European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is ill with “severe pneumonia” and has canceled her appointments for the next two weeks.

EU Commission von der Leyen has fallen ill with 'severe pneumonia' and has cancelled all her appointments for the next two weeks, her office has announced. #EuropeNews

The 66-year-old 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 currently suffering from pneumonia and has therefore decided to cancel some engagements she had planned for this month, said a Commission spokesperson on Friday.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has cancelled all travel plans for the next two weeks as she is suffering from a severe case of pneumonia, dpa has learnt. "The president has cancelled her external appointments for the first two weeks of January,