Von der Leyen pledges to speed up EU enlargement

BLED, Slovenia, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) enlargement will be expedited under the new European Commission set to be formed in the coming months, incumbent and future Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced at an international political conference in Slovenia on Monday.

"Enlargement is an investment in our collective strength and security," von der Leyen said in her speech at the ope