EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to deliver State of the Union address

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, will present the annual State of the Union address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday. The speech, scheduled for 9 a.m. Paris time (GMT+2), will be broadcast live on France 24, offering EU legislators and the public a direct view of the Commission’s priorities for the coming year.

In her remarks, von der Leyen is expected to outline the Union’s response to a cluster of pressing challenges, including heightened migration pressures, the rapid development and regulation of artificial intelligence, intensified climate‑change mitigation efforts, and the ongoing repercussions of Russia’s war in Ukraine. By framing these issues within a cohesive policy agenda, the address aims to steer coordinated action across member states as the EU confronts an increasingly complex geopolitical and domestic landscape.