German conservative Ursula von der Leyen is the new President of the European Commission and the first woman ever on this post. Germany’s defense minister was confirmed as the successor to Jean-Claude Juncker by a majority of only 9 votes at th eEuropean Parliament on Tuesday evening after a much-criticised process and weeks of political … The post German Ursula von der Leyen is the new European Commission President appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.