European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a European Union and Western Balkans countries' summit in Brussels, Belgium, December 18, 2024. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has not yet received an invitation to U.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is trying to schedule a meeting with Donald Trump in Florida ahead of the president-elect’s inauguration, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk livestreamed his chat with a leader of Germany's far-right party on Thursday, using the power of his social media platform, X, to amplify the party's message ahead of an upcoming national election — and raising concerns across Europe about the world's richest man trying to influence foreign politics.

Elon Musk urged Germans to vote for the far-right Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) in an upcoming election in a conversation with its leader on his social media platform X (formerly Twitter) that highlighted the US billionaire’s growing ambition to sway European politics.

The deal would see Synopsys snap up the maker of software used in creating products from airplanes to tennis rackets of players like Novak Djokovic. To relieve competition concerns resulting from the deal,

Today, Synopsys issued the following statement in response to the European Commission (EC) approving its proposed acquisition of Ansys in Phase 1: "We are very pleased that the EC has approved our pro-competitive transaction in Phase 1.