Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (see EUROPE B13551A1), decided, in accordance with protocol, to entrust Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera with the responsibility of chairing the meeting of the College of Commissioners in Brussels on Wednesday 15 January, as she has not sufficiently recovered from pneumonia.
“President von der Leyen is still at her home in Hanover. She will resume her external commitments at the end of this week, when she will be able to...