EU Bribery Scandal is ‘Infinitely Painful’, Says Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has described the ongoing bribery scandal plaguing the EU as being “infinitely painful”.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has described the ongoing bribery scandal plaguing the EU as being “infinitely painful”.
Ursula von der Leyen has announced a fresh expansion of the EU’s green agenda during a speech to the World Economic Forum on Tuesday.
A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) has accused the European Union of pushing “horrible propaganda” after a project described paedophiles as “people with a sexual interest in children”, accusing the bloc of seeking to rebrand them with a term that is both “more appealing and morally neutral”.
Officials within Brussels are mulling a possible ban on Pfizer officials from being allowed into the European Parliament, a report suggests.
Political leaders in Europe have denounced recent protests that saw a number of government buildings in Brazil stormed by citizens on Sunday.
With Ukraine in flames and the EU green agenda in pieces, 2022 was the year that fears over food and energy security once again hit Europe.
Serious gas shortages across the EU are now on the cards for next year, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has warned.
EU officials have lashed out at plans aimed at pushing domestic manufacturing in the United States over accusations that it harms the bloc’s interests.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is comparable to Britain’s historic rule of Ireland, the chief of the European Commission suggested on Friday.
The European Commission has deleted references to the Ukrainians having lost 100,000 military personnel in a speech by President Ursula von der Leyen.
Ursula von der Leyen said that Ukraine will need at least €600 billion to be rebuilt and that Russia should be forced to pay for the damages.
The EU’s plan to ease the bloc’s addiction to Russian energy is reportedly being used to serve its “Green Deal” climate agenda instead.
Officials from Ukraine are looking to get the EU taxpayers to bankroll them to the tune of $2 billion dollars every month.
European Union countries agreed Wednesday to impose a price cap on Russian oil and other new sanctions following Donbas annexations.
The EU vowed to introduce checks on key infrastructure, including energy, after the suspected sabotage of pipelines in the Baltic Sea.
Threats made by the EU against the funding of the incoming Italian government show that the bloc is ready to “undermine” democracy in the country, an MEP has argued.
European governments have claimed the damage to Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines was likely caused by deliberate sabotage.
Italians are voting Sunday in an election which could change the face of the European Union, with a right-populist coalition of anti-mass migration, eurosceptic parties tipped to win a parliamentary majority.
President Von der Leyen spoke on Thursday on a trip to the United States just days ahead of Italy’s national election on Sunday, saying: “My approach is that whatever democratic government is willing to work with us, we’re working together,” but added: “If things go in a difficult direction, I’ve spoken about Hungary and Poland, we have tools.”
Heavy industry experts have warned the European Commission that the EU faces the danger of “permanent deindustrialisation” should Brussels not act now to save the sector.
Ursula von der Leyen, the German defence minister turned unelected leader of the European Commission, said the European Union will not be “complete” until Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, and the Western Balkans are absorbed by it.
The European Union has launched its own propaganda board game centring on the benevolent rule of the bloc’s Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for increased taxes on energy profits because of the war in Ukraine and climate change.
The UK is preparing for what will be the largest security operation in the history of the country for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said that Europe must “fight the fundamentalist greens” if it hopes to solve its energy crisis.
Leaders across Europe have expressed an outpouring of respect and admiration following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
President Ursula von der Leyen called for “mandatory” energy rationing during peak hours in order to “flatten the curve” of demand.
The President of the EU Commission has demanded an “emergency intervention” into the electricity market to curb prices as warnings emerge that further spikes in energy costs are to be expected.
The EU has come under criticism for promoting an Islamic youth organisation with alleged ties to the radical Islamist Muslim Brotherhood.
The European Commission is guilty of “maladministration” for its refusal to release text messages sent between the EU President and the head of vaxx company Pfizer, the bloc’s ombudsman has found.
The EU Commission vowed to create a new emergency plan to reduce or remove Russian energy products, including pushing for more renewables.
Western leaders who mocked Russian President Vladimir Putin’s propensity to be photographed topless have been met with the riposte they would look “disgusting” if they tried to emulate his bare-torso bravado.
The EU’s executive recommended making Ukraine a candidate, first step on a long road for the war-torn country to join the bloc.
The European Commission meets Friday to give its fast-tracked opinion on Ukraine’s bid for EU candidacy, the fastest such decision ever.
The EU chief and Italian Prime Minister were headed to Israel Monday as the EU seeks to wean itself off Russian fossil fuel imports.
(AFP) — EU chief Ursula von der Leyen visited Ukraine on Saturday to discuss the country’s hopes of joining the bloc, as President Volodymyr Zelensky warned the world not to look away from the conflict devastating his country.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is facing the prospect of a no-confidence vote over providing aid to conservative Poland.
EU leaders have begged those in Africa not to blame the West for the ongoing Global Food Crisis, saying that the current sanctions on Russia shouldn’t be affecting supply.
Davos attendees have been discussing the global food crisis, with the head of the World Food Programme warning of ‘famines around the world’.
European commission president Ursula von der Leyen has backed the idea of reforming European Union treaties to abandon the need for unanimous votes from member states on certain major issues. EU Commission President Von der Leyen, along with French President