Von der Leyen

The European Union's executive on Tuesday agreed new measures to better police democracy across the bloc, tightening scrutiny of nationalist rulers in the east who stand accused of attacking judicial independence and media freedom.

Tonight, the European Parliament will vote on the European Council's proposal,Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen, to head the European Commission. Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen needs the support of an absolute majority of European deputies.

The second session of the newly elected European Parliament began in Strasbourg. The most important item on the agenda is the vote tomorrow evening on the candidacy of the German politician Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen as President of the European Commission.

Voting is secret, and Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen must be supported by 374 MEPs to be elected.

European Council President Donald Tusk is appealing to hostile lawmakers to endorse nominees for the European Union's most coveted senior posts amid accusations that he and the bloc's leaders picked the candidates in shady backroom deals.

Above all, this 60-year-old woman, the mother of seven children, is being accused that she hadn't performed her job as Defence Minister well, but that the effects of her work is quite opposite, reports Index.hr.

European Union governments' surprise nominee for president of the European Commission, Germany Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen, sought support in the bloc's parliament on Wednesday, hoping to secure the confirmation she will need in two weeks' time.

Polyglot Ursula von der Leyen's nomination as European Commission chief aims to prevent the European Union from splintering, but her patchy record in Germany's Cabinet may yet raise questions about her suitability for the EU executive post.

On yesterday's meeting of European Council, the decision on the successor of Donald Tusk has been reached, so Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel was elected the new President of the European Council.
Former President Donald Tusk announced this information on his official Twitter account.

European Union leaders agreed on Tuesday to name France's Christine Lagarde as the new head of the European Central Bank and sealed a deal on filling the EU's other top four jobs after marathon talks that have exposed deep divisions in the bloc.

German defense minister Ursula von der Leyen may end up as European Commission President while IMF head Christine Lagarde may become new president of the European Central Bank following an agreement between France and Germany, said sources.