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Seguiremos recordando a las instituciones que invertir en movilidad e intercambio juvenil es la mejor estrategia para garantizar la cohesión y el futuro de la Unión Europea✨
🇪🇺 El 16 de septiembre seguimos en directo el discurso sobre el Estado de la Unión (#SOTEU2026) desde la sede de la @ec.europa.eu en Madrid 📍
Estuvimos junto a la sociedad civil analizando las prioridades de la UE y el rumbo de Europa para el próximo año.
Wie wird Europa handlungsfähiger und demokratischer? 🇪🇺
Der neue #EBDnewsletter blickt auf die #SOTEU2026 und fragt: Was braucht Europa, um selbst entscheiden und handeln zu können?
Im Fokus: institutionelle Reformen, Erweiterung, Demokratie, neue Partnerschaften und europäischer Zusammenhalt.
Join us on 6 October for the webinar on the Rising Costs of #Climate and Natural Disaster #Risks for Local and Regional Governments.
Resilient communities and local governments stand at the core of a strong #Europe.
👉 Register here: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon...
As leaders gather at the UN, what does Europe see for itself on the global stage in the coming year?
EU-China at a “tipping point”, a major gesture toward Canada, supporting Ukraine, & finding common ground on the Middle East.
More expert insights from #SOTEU2026
📍 When companies spend more time navigating rules than innovating, investing & hiring, #EUcompetitiveness suffers. It is time to see EU legislation through the lens of SMEs.
➡️ Read more on #SOTEU2026 with our member
Alena Mastantuono for @brusselstimes.com
The Congress of Europe in The Hague created the European Movement, 78 years ago.
Last week, President von der Leyen announced a new Congress of Europe at #SOTEU2026, this is something we've called for.
We stand ready to help make it real. 🤝
“We will invest in our regions.”
In our #SOTEU2026 reaction, we argue that investing in regions means investing with regions.
Cohesion Policy must remain European, place-based and built through partnership — not become a chapter of 27 national plans.
„Es war die beste aller Zeiten, es war die schlimmste aller Zeiten“: Ursula von der Leyens Rede zur Lage der EU am Mittwoch deckte ein breites Spektrum an Themen ab. Aber manches blieb auch ungesagt.
Eine Sammlung von Kurzanalysen zu den Schlüsselthemen der #SOTEU2026
I wrote a personal essay about Europe and Canada called "I Want Us Closer." This week von der Leyen stood next to Carney and proposed associate membership. The feeling came before the paperwork. Here is the feeling. #soteu2026
What did Ursula von der Leyen say at the State of the Union—and what did she leave unsaid?
From a bigger bet on industrial AI to China Shock 2.0, and more, our experts unpack the speech its signals.
Read their takes here: bst-europe.eu/europes-futu...
What stood out to you?
Climate change is driving more frequent and intense droughts, putting growing pressure on Europe’s economy and environment.
Implementing EU water policies is key - we will also propose a new European Water Initiative.
Read the full #SOTEU2026 speech 👉 link.europa.eu/nv9Vvj
Discurso sobre el estado de la Unión de 2026 pronunciado por la presidenta Von der Leyen | Bruselas, 16.09.2026 #SOTEU2026 #DocumentosUE https://links.uv.es/b0NDu05
📍 Many of the priorities highlighted in #SOTEU2026 reflect what EU employers have been calling for for years, but success will be measured by a simple question: is Europe becoming a better place to invest, innovate & create jobs?
🎬 Learn more with our President Sandra Parthie
🏡 Housing is now firmly on the EU agenda — but how can citizens help shape housing policy?
Following #SOTEU2026, our new @eu-ciembly.bsky.social policy brief brings 32 citizen-led recommendations from assemblies in Colchester & Cyprus into the 🇪🇺 housing debate.
💧 “Water is precious.”
@ec.europa.eu President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu highlighted the risks of #water scarcity for Europe in #SOTEU2026 and announced a new European Water initiative.
NMWE welcomes the focus on water stewardship and the protection of water resources in both quality and quantity.
We watched von der Leyen's State of the Union like the rest of Europe. Our takeaway: a key omission.
Independent journalism is a precondition for democratic resilience — the most durable answer to the threats she warned against. #SOTEU #SOTEU2026
Read our full response: buff.ly/ZtSkRjB
🇪🇺 Seguridad, competitividad y autonomía han marcado el #SOTEU2026.
Pero una Europa más fuerte también debe ser una Europa más social.
Debemos situar la lucha contra la pobreza y la exclusión social en el centro de las políticas comunitarias.
Desayuno con Europa SOTEU 2026 Discurso youtu.be/zxf6FTW5PYg?... a través de @YouTube
Si te lo perdiste, aquí puedes ver el evento en diferido
#SOTEU2026