Bild: Ursula von der Leyen will try to go for a second term as head of the European Commission

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen will try to keep her post and go for a second term, German tabloid Bild writes, citing sources.


The 65-year-old von der Leyen has held her post since 2019, she plans to announce her plans on 19 February, the newspaper said.

Welt am Sonntag quoted sources as saying earlier that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz did not allow von der Leyen to be nominated as a candidate for NATO secretary general.