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Top EU official von der Leyen to outline plans for dealing with Europe’s challenges in major speech

Ursula von der Leyen faces significant political scrutiny with 60% of Europeans favoring her resignation amid controversies including a contentious Pfizer deal and EU trade challenges.

  • Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, will deliver a significant State of the Union speech on Wednesday regarding challenges facing the EU's biggest trading bloc.
  • The European Commission has called her speech a milestone event for European democracy, as it will outline future spending targets and policies.
  • Fabian Zuleeg, Chief Executive at the European Policy Centre, believes the speech will be important and closely observed in Europe.
  • Public interest groups and trade unions criticized von der Leyen's plans for drastic cuts to regulations protecting labor and social rights.
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EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presents her plans for the European Union in the "State of the Union" speech. Can she win over the European Parliamentarians?

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After the commercial capitulation against Washington signed in July, the President of the European Commission tried to regain her hand at this annual address, calling for the construction of a "new Europe".

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De Tijd broke the news in Belgium on Monday, September 8, 2025.
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