Ursula von der Leyen

Notable quotes

“My thoughts are with the people of Greece. The whole of Europe is mourning with you. I also wish for a speedy recovery for all the injured.”
— At least 36 dead, scores injured as trains collide in Greece By Heather Chen, Chris Liakos, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Jennifer Hauser and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (March 1, 2023)
“Eight million young people are neither in employment, education or training. Their dreams (are) put on hold, their lives on standby, This is not only the cause of so much personal distress. It is also one of the most significant bottlenecks for our competitiveness.”
— State of the European Union: Five takeaways from Ursula von der Leyen's speech euro news (September 13, 2023).
“And as we do not accept this from the inside, we do not accept this from the outside.”
— State of the European Union: Five takeaways from Ursula von der Leyen's speech euro news (September 13, 2023).
“Loss of nature destroys not only the foundations of our life but also our feeling of what constitutes home.”
— State of the European Union: Five takeaways from Ursula von der Leyen's speech euro news (September 13, 2023).
“In a world where some are trying to pick off countries one by one, we cannot afford to leave our fellow Europeans behind, In a world where size and weight matter, it is clearly in Europe's strategic and security interests to complete our Union.”
— State of the European Union: Five takeaways from Ursula von der Leyen's speech euro news (September 13, 2023).
“We should bring all of this work together towards minimum global standards for safe and ethical use of AI.”
— State of the European Union: Five takeaways from Ursula von der Leyen's speech euro news (September 13, 2023).

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Key facts

Occupation: physician, politician, equestrian
Position held: Federal Minister of Defence, Federal Minister for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, member of the German Bundestag
Citizenship: Germany
Born: October 8, 1958

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