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EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will address MEPs on Wednesday (Photo: European Parliament)

All eyes on von der Leyen's state of the EU This WEEK

This week all eyes in the Brussels bubble will turn to Strasbourg, where MEPs gather for a plenary to hear EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen's annual state of the union address.

A year-and-a-half after the Covid-19 pandemic interrupted everyone's life, von der Leyen on Wednesday (15 September) will no doubt praise the EU's vaccination programme and economic recovery plan.

MEPs expect von der Leyen to also address issues such as the economy, climate change, digital tra...

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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 on Wednesday (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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