BRUSSELS — The European Commission denied Monday that it obscured the full extent of President Ursula von der Leyen’s illness, after it failed to disclose that she was in hospital for around a week ...

BRUSSELS — The European Commission denied on Monday that it had tried to cover up the state of the health of its president, Ursula von der Leyen, after the head of the EU’s executive branch ...

The EU executive hid the fact Ursula von der Leyen was hospitalised for around a week with pneumonia. This article is exceptionally available for free! Want access to more exclusive content like this?

Von der Leyen, who advocates strong transatlantic ties, described the US as of one the EU's "closest partners" with deeply interlinked economic ties, from investment and employment to chemical ...

Ursula von der Leyen will not chair this week’s College of Commissioners on Wednesday and has asked executive vice president Teresa Ribera to step in, a Commission spokesperson confirmed on Mond ...