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Von der Leyen delivers State of the Union address
The gist
Von der Leyen delivers her annual State of the Union speech in Strasbourg on Wednesday.
The address sets EU priorities for the year and signals closer ties with Canada.
How it unfolded
- Sep 10, 2026Von der Leyen delivers a speech at the International Space Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris.
- Sep 13, 2026POLITICO reports EU officials are weighing what von der Leyen can concretely offer Canada in her State of the Union speech, with an EU-Canada summit set for October in Montreal.
- Sep 14, 2026The Commission confirms von der Leyen will not attend Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's address to the European Parliament, sending Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič instead; later that evening, von der Leyen reverses the decision and will attend, with her press conference moved to Strasbourg.