Ursula von der Leyen

Article - Coming up: Future of Europe plenary, migration, biodiversity

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Monday, June 14, 2021
European Union, Organizations, Politics of the European Union, Conference on the Future of Europe, Enlargement of the European Union, European Parliament, David Sassoli, Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission, Plenary

The inaugural plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe takes place on Saturday, 19 June in Strasbourg.

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  • The inaugural plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe takes place on Saturday, 19 June in Strasbourg.
  • The Conference Plenary gathers representatives from EU institutions, and national parliaments together with citizens and will develop people's proposals into recommendations for EU action.
  • All Europeans can participate in the Conference by sharing their ideas on the multilingual digital platform.
  • Following the approval of the EU Digital Covif Certificate during last weeks plenary session, Parliament President David Sassoli will sign it into law on Monday 14 June together with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Portuguese Prime Minister Antnio Costa.

Robotel Signs a Strategic Alliance to Develop a Digital Curriculum to Teach Arabic

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Sunday, June 13, 2021
Internet, Other Education, Continuing, Technology, Education, Languages of Africa, Countries, Continents, Ladson family, Ursula von der Leyen, Von der Leyen Commission, Arabic, Von der Leyen, International College, Beirut

Adding Mr. Demers: We fully trust in the experience and abilities of Nexus Learn Arabic to help us develop the high-quality Arabic digital curriculum that our client schools are asking us across the world.

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  • Adding Mr. Demers: We fully trust in the experience and abilities of Nexus Learn Arabic to help us develop the high-quality Arabic digital curriculum that our client schools are asking us across the world.
  • A comprehensive and solid Arabic curriculum will nicely complement our current English, German, and Spanish digital content.
  • One next key step for the two partners is to actively look for financing opportunities to complete the full Arabic digital curriculum.
  • We are currently entertaining opportunities for financing and strategic partnerships to help us achieve the goal of bringing best-in-class Arabic curriculum to schools, adds Mr. Tamimi.

European Commission President von der Leyen Vows to Eradicate Antisemitism in Address to AJC Virtual Global Forum

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021
European Commission, Government of Germany, American Jewish Committee, Ursula von der Leyen, Von der Leyen

BRUSSELS, June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --"Our fight against antisemitism is more urgent than ever," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told thousands participating in the 2021 American Jewish Committee (AJC) Virtual Global Forum.

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  • BRUSSELS, June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --"Our fight against antisemitism is more urgent than ever," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told thousands participating in the 2021 American Jewish Committee (AJC) Virtual Global Forum.
  • The new EC plan announced today at the AJC Virtual Global Forum follows on other significant initiatives, including EU-sponsored events at the UN, on antisemitism.
  • Von der Leyen saluted AJC for its longstanding relationship with Germany, engagement with the European Union, and promotion of transatlantic relations.
  • Many of those friends are here today at AJC's Virtual Global Forum, and I am happy to be one of them."

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Friday, May 28, 2021
European Commission, Government, Yoshihide Suga, Von der Leyen, Suga, Ursula von der Leyen

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EU's local and regional leaders call for patent waiver on COVID-19 vaccines

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Friday, May 7, 2021
European Commission, Government of Germany, Ladson family, Ursula von der Leyen, Von der Leyen Commission, Vaccine, Von der Leyen

b'Press release 06/05/2021 | Consumer policy; Public health\n vaccines against the COVID-19 virus, in order to\n curb the rapid spread of the pandemic.

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  • b'Press release 06/05/2021 | Consumer policy; Public health\n vaccines against the COVID-19 virus, in order to\n curb the rapid spread of the pandemic.
  • The European\n Valencia, led the call for patents to be suspended.\n Speaking at the CoR\'s plenary session, he said: "The\n pandemic is not over yet.
  • It has already killed more\n people than the battles of Verdun and Stalingrad.
  • However, the paragraph containing\n any group or member of the Committee.\n rules on patents enjoyed by pharmaceutical companies.\n Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European\n at the EU level.\n'

Joint press release by the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission following their video conference with President Erdoğan

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Saturday, March 20, 2021
Organizations, Articles, Politics of Europe, Confederations, European Union, European Union–Turkey relations, Ursula von der Leyen

Ahead of the March European Council President Michel and President of the European Commission von der Leyen had a videoconference today Friday 19 March 2021 with President Erdoan of the Republic of Turkey.

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  • Ahead of the March European Council President Michel and President of the European Commission von der Leyen had a videoconference today Friday 19 March 2021 with President Erdoan of the Republic of Turkey.
  • They discussed the follow up to the December European Council, the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, including the forthcoming Cyprus settlement talks, and the state of play of EU - Turkey relations.
  • The EU side underlined the importance of sustained de-escalation and further strengthening confidence building to allow for a more positive EU-Turkey agenda.
  • They also discussed a possible visit to Turkey following the March European Council.

