EU Commission working on package to support Arctic security, von der Leyen says

January 20, 2026 5:11 PM

EU Commission working on package to support Arctic security, von der Leyen says

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday that the bloc's executive arm is working on a package to support Arctic security and warned that tariffs proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump over Greenland are a mistake. "Arctic security can only be achieved together, and this is why the proposed additional tariffs are a mistake, especially between long-standing allies," von der Leyen said in a speech at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos. "The European Union and th...

EU readying new sanctions to increase pressure on Russia, von der Leyen says

May 16, 2025 4:56 PM

EU readying new sanctions to increase pressure on Russia, von der Leyen says

The European Union is working on a new package of sanctions to increase pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday as leaders from across Europe met in Tirana.   The EU, however, has already adopted 17 sanction packages - the latest one this week - and diplomats say it is increasingly difficult to get the necessary unanimity among the bloc's 27 members to pass new measures.   "He does not want peace, so ...