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EU commission president Ursula von der Leyen will address MEPs in Brussels, rather than Strasbourg, after the parliament president decided not to take risks with coronavirus (Photo: European Parliament)

Von der Leyen delivers 'State of Union' speech This WEEK

EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will lay out her vision of the state of the European Union, in her first such annual speech on Wednesday (16 September) in the European parliament in Brussels.

The speech launches the autumn political semester in the EU, and commission president is expected to address the Covid-19 pandemic, migration and key foreign political issues.

She is also expected to present her plans for the bloc's economic recovery, and the fight against clim...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

EU commission president Ursula von der Leyen will address MEPs in Brussels, rather than Strasbourg, after the parliament president decided not to take risks with coronavirus (Photo: European Parliament)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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