Ursula von der Leyen is a German medical doctor and politician who has ... “The time I spent here opened my eyes. I got to know a warm, vibrant, colourful, multicultural society – the likes of which I ...

Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, has been forced to cancel her appointments for the next fortnight after being diagnosed with "severe pneumonia", her office has ...

On Jan. 3, the commission had said von der Leyen was ill with 'severe pneumonia” and that her appointments for the next two ...

Ursula von der Leyen will keep performing her regular duties as president of the European Commission and will not yet delegate any tasks to a replacement while she battles a severe case of pneumonia.