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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been diagnosed with "severe pneumonia" and has cancelled her engagements for the first two weeks of January, her office announced on Friday.

BRUSSELS - European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen was treated in hospital for around a week for “severe” pneumonia, her office said Jan 10, adding she was “now working from home”.

The European Commission chief did not explicitly mention the new US president or his trade policies, but underscored the ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen responded indirectly Tuesday to Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, declaring the climate accord a lifeline for the world.

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 ...

BRUSSELS — The European Commission denied on Monday that it had tried to cover up the state of the health of its president, Ursula von der Leyen, after the head of the EU’s executive branch ...

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 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.