EP political group speakers

GUE/NGL group meets with Ursula von der LEYEN, Candidate for President of the European Commission: arrivals and roundtable

RE group meets with Ursula von der LEYEN, Candidate for President of the European Commission: arrivals and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Ursula von der LEYEN, Candidate for President of the European Commission: arrivals and roundtable

Greens/EFA group meets with Ursula von der LEYEN, Candidate for President of the European Commission: arrivals and roundtable

S&D group meets with Ursula von der LEYEN, Candidate for President of the European Commission: arrivals and roundtable

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