EU chief to lay out priorities and vision for tackling the bloc’s challenges in major speech
Von der Leyen is expected to propose tighter social media limits for children and a new EU security response to drone and cyber threats.
- On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers her annual State of the European Union address in Strasbourg, outlining the Commission's priorities for the coming year.
- Following July's massive migrant influx into Ceuta, Spain, von der Leyen is expected to propose stricter asylum measures and announce the 'EU Kids Act' to regulate minors' social media use.
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney attends as special guest while von der Leyen highlights the 90 billion euro loan supporting Ukraine and calls on third countries to fill the remaining budget gap.
- EU diplomats indicate Canada may join the bloc's loan scheme on terms similar to the U.K., potentially addressing Ukraine's $27 billion budget hole as Brussels weighs additional energy infrastructure support.
- Member states remain divided on key issues including unanimity requirements and industrial policy, posing challenges to implementing the Commission's proposed legislative agenda despite von der Leyen's ambitious announcements.
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European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that under the new law aimed at protecting children, there will be a complete ban for those under 13 and tiered restrictions for those under 15.
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flight.com.grThis is part of a broader rethinking of EU security policy amid the Russian threat and US unreliability under Trump.
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen addressed a number of topical issues that were very much awaited during her address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday 16 September.
Cyberattacks, sabotage, drones about airports: Europe is facing new threats almost every day. European Commission President von der Leyen wants to react to this with a crisis mechanism based on NATO. An old project from the Merkel era is also to be revived.
Ursula von der Leyen says initiative would complement, rather than replace, existing cooperation with NATO
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