EU chief to lay out priorities and vision for tackling the bloc’s challenges in major speech
Von der Leyen is expected to outline tougher EU action on migration, Ukraine and online safety for children, with a proposed social media ban under 13.
- On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers her annual State of the European Union address in Strasbourg, outlining the Commission's priorities for the coming year.
- Following July's massive migrant influx into Ceuta, Spain, von der Leyen is expected to propose stricter asylum measures and announce the 'EU Kids Act' to regulate minors' social media use.
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney attends as special guest while von der Leyen highlights the 90 billion euro loan supporting Ukraine and calls on third countries to fill the remaining budget gap.
- EU diplomats indicate Canada may join the bloc's loan scheme on terms similar to the U.K., potentially addressing Ukraine's $27 billion budget hole as Brussels weighs additional energy infrastructure support.
- Member states remain divided on key issues including unanimity requirements and industrial policy, posing challenges to implementing the Commission's proposed legislative agenda despite von der Leyen's ambitious announcements.
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Reformatorisch Dagblad
The EU must fight for "our European ideal," said Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, on Wednesday in her annual address to the European Parliament. In her State of the Union, she warned of the danger of ultranationalists and opponents of Europe, as well as Russian interference or disinformation.
In the annual speech of the State of the Union to the European Parliament, Ursula von der Leyen emphasises that exceptional times are being lived and affirms that a stronger and more independent Europe is emerging.
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, is already talking in the European Parliament about what has become in recent years at an important political moment: the state of the Union's speech.
The head of the European Commission emphasised that Europe is becoming stronger and more independent as she prefaced her State of the Union address on Wednesday.
We can choose whether to unite behind our European ideal or let the puppets of autocrats undermine our democracy, said the President of the European Commission in his usual political season-opening speech.
Svenska Dagbladet
corren.seA stronger Europe is emerging, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen asserts in her annual State of the Union speech. Promises are expected to be made to create a European security council and an age limit for children online.
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