Von der Leyen

Key role of Mitsotakis and Tusk in promoting the candidacy of von der Leyen - Portugal's Antonio Costa for President of the European Council and Estonia's Kaja Kallas for foreign policy chief

A spokesperson for Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis denied on Thursday that Mitsotakis was seeking Ursula von der Leyen's post as president of the European Commission.

Far-right gains in EU elections triggered a political earthquake in France on Sunday, with President Emmanuel Macron calling snap legislative polls in a high-risk move.

Though centrist mainstream parties kept an overall majority in the European Parliament, across the bloc extreme right parties notched a string of high-profile wins.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday stood by his recent call for the EU to address the unfair practices of multinational corporations that restrict the sale of goods in the single market, resulting in higher prices for consumers.

The “math” to secure 361 votes in the EU Parliament is challenging for Von der Leyen – The role of "rebels" & the political “flirt” with the Italian PM

In Plovdiv, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, emphasized that GERB and the European People's Party will not permit extremists to destroy the values of Europe, as reported by BGNES. She congratulated Bulgarians on Botev's Day, honoring those who died for the country's freedom and independence, and recited some words which the national hero has spoken.

The Greek prime minister's recent letter to the president of the European Commission addressing the "asymmetric power of some large multinational companies," despite its obvious pre-election purposes (it is reminded that Ursula Von der Leyen will be running for office again in the June 9 European Parliament elections, with Kyriakos Mitsotakis' support), brings an interesting question to the for

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Polish counterpart Donald Tusk have called on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to spearhead the creation of a European air defense shield financed by the European Union. 

During Wednesday's European Commission presidential debate in Brussels, outgoing President Ursula von der Leyen endorsed Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis's proposal for a common European air defense system.

The prime minister's letter to the president of the European Commission, high supermarket prices and the government's measures for market inspections and reining in profiteering were commented on by Development Minister Kostas Skrekas, speaking to ERT News on Wednesday.