Ursula von der Leyen is under renewed pressure from her own political party in Germany to loosen an EU ban on petrol engines.

Member of the European Parliament, Roxana Mînzatu (44 years old), has been officially proposed by Prime Minister Marcel

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Member states have until Friday to propose their candidates. The new College of European Commissioners, which still has to be approved by the European Parliament, is expected to include just seven women out of 27 member states.

The deadline for the nominations was set for Friday -- here is a look at the last-minute candidates from EU member states so far. #EuropeNews

The European Union has not yet done enough to boost its own arms production capacities in light of geopolitical threats, in particular Russia's war on Ukraine, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.

In her first public address since winning a second term in the powerful EU role, Ms von der Leyen criticised those within the 27 member states who sought to undermine Ukraine in its war with Russia. EU countries close to Russian territory had been warning the rest of the bloc about Mr Putin’s intentions for years,

Speaking in Prague this afternoon, the Commission President said the EU needs to adapt to the lessons learnt after the invasion of Ukraine.