Ursula von der Leyen (EU)

Re-elected as President of the European Commission in 2024, Ursula von der Leyen led the EU through a turbulent 2025 defined by US tariff threats, migration pressures, and a rethink of European defense spending. She championed a historic European rearmament fund worth 800 billion euros and managed tensions between EU unity and rising nationalist parties. Her decisions set the course for European economic and security policy for years ahead.