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đŸ‡ȘđŸ‡ș What to Expect from #SOTEU

Ukraine, energy and cost of living crises, strategic autonomy, CoFoE and NextGenEU: the State of the European Union is a moment to reflect on the challenges we face and will face in the future.

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Sep 13, 2022
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Ursula von der Leyen delivering the 2021 State of the Union address in Strasbourg (CC-BY-4.0: © European Union 2021 – Source: EP)

This coming Wednesday will see Commission President Ursula von der Leyen give the annual State of the European Union (SOTEU) address from the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

With many people criticising the EU’s relevancy to


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