European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for a "surge" in European defence spending, as the 27-nation ...

The EU still sees the United States as "allies" despite President Donald Trump's verbal broadsides against the bloc, European ...

“We are in an era of rearmament,” Ms. von der Leyen said on Tuesday from Brussels in a statement to the news media. Mr. Trump has been pivoting away from Ukraine and toward Russia in recent week ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the massive ‘ReArm Europe’ package will be put to the 27 EU leaders.

Addressing lawmakers in Strasbourg, Ms. von der Leyen said Europe's security order was "being shaken," suggesting the continent could no longer rely on "America's full protection". "The time of ...

“I do not need to describe the grave nature of the threats that we face,” Ms von der Leyen said. Her plan had already been in the works before Mr Trump’s decision early on Tuesday to pause ...

In a keynote address at a think-tank, Ms. Von der Leyen announced that the European Union is exploring a future ‘Security and Defence Partnership’ with India in the mould of the pacts it has ...

“We all want a peace through strength, a just and lasting peace… and this is also in the interest of President Trump to have a peace through strength,” Ms von der Leyen said. “And if he ...