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Posted on January 10, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026
EU's Von der Leyen hasn't been invited to Trump's inauguration. Trump invites foreign leaders, but attendance is rare due to security.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has not yet received an invitation to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, a spokesperson said on Friday.
"If she receives an invitation, then we will see but there are no plans (to attend the inauguration) at the moment", spokesperson Paula Pinho told reporters during a daily briefing.
Trump has broken with precedent and invited several foreign leaders to the ceremony. Historically they have not attended due to security concerns and have sent diplomats instead.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni among others have received invitations.
According to reports, Xi will not attend but will send a top-level envoy in his place.
(Reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
The main topic is whether EU's Von der Leyen will attend Trump's inauguration, as she has not yet received an invitation.
Invitations have been extended to leaders like Xi Jinping, Netanyahu, and Meloni.
Foreign leaders typically do not attend due to security concerns, opting to send diplomats instead.
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