President Ursula von der Leyen and President António Costa are attending the EU-South Africa Summit in Cape Town to strengthen Europe’s strategic partnership with the country. During the Summit, Europe and South Africa agreed to launch talks on a new generation of trade agreements: a Clean Trade and Investment Partnership. South Africa will be the […]
Steel and Metals Action Plan, new strategic dialogue
As announced by President von der Leyen on 7 February, the European Commission will set up a Strategic Dialogue on Steel aimed at charting a decisive course for the future of the European steel industry. The initiative underscores the Commission’s firm commitment to this strategic sector, recognizing its central role in innovation, growth, employment, and the EU’s broader […]
Munich Security Conference 2025: President von der Leyen calls for a “more pragmatic, more focused, more determined Europe”
President Ursula von der Leyen attended the annual Munich Security Conference and gave a keynote speech in which she described a world with competing visions and a more transactional approach to global affairs. She stressed that Europe must change in order to thrive in this new reality. As the Commission’s actions have shown in the first weeks of its new mandate, the EU […]
EU launches InvestAI initiative to mobilise €200 billion of investment in artificial intelligence
At the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit in Paris, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has launched InvestAI, an initiative to mobilise €200 billion for investment in AI, including a new European fund of €20 billion for AI gigafactories. This large AI infrastructure is needed to allow open, collaborative development of the most complex AI […]
Von der Leyen’s remarks to EU ambassadors
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered yesterday a speech at the annual EU Ambassadors Conference. The speech was the occasion for the President to thank the EU diplomatic corps for their work and exchange with them on the European Union’s priorities in foreign policy and diplomacy. President von der Leyen highlighted the interconnected nature of the world: […]