Brussels | EU leaders plan to approve Ursula von der Leyen for a second five-year term as president of the European Commission on Monday evening (Tuesday AEST), as the bloc’s capitals choose continuity over change amid the war in Ukraine, tensions with China and political uncertainty in key countries.

The heads of the EU’s 27 member states will use a private dinner in Brussels on Monday evening to give political backing to von der Leyen remaining in office, diplomats and officials from across the continent said, ahead of a formal rubber-stamping later this month.

Financial Times