Tag: Ursula von der Leyen

Asia

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi calls Turkish President Erdogan a ‘dictator’

  • By TN
  • April 9, 2021
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
President of the Turkish Republic Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: kremlin.ru.

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi today regretted “the humiliation” suffered by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen by Turkish President Recep [Read More…]

Asia

Von der Leyen ‘surprised’ after embarrassingly left without a chair at EU summit with Turkish president

  • By TN
  • April 7, 2021
European and Turkish flags.
European and Turkish flags. Photo: Vera Kratochvil.

The spokesperson for the European Commission president said the EU leader was surprised to be left without a chair during a meeting with the Turkish [Read More…]

News

Europe Needs ‘Great Marshall Plan’ to Battle Pandemic Crisis: Italy

  • By TN
  • March 29, 2020
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission Photo: European Parliament / flickr. CC-BY-4.0.

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Italy’s economy minister has clashed with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen after she said that the EU is not planning [Read More…]