# Europe Today special: Von der Leyen delivers key State of the Union amid mounting EU challenges

https://mins.news/en/item/60413

- euronews, 2026-09-16 06:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/16/europe-today-special-von-der-leyen-gives-key-state-of-the-union-amid-mounting-challenges-f

> European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the Union address tackles migration, Ukraine, defence and Europe’s role in a rapidly changing world. Euronews is covering the speech from Brussels and Strasbourg with continuing analysis and interviews from its EU correspondents.

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