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The President of the European Parliament is elected from among MEPs for a 2.5-year, renewable term. [1] The President of the European Council is elected by the heads of state/government of the 27 EU member states for a 2.5-year, once renewable term. [1]
President of the European Commission President of the European Council President of the European Parliament Presidency of the Council of the European Union President of the European Court of Justice; 1958 1: Walter Hallstein (I) 1: Robert Schuman Belgium 1: André Donner Belgium West Germany 1959 France Italy 1960 2: Hans Furler Luxembourg
In one-party states, the ruling party's leader (e.g. the General Secretary) is usually the de facto top leader of the state, though sometimes this leader also holds the presidency or premiership. In Andorra , Iran , and the Vatican City ( Holy See ), a clergy member also acts as the head of state.
After the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that Ukraine should become a member of the European Union, the Ukrainian people belong to the European family, but there is a long way to go and the war must end. [186]
European Union: President of the European Council António Costa: S&D – PS: 1 December 2024: 8 years, 182 days [b] 2024 2027 — Non-voting member European Union: President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen: EPP – CDU: 1 December 2019: 5 years, 54 days 2024 2019: 2029 — Non-voting member Republic of Austria: Chancellor ...
In March 2014, she became president of FdI, and in April she was nominated for the 2014 European Parliament election in Italy as the leader of the FdI in all five constituencies. FdI party obtained 3.7% of the votes, not exceeding the threshold of 4%, and she did not become a Member of the European Parliament ; [ 41 ] [ 42 ] she received ...
The presidency of the Council of the European Union [1] is responsible for the functioning of the Council of the European Union, which is the co-legislator of the EU legislature alongside the European Parliament. It rotates among the member states of the EU every six months. The presidency is not an individual, but rather the position is held ...
Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy was born to Jewish parents on 25 January 1978 in Kryvyi Rih, then in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. [29] [30] [31] His father, Oleksandr Zelenskyy, is a professor and computer scientist and the head of the Department of Cybernetics and Computing Hardware at the Kryvyi Rih State University of Economics and Technology; his mother, Rymma Zelenska, is a ...