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State of the Union Address 2020 by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
On 16 September 2020, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, delivered her first State of the Union Address (SOTEU) to the Members of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, presenting her priorities for the year ahead and outlining her vision for how the European Union could evolve in the future. From this perspective, Ursula von der Leyen advocated a Europe emerging stronger from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and paving the way for a new vitality. NextGenerationEU, the new instrument for recovery, is a unique opportunity of changing in this direction. In her speech, Ursula von der Leyen presented the actions of the European Commission in order to give Europe the means to become green, digital and more resilient.
Ursula von der Leyen at the podium
Ursula von der Leyen at the podium
Ursula von der Leyen at the podium
Ursula von der Leyen at the podium
Ursula von der Leyen at the podium
Ursula von der Leyen at the podium
Ursula von der Leyen at the podium
Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen, at the podium, addressing the Members of the EP
Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen at the podium
Ursula von der Leyen at the podium
Ursula von der Leyen at the podium
Ursula von der Leyen at the podium
General view of the European Parliament hemicycle with Ursula von der Leyen, in the centre
Ursula von der Leyen at the podium
Ursula von der Leyen at the podium
Ursula von der Leyen at the podium
Ursula von der Leyen at the podium
Ursula von der Leyen, at the podium, addressing the Members of the EP
Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen, on the left
Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of a stronger Europe in the World, Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice, Elisa Ferreira, European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, and Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of an Economy that works for People and for Trade (designate) (from left to right)
Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice, and Elisa Ferreira, European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms (from left to right)
Discussion between Margaritis Schinas, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of promoting our European Way of Life, on the right, and Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Market
Discussion between Paolo Gentiloni, European Commissioner for Economy, Helena Dalli, European Commissioner for Equality, and Michael Roth, Minister of State for Europe at the German Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs (from left to right)
Discussion between Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Europe fit for the Digital Age, on the left, and Adina Vălean, European Commissioner for Transport
Discussion between Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of an Economy that works for People and for Trade (designate), on the left, and Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Interinstitutional relations and Foresight
Věra Jourová, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency, on the left, and Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy
Discussion between Margaritis Schinas, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of promoting our European Way of Life, on the right, and Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety
Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice, and Elisa Ferreira, European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms (from left to right)
Discussion between Olivér Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Jutta Urpilainen, European Commissioner for International Partnerships, and Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of a stronger Europe in the World (from left to right)
Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Market, on the left, and Michel Barnier, Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom
Discussion between Helena Dalli, European Commissioner for Equality, on the right, and Ylva Johansson, European Commissioner for Home Affairs
Ursula von der Leyen at the podium
Ursula von der Leyen at the podium
Ursula von der Leyen at the podium
Discussion between Ursula von der Leyen, on the left, and David Maria Sassoli, President of the EP
Ursula von der Leyen at the podium
Ursula von der Leyen at the podium
Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen at the podium (from behind)
Ursula von der Leyen at the podium
General view of the European Parliament hemicycle with Ursula von der Leyen, in the centre
Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice, Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Market, Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of a stronger Europe in the World, Elisa Ferreira, European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of an Economy that works for People and for Trade (designate), and Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Interinstitutional relations and Foresight (from left to right)
Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice, Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of a stronger Europe in the World, Elisa Ferreira, European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, and Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of an Economy that works for People and for Trade (designate) (from left to right)
Paolo Gentiloni, European Commissioner for Economy, in the centre
Věra Jourová, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency, on the right
Helena Dalli, European Commissioner for Equality, on the left
Discussion between Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Market, on the left, and Michel Barnier, Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom
Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for Budget and Administration, on the right, and Ylva Johansson, European Commissioner for Home Affairs, on the left
View of the audience, with from left to right, in the 1st row : Jörg Meuthen, Member of the EP, and Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the European Green Deal, in the 2nd row: Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of an Economy that works for People and for Trade (designate), Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of a stronger Europe in the World, and Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Interinstitutional relations and Foresight, in the 3rd row: Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for Budget and Administration, Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, and Nicolas Schmit, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, in the 4th row: Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, and Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice
Ursula von der Leyen at the podium
Ursula von der Leyen at the podium
Ursula von der Leyen at the podium
General view of the European Parliament hemicycle with Ursula von der Leyen, in the centre
Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen
Discussion between Ursula von der Leyen, on the left, and David Maria Sassoli, President of the EP
Ursula von der Leyen being interviewed by journalists after the SOTEU
Ursula von der Leyen, on the left, being interviewed by journalists after the SOTEU
Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen, on the right, being interviewed by journalists after the SOTEU
Ursula von der Leyen being interviewed by journalists after the SOTEU
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