4 d. ago Former Leo Varadkar adviser hired as speechwriter for Ursula von der Leyen

Former government press secretary Nick Miller hired to speechwriting role in European Commission

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3 w. ago EU leaders agree plan for massive boost in defence spending but Orban vetoes Ukraine statement

Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen billed today’s summit as a ‘watershed moment’ for Ukraine.

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3 w. ago EU leaders sign off on plans to boost military spending but Orban vetoes Ukraine statement

The text on defence endorses Ursula von der Leyen’s proposals to ‘ReArm Europe’.

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3 w. ago EU's 27 leaders sign off on plan to massively boost military spending at emergency summit

The text agreed at the meeting endorses Ursula von der Leyen’s plan to ‘ReArm Europe’.

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3 w. ago ‘Watershed moment’: Europe faces decisions about future security, Ursula von der Leyen says

Hungary’s nationalist leader Viktor Orban, a Trump ally, may veto a unanimous statement backing Kyiv

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3 w. ago 'We are very thankful that we are not alone,' Zelenskyy tells EU leaders at crisis summit

Ursula von der Leyen’s ‘ReArm Europe’ plan is up for discussion as the 27 EU leaders meet in Brussels.

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3 w. ago Ireland will be incentivised to 'massively boost' military spending under new 'rearm' EU plan

Von der Leyen also said that more of the EU budget would be diverted into investments in the defence sector.

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3 w. ago Ursula von der Leyen announces plans to 'massively boost' military spending and 'rearm' Europe

Von der Leyen also said that more of the EU budget would be diverted into investments in the defence sector.

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4 w. ago Von der Leyen takes a scissors to EU’s ‘red tape’ perception

Europe letter: Idea that 80 per cent of national laws can be traced to EU is a pervasive myth

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