Now it is official: Ursula von der Leyen He is running to remain at the head of the EU Commission. “I took office in 2019 because I firmly believe in Europe. For me, Europe is my home” and “today, five years later, I make the very conscious and well-considered decision to run for a second mandate,” she said during a press conference in Berlin, next to the chairman of the CDU, Friedrich Merz.
