By Kate Abnett, Gloria Dickie and Valerie Volcovici BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will not attend this year's United Nations climate change summit, known as COP29,

The EU’s top official Ursula von der Leyen has joined a growing list of climate stalwarts planning to give this year’s COP29 conference a miss. The European Commission confirmed its president would not attend the talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, next week — despite being listed on a schedule of speakers released Monday.

European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, will not be attending COP29. The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) will be held in Baku from November 11. Without Emmanuel Macron or Joe

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will not participate in the upcoming COP29 climate summit. A spokesperson cited her focus on institutional duties during a transition phase within the Commission as the reason for her absence.

European Commission spokesperson confirms President Ursula von der Leyen won't attend landmark climate summit in Azerbaijan, after UN sources told Euronews French and Russian presidents not going. #Eu

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has an idea for reducing the bloc’s consumption of Russian liquefied natural gas: import more from America.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will not attend COP29 in Baku due to political priorities in Brussels. EU lawmakers are scrutinizing her new Commission members. The summit, starting November 11,

The European Union could consider replacing Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports with those from the United States, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters on Friday.

"We still get a whole lot of LNG via Russia, from Russia," she said in a phone call with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. "And why not replace it with American LNG, which is cheaper, and brings down our energy prices?

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, during a conversation with Donald Trump, who won the US presidential election, proposed increasing shipments of American liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the EU instead of relying on energy supplies from Russia,

In a strategic move to avert a potential trade conflict, the European Union is exploring increased imports of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) to replace Russian supplies. This initiative comes as Donald Trump returns to the White House,