The European Commission is denying that it tried to cover up the state of health of its president, Ursula von der Leyen, who ...

Von der Leyen, 66, only recently started her second five-year stint at the top of the EU's powerful executive office.

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 ...