Ukraine could join the European Union before 2030 if the country continues its reforms at their current speed and quality, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters in Kyiv on Monday.

Ursula von der Leyen is about to face the most serious challenge to her leadership since she became European Commission president six years ago. And it won’t come from Hungary’s Viktor Orbán. It will come from her own supposed party ally, Germany’s expected chancellor-to-be, Friedrich Merz.

Ursula von der Leyen announced that Ukraine could join the EU before 2030 if it meets certain criteria. Amid rising tensions, Trump has sided with Russia, complicating Ukraine's EU accession, which faces legal hurdles.

There’s a reason Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have chosen to relegate Europe to the children’s table over Ukrainian peace talks.

A deep rift between the center-left Socialists and Democrats (S&D) and von der Leyen’s own European People’s Party (EPP) — who have governed the EU together from the start — following the Commissioner hearings in autumn has damaged the centrist coalition of parliamentary lawmakers.

Europe's Socialists and Democrats group rejects any change to supply chain due diligence rules, according to a letter to the European Commission president.

The European Union will provide 50 billion euros ($51.6 billion) of EU funds to bolster the bloc's artificial intelligence ambitions, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday,

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for stronger support for Ukraine and pledged new initiatives as the country marks the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion. "A free and sovereign Ukraine is in the interest of the entire world,

Europe is here to strengthen Ukraine at this critical moment. I can announce that a new payment of $3.7 billion will arrive in March,” Ursula von der Leyen said in Kyiv at an international summit supporting Ukraine.