# HIGHLIGHTS: EU Commission chief delivers 'state of the union' address

https://mins.news/en/item/60906

- Reuters, 2026-09-16 12:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/highlights-eu-commission-chief-state-union-address-2026-09-16/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aaa8be2a4391a00012670db

> European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged EU countries on Wednesday to build a new partnership with Canada and confront climate change, competition from China and other major challenges in what she called an “openly hostile world.”

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