
Europe Viral Video | EU Chief Ursula Von Der Leyen Fights With Podium at Seville Development Forum European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had a battle with a mic stand at the start of her address to the 4th UN Conference on Financing for Development in Seville on Monday. As she started to speak, she asked ‘what is that?’ as the mic stand appeared to rise before her. “Can this lectern please go down again?” she asked the off-stage team, before pushing the microphones down herself – and the stand in front of her started to descend.