On 10 September 2025, the European Commission President addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The speech (which has been a staple of EU politics since 2010) is of high importance for EU ...

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered a swashbuckling call for Europe to defend itself against Russia and punish the Israeli government. Speaking as news screens showed Poland ...

Follow the 2025 State of the European Union speech with real-time coverage and analysis from Euractiv’s reporters in Strasbourg and Brussels European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave her ...

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the coalition of the willing for Ukraine meeting at the Elysée Palace ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen targeted “extremist” Israel ministers in blunt remarks about the war in Gaza during her State of the European Union speech on Wednesday morning. The ...

It's that time of the year: the State of the European Union speech. Known in jargon as SOTEU, the hour-long address marks the start of the working season after the balmy holidays of August. Its ...

European Commission chief to address EU Parliament in Strasbourg Von der Leyen faced criticism over trade deal with Trump Commission president focused on defence, Ukraine and competitiveness ...

A child who once appeared in an episode of the Teletubbies is now a teacher at a Buckinghamshire school. Fiona Bennell, the newly appointed subject leader for History at Wycombe High School, featured ...

Ursula von der Leyen said that “India has an important role to play in bringing Russia to end its war of aggression and helping create a path towards peace.” European Commission President Ursula von ...

Amid Bulgaria’s claims that Russia jammed the GPS navigation signal on the plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Flightradar24, a flight tracker that shows air traffic in ...