European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will ask for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assistance to enforce sanctions on Russia when the two leaders meet this week in New Delhi.

The fourth year of the conflict with Russia could be pivotal as Trump uses his return to office to press for peace.

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.

A dozen leaders from Europe and Canada were in Ukraine's capital Monday to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion. The visitors, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were set to attend anniversary events and discuss supporting Ukraine with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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.

A dozen leaders from Europe and Canada are in Ukraine's capital to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion. The visitors, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,

"Europe is here to strengthen Ukraine in this critical moment. I can announce that a new 3.5 billion euros ($3.7 billion) payment for Ukraine will arrive already in March," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk attends a press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, at the European Solidarity Center in Gdansk, Poland February 7, 2025. REUTERS/Lukasz Glowala/File Photo WARSAW (Reuters) - Europe needs its own plan for Ukraine and for its own security or its future will be decided by other powers,

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.

Ukraine received pledges for aid worth billions of dollars on the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion on Monday. "Europe is here to strengthen Ukraine in this critical moment," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at a gathering of international leaders in the Ukrainian capital.

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