Ursula von der Leyen | The European Conservative

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gestures while addressing the audience during a special keynote session on the second day of La REF 2026 meeting of French entrepreneurs in Paris on August 27, 2026.

Brussels Eyes Private Savings as Public Money Runs Out

Javier Villamor September 1, 2026

Von der Leyen wants to mobilize the €10 trillion households keep in bank deposits as the EU looks for hundreds of billions more every year to finance competitiveness, defence and the green transition.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Qiang during the EU-China Business leaders symposium at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 24, 2025.

SAIC Factory in Spain Demonstrates von der Leyen’s Industrial Contradiction

Javier Villamor August 20, 2026

Brussels promises to reduce dependencies while Chinese companies gain ground in sectors that are essential to the European economy.

Europe’s Foreign Policy Veto Is Not a Flaw

Michael Thoma August 10, 2026

Abolishing the veto will not create a common strategic interest where none exists. It will merely allow the majority to impose on individual countries decisions that those countries may regard as a threat to their own security.

Von der Leyen Rewards Morocco After Ceuta Invasion

Nick Hallett August 4, 2026

The Commission president has proposed more EU funding for Rabat as furious member states demand tougher borders and verified migrant returns from Spain.

The COVID Control Regime Built on False Certainties

Javier Villamor July 30, 2026

A scathing U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee report backs a probable laboratory origin for COVID-19, finds no quantitative basis for the six-foot rule, and argues that officials overstated the vaccines’ ability to prevent infection and transmission.

EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos

“Super Tuesday”: EU Council Opens New Accession Chapters for Ukraine and Three Others

Tamás Orbán July 14, 2026

With the last roadblock in the form of the former Hungarian government gone, it’s now “undeniable” that Ukraine will “soon” become an EU member state, Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos said.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) speaks with EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas ahead of a debate on the conclusion of the European Council meeting of 18-19 December 2025, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on January 21, 2026.

Von der Leyen–Kallas Publicly Clash Over Who Decides on Israel

Javier Villamor July 13, 2026

As two rival leaders confront each other, we see how Brussels adapts institutional rules depending on who controls the decision and what outcome is being sought.

EU Commission Accuses Meta of Ignoring Addictive Design Risks

TEC News July 10, 2026

The EU executive says Meta is failing to curb the mental health risks of Facebook and Instagram, as features like autoplay and infinite scroll drive compulsive use.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reacts as he greets guests for the NATO summit in Ankara, on July 8, 2026.

Say It With Pistols: Erdoğan Presents Brussels Chiefs with Firearms

TEC News July 9, 2026

Costa and von der Leyen are among the European leaders left holding ‘difficult gifts’—a high-end Turkish gun each (plus ammunition).

Even the European Parliament’s AI Protects von der Leyen

Ádám Szabó Péter July 2, 2026

It didn’t take much, just one question.

Tag: Ursula von der Leyen

Brussels Eyes Private Savings as Public Money Runs Out

SAIC Factory in Spain Demonstrates von der Leyen’s Industrial Contradiction

Europe’s Foreign Policy Veto Is Not a Flaw

Von der Leyen Rewards Morocco After Ceuta Invasion

The COVID Control Regime Built on False Certainties

“Super Tuesday”: EU Council Opens New Accession Chapters for Ukraine and Three Others

Von der Leyen–Kallas Publicly Clash Over Who Decides on Israel

EU Commission Accuses Meta of Ignoring Addictive Design Risks

Say It With Pistols: Erdoğan Presents Brussels Chiefs with Firearms

Even the European Parliament’s AI Protects von der Leyen

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