The European Union should reject European automakers' push to weaken 2025 CO2 car emission targets and related fines, two European electric transport groups wrote in a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday.

Former colonial powers must apologise and pay compensation for their historic role in the enslavement of Africans, Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said during the Munich security conference Friday the European Union will respond if the United States imposes reciprocal tariffs.

Member states will be allowed to substantially increase defense spending without exceeding deficit caps, Ursula von der Leyen told the Munich Security Conference.

The European Commission will propose exempting defence from EU limits on government spending, the head of the EU executive, Ursula von der Leyen, said on Friday, amid pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump for Europe to finance its own defence.

Failure to secure a “just and lasting peace” for Ukraine would enfeeble not only Europe but also the United States, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned Friday.

Activation of ‘escape clause’ will help countries ‘substantially increase’ military spending, Ursula von der Leyen says

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the bloc will respond if Donald Trump follows through on his threat to impose global reciprocal tariffs, calling them a “step in the wrong direction.

Failure to secure a “just and lasting peace” for Ukraine would enfeeble not only Europe but also the United States, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned Friday.

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, welcomes European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as she arrives for an informal meeting of leaders from key European Union nations and the United