BRUSSELS — European Commission President <a href="/topics/ursula-von-der-leyen/">Ursula von der Leyen</a> is ill with “severe pneumonia” and has canceled her appointments for the next two weeks, her office announced Friday.

Spokesman Stefan De Keersmaeker said her agenda had to be cleared of meetings in Lisbon and in Poland, which has just taken over the EU’s rotating presidency of the 27-nation European Union.

“She is dealing with severe pneunomia,” De Keersmaeker said in a statement, giving no further details about her conditions or how she fell ill.

<a href="/topics/ursula-von-der-leyen/">Von der Leyen</a>, 66, only recently started her second five-year stint at the top of the EU’s powerful executive office.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is ill with “severe pneumonia” and has canceled her appointments for the next two weeks, her office announced Friday.{ai:summary}<p>European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been diagnosed with severe pneumonia, leading to the cancellation of her appointments for the next two weeks. Her schedule, which included meetings in Lisbon and Poland, has been cleared as she focuses on recovery.</p><p>At 66 years old, von der Leyen has recently begun her second five-year term in office. Details about her condition and the cause of her illness remain unspecified. #politics</p>

EU Commission chief has ‘severe pneumonia’ and will be out for 2 weeks

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