Thank you very much Mr President, And allow me, first of all, to convey my condolences to the families of the officers that died in the helicopter crash last night, a very tragic accident. Mr President, dear Klaus, I am here today to thank you and the warm-hearted Romanian people for welcoming with open arms […]
Speech by President von der Leyen at the European Parliament Plenary on the Russian aggression against Ukraine
“Check against delivery” Madam President, Honourable Members, War has returned to Europe. Almost thirty years after the Balkan Wars, and over half a century after Soviet troops marched into Prague and Budapest, civil defence sirens again went off in the heart of a European capital. Thousands of people fleeing from bombs, camped in underground stations […]
Remarks by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen
Press statement by President von der Leyen on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine “Check against delivery” Early this morning, Russian forces invaded Ukraine, a free and sovereign country. Once again, in the centre of Europe, innocent women, men and children are dying or fear for their lives. We condemn this barbaric attack, and the cynical arguments […]