European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has canceled several engagements in the coming days after contracting pneumonia.
Her illness was confirmed by a Commission spokesperson on Friday, adding that she would not be attending the inauguration of the Polish EU presidency on Friday evening.
“She is suffering from pneumonia. As a result, she has canceled some engagements for the first two weeks of January,” said European Commission spokesperson Stefan de Keersmaecker.
This story is being updated.
