Her annual speech on her situation, before the European Parliament plenary, will be announced today by the President of the European Commission, the President of the European Commission.
This will be the fifth time that he will be called upon to present the activities and goals of the Commission to the elected representatives of European citizens and at the same time the first after last last year’s re -election as head of the Commission.
What is expected to include speech
The speech on the state of the Union (Soteu) is about to present the priorities for the coming year, an account of the Commission’s actions of the past year and the announcement of new initiatives.
Soteu is much more than a speech, as it is an important moment of accountability, an open dialogue on where it is and where Europe is heading. An important role in this is the fact that after the speech there is a discussion with members of the European Parliament.
An important part of this year’s speech seems to be the war in Ukraine but also the highest priority of the Union for its re -equipment, the Rearm Europe.
In addition, it is almost certain that Mrs von der Laien will refer to the issue of strengthening the economy and competitiveness of the Union.
Draghi report
Regarding the latest issue, we are expected to see if the president of the Commission will refer to the Draghi Plan for European Competitiveness and whether and to what extent it will adopt his proposals for the future of the European Union.
It functioned as the base of the Competitiveness Compass, which was published in late January 2025. In short, the compass determines how the Union will be able to enhance innovation, turn to a clearer and more affordable energy, and differentiate its chains.
In this regard, the Commission has published a multitude of strategies and other documents (eg the agreement on a clean industry in February, the strategy for start -ups and their expansion and the strategy for the single market in May and the strategy for Quantum Europe in July).
European defense and security
As mentioned above, an important part of the speech is expected to be dedicated to a great deal of geopolitical developments of the last period, in defense and security. In the last year, after all, Ursula von der Laien founded the portfolio of the Commissioner for Defense and Space to highlight the importance it gives to the specific areas, and a few months later the Commission presented the White Pain for the future of European Defense and European Defense.
Support of people and societies
Another area that Mrs Der Laienne is expected to affect in her speech is that of the cost of life and social inequalities that have adversely affected the European way of life and the daily lives of European citizens in recent years. Issues such as the very high cost of housing are creating huge problems, with demographic, among other extensions, with Mrs von der Laienn very likely to refer to the Commission’s relevant initiatives, which will aim for the support of society.
Protection of democracy
Also, as the far-right rises to many parts of the Old Epirus, and even in some Union Member States, such as Hungary, there are serious objections to the functioning of the rule of law, the Commission President is expected to refer to the actions that the Commission is intended to protect the Commission for all the European Commission. Democracy.
The dissatisfaction and objections to the US deal
But in addition to the content of the speech, it is useful to refer to the surrounding atmosphere of tomorrow’s speech, as there are not many who believe that the agreement recently signed by von der Laien with US President Donald Trump is not for their duties.
The second largest force of the European Parliament, after all, the Socialists, said they would not support the agreement on the voting, an attitude that, if they keep it to the end, is very likely to cause a problem in its ratification.
