Women Leaders Who Make Europe Stronger and the World Wiser

This Europe day and Mother’s Day, we recognize the women in European politics whose leadership is defined by clarity, resolve, and responsibility. In times of crisis and transformation, they have advanced Europe's unity, democracy, and strategic direction - not with slogans, but with substance.

Some are mothers in the literal sense. All are political figures who embody the kind of steady, principled leadership the world needs more of. This is our tribute to the women shaping Europe’s future and safeguarding its values.

Ursula von der Leyen
Roberta Metsola
Kaja Kallas
Mette Frederiksen
Giorgia Meloni
Maia Sandu

And here are the women who may have stepped down from office, but not from relevance.

Margrethe Vestager
Zuzana Čaputová
Sanna Marin