Ursula Von Der Leyen

  • 06 July 2026

    Jim Ratcliffe writes to Ursula von der Leyen

    Jim Ratcliffe, Chairman and CEO of Ineos, has written a letter to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, highlighting the extremely difficult situation facing the European chemical industry. In his letter, he stresses that the sector has now entered a genuine phase of contraction...
  • 30 July 2025

    Amaplast expresses deep concern about EU-USA tariff agreement

    Amaplast, Italy’s national trade association representing over 170 manufacturers of machinery for plastics and rubber processing, and member of Confindustria, expresses deep concern over the trade agreement recently signed in Scotland between US President Donald Trump and the...
  • 31 January 2025

    An EU Compass to regain competitiveness

    The European Commission presented the “Competitiveness Compass”, the first major initiative of this mandate providing a strategic and clear framework to steer the Commission's work. The Compass sets a path for Europe to become the place where future technologies, services, and clean products are...