One year of our mandate and of the pandemic: message by Apostolos Tzitzikostas, President of the European Committee of the Regions and Governor of the region of Central Macedonia

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Government of Germany, Politicians, Organizations, German Lutherans, Ladson family, Ursula von der Leyen, Von der Leyen Commission, Von der Leyen, Angela Merkel, European Commission, European Union

It has forced us to restrict the lives of our people and introduce other urgent unprecedented measures.

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  • It has forced us to restrict the lives of our people and introduce other urgent unprecedented measures.
  • This dreadful virus has tragically taken almost 600,000 lives in the European Union and 2.5 million across the world.
  • We managed to play a key role in voicing the needs of the EU's 1 million regional and local elected politicians.
  • When the pandemic first hit, we put together an Action Plan and launched our
    COVID-19 exchange platform.
  • We launched our first ever regional and local Barometer and discussed it with Chancellor Angela Merkel and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
  • We opened a new era of concrete cooperation with the European Commission on the
    Green Deal,
    Migration, as well as
    Research and innovation.
  • I would like to express my sincere gratitude for what you have done for our Committee, our communities and for Europe.
  • Europe must emerge from this crisis more resilient and formally recognise the central importance of local and regional administrations.
  • President of the European Committee of the Regions

One year of our mandate and of the pandemic: message by Apostolos Tzitzikostas, President of the European Committee of the Regions and Governor of the region of Central Macedonia to the Members

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Government of Germany, Politicians, Organizations, German Lutherans, Ladson family, Ursula von der Leyen, Von der Leyen Commission, Von der Leyen, Angela Merkel, European Commission, European Union

It has forced us to restrict the lives of our people and introduce other urgent unprecedented measures.

Key Points: 
  • It has forced us to restrict the lives of our people and introduce other urgent unprecedented measures.
  • This dreadful virus has tragically taken almost 600,000 lives in the European Union and 2.5 million across the world.
  • We managed to play a key role in voicing the needs of the EU's 1 million regional and local elected politicians.
  • When the pandemic first hit, we put together an Action Plan and launched our
    COVID-19 exchange platform.
  • We launched our first ever regional and local Barometer and discussed it with Chancellor Angela Merkel and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
  • We opened a new era of concrete cooperation with the European Commission on the
    Green Deal,
    Migration, as well as
    Research and innovation.
  • I would like to express my sincere gratitude for what you have done for our Committee, our communities and for Europe.
  • Europe must emerge from this crisis more resilient and formally recognise the central importance of local and regional administrations.
  • President of the European Committee of the Regions

Press conferences of the video conference of the members of the European Council, 25-26 February 2021

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Friday, February 26, 2021
Government of Germany, European Commission, Ladson family, Ursula von der Leyen, Von der Leyen Commission, Von der Leyen, EUCO, Ursula

Indicative programme

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  • Indicative programme

    Thursday 25 February15.00 Video conference of the members of the European CouncilTTBC Press conference by Presidents Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen - live streaming

    Friday 26 February08.30 Joint statement by President Michel and NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg -live streaming09.00 Video conference of the members of the European CouncilTTBC Press conference by Presidents Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen - live streaming

    Arrangements for the press conferences

    Please note that there will be no physical press conferences.

  • They can be followed via live streaming (Thursday) and live streaming (Friday)

    English, French and German interpretation available.

  • In order to ask questions remotely, EU accredited journalists and journalists who had a EUCO accreditation from June 2019 EUCO meeting or later, can register using this form

    Journalists who already registered for high-level press conferences (European Councils, international summits) in 2020 don't need to register again.

  • Deadline for registration: Thursday 25 February at 17.00 and Friday 26 February at 09.00

    Further instructions will be sent to all registered participants approximately half an hour after the deadline.

Press release - Press conference on Recovery & Resilience Facility at 10.25 today

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Friday, February 12, 2021
Organizations, Government of Germany, David Sassoli, Ursula von der Leyen, Sassoli, Von der Leyen, European Commission, European Union, Next Generation EU, European Parliament

After the signing, EP President David Sassoli, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister Costa will hold a press conference on measures to support the European social and economic recovery.

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  • After the signing, EP President David Sassoli, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister Costa will hold a press conference on measures to support the European social and economic recovery.
  • Adopted by the European Parliament on Wednesday, 9 February, the RRF is the biggest building block of the Next Generation EU recovery package.
  • You can follow the press conference live from 10.25 CET via Parliaments webstreaming and EbS+.
  • Journalists are asked to connect a few minutes before the start of the press conference to perform a connection test.