The 'comprehensive and strategic partnership' with Egypt which was signed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el Sisi on 17 March is the costliest and most ambitious of the three (AC Vol 65 No 2 The Cairo price)...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen who was accompanied at her meetings with President Mohamed Ould Cheikh el Ghazouani in Nouakchott last week by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has promised to double humanitarian assistance for Mauritania including support to refugees from Mali as part of a 'common roadmap' on migration management with Mauritania that officials say will be finalised in the coming weeks...
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaking at the 29 January launch of the new Africa initiative launched by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni argued that the destinies and interests of Africa and Europe are more aligned than ever before as she signed a new agreement with the African Investment Bank as part of the €150 billion Global Gateway Africa-Europe investment programme (AC Vol 64 No 2 Grand ambitions little money)...
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Vol 65 No 3 |
- ITALY
- AFRICA
The gathering in Rome was attended by 50 delegations including the Presidents of the European Commission Council and Parliament Ursula von der Leyen Charles Michel and Roberta Metsola...
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is building her campaign for a second term on 'cash for migrant control' deals with Tunisia and Egypt coupled with new laws overhauling the EU's immigration and asylum rules which have been deadlocked since 2015...
A €1 billion fund for projects developing 'green' hydrogen and critical raw materials has just been signed off in Brussels by President Hage Geingob and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen...
Vol 64 No 22 |
- CLIMATE CHANGE
Now European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen plans a similar measure to protect European manufacturers of electric vehicles from what she thinks is susbsidised competition from China...
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Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Vice-President Margaritis Schinas have been bullish about striking migration control deals modelled on their July agreement with Tunisia...
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This public dispute undermines the strategy of the EU leaders especially Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni...
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Open divisions within the European Commission are emerging as President Ursula von der Leyen seeks to offer Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el Sisi a similar deal to her €785 million 'cash for migrant control' pact with Tunisia (AC Vol 64 No 19 Heart of the migration storm)...