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| EU Commish President Ursula von der Leyen cancels Poland trip due to severe pneumonia (in German) | |
| 2025-01-03 | |
"The president has cancelled her external appointments for the first two weeks of January," a Commission spokesman said when asked by the dpa news agency. She is struggling with severe pneumonia. The Polish Press Agency (PAP) also reports on von der Leyen's illness. VON DER LEYEN MISSES POLAND'S TRIP According to the information, the cancelled dates include a trip to Gdansk on the occasion of the beginning of the Polish EU Council Presidency. It is to be made up for at a later date. "The president is doing her official business from Hanover," the spokesman continued. "If all goes well, the president will be completely healed by the middle of the month." Then she will work again from her office in the Brussels Commission Building. Poland has for the 1. January officially took over the EU Council Presidency. A ceremony will take place on Friday. Von der Leyen, since the 1. December 2019 at the head of the EU Commission, will not participate. Previously, it had already become known that Poland had unloaded the Hungarian ambassador because of tensions over a case of political asylum. | |
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