EU leader arrives Sunday amid rebalance in Europe

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is set to visit the country from July 30 to Aug. 1 in response to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s invitation during his trip to Belgium last year. | NCorralesINQ /PDI

The Presidential Communications Office said in a statement on Thursday that Von der Leyen will be the first European Commission president to visit the country since the European Union was formalized in 1993.

Mr. Marcos invited Von der Leyen to the Philippines when he attended the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-EU commemorative summit in Brussels, Belgium, last December.

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