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Would have been much beter for all if this EU-Canada thing had been announced on a separate occasion to the #SOTEU address. In the news, it now overshadows important intitiatives regarding security and other things.

#SOTEU Question from California: Can we leave the US and join the EU as associate member, like #Canada? And, yes, we like a bit of #AI regulation, but it should be proposed by our tech giants!

Was Manfred Weber zu Wirtschaftspolitik vorträgt ist dünn und ideenlos.

Weiter Verbrenner bauen und ein schwacher CO2-Preis - das ist kein Plan.

Wir brauchen Europäische E-Autos und Investitionen in günstige Erneuerbare Energien. Das ist die Zukunft. #SOTEU

Most interesting things from the #SOTEU

🇨🇦 Associate EU Membership for Canada.

📱 Social media ban for under 13s, parental surveillance and 1h limit for under 15s.

🔫 More defence cooperation with Ukraine.

⚔️ European Security Council’ bringing together leaders from the EU, Canada, Britain […]

Nu is Manfred Weber aan de beurt, leider van de christendemocraten. Blijft bijzonder dat hij voortdurend kritiek levert op extremen, maar niet in staat is om een eind te maken aan de samenwerking van zijn groep met extreem-rechts in het Europees Parlement.

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"Women are here to stay" says VDL at #SOTEU, despite the EC not proposing any additional funding, nor legislation, to secure safe abortion access across member states, in light of one of the most popular European Citizen's Initiative, 'My Voice My Choice'

The EU will create a new “Congress for Europe,” drawing on its origins, to get “the brilliant minds from across our union and across our continent” to “inspire the new generation of Europeans.” #SOTEU

Ending on a somber note

In a speech in which von der Leyen warned of the threats to Europe — from hostile states, trade rivalries and the changing climate — she finished by recalling the EU’s foundation as a pact between “peoples that had been at war for so long.” #SOTEU

Ursula von der Leyen hält eine der schwächsten State of the Union Reden ever. Nichts drin für Menschen die unter hohen Kosten oder Hitze leiden. Sie lässt die Öl- und Immobilienkonzerne laufen und deren Profite unbesteuert. Sehr enttäuschend. #SOTEU

Half my newsfeed is now EU 💑 Canada. 🙄

Don't get me wrong, it's a good thing. But it's now dominating the #SOTEU news to the exclsuion of everything else, including security and climate action.

Die galoppierende Klimakrise, der Druck auf die Wirtschaft durch den zweiten China-Schock oder die Gefahren der rasanten Entwicklung von KI – die Zeit für Dialog und Reflektion ist vorbei.
Leider fehlten in der Rede von VdL entschlossene Maßnahmen für die großen Umwälzungen unserer Zeit!

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Von der Leyen kondigt een nieuwe Congres van Europa aan. "Bringing together the greatest thinkers and writers, artists and scientists, citizens and civil society."

Zeer teleurstellend. Wat we nodig hebben is een conventie voor de wijziging van de verdragen, zoals ze ooit beloofde.

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È sempre umiliante sentir parlare Ursula von der Leyen. Ancora un discorso povero, limitato, cifra di una lungimiranza politica da mediocre conservatrice. Prima ci libereremo di questa politica solida come la gelatina, meglio sarà. L'UE merita sicuramente di meglio #SOTEU #UvdL #EU

The speech concludes with the customary "Long Live Europe".

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Von der Leyen says of Ratko Mladic's funeral that, "Glorifying war criminals simply has no place in the European Union" and yet pulls her punches by failing to critique attendance by high-ranking Serbian ministers in government led by her political ally President Aleksandar Vučić. #soteu #serbia

Shared values and common challenges have long made the EU and Canada friends, partners, and allies.

Marking the start of a new era, an associate membership to the EU would strengthen and deepen our cooperation, to create common prosperity and economic security.

#SOTEU2026 #SOTEU 🇪🇺🇨🇦

Next year we will celebrate 70 years of our Union.

We will mark it by launching a new Congress of Europe.

Together, let’s shape a vision to inspire a new generation of Europeans.

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