Not only her political opponents believe that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was involved in corruption related to the EU’s vaccine procurement, but several EU bodies have also concluded this, Peter Siklosi, senior researcher at the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs, told our paper.

EU Commission chief accuses China of ‘unyielding support’ for Moscow and ‘flooding global markets’ ahead of major showdown this month.

A Romanian politician has claimed a no-confidence motion challenging Ursula von der Leyen signals the beginning of the end of the European Commission president. Eurosceptic MEP Gheorghe Piperea last week secured enough signatures from fellow MEPs to secure a vote of no confidence in Mrs von der Leyen.