State of the Union 2026: A new security forum, a shift to climate adaption — and an offer to Ottawa. As it happened.

Gabriel Gavin, Hanne Cokelaere, Ellen Boonen, Mathieu Pollet, Sebastian Starcevic, Camille Gijs, Fiona Maxwell, Marianne Gros, Max Griera Andreu, Gerardo Fortuna, Veronika Melkozerova, Zoya Sheftalovich, Gregorio Sorgi, Victor Jack, Bjarke Smith-Meyer, Bartosz Brzeziński, Claudia Chiappa, Zia Weise, Antoaneta Roussi, Laura Kayali, Agnes Rønberg, Ben Munster, Jordyn Dahl, Pieter Haeck, Jakob Weizman, Jacob Parry, Eliza Gkritsi, Paul Dallison   Politico.eu   15 September 2026
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has concluded her sixth State of the Union address in Strasbourg this morning.

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