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"Europe is more than just a single market. More than money, more than a currency, more than the euro. It was always about values". Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission

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State of the Union Address 2017 by Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the EC

 

Watch the full speech: audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/video/I-142952?&lg=INT

On Wednesday 13 September 2017, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, delivered his annual speech on the State of the European Union.

President Juncker said: "The wind is back in Europe's sails. But we will go nowhere unless we catch that wind. (…) We should chart the direction for the future. As Mark Twain wrote, years from now we will be more disappointed by the things we did not do, than by the ones we did. Now is the time to build a more united, stronger and more democratic Europe for 2025."

To steer the reform agenda set out in his speech, President Juncker proposed a Roadmap for a More United, Stronger and More Democratic Union. A series of concrete initiatives were immediately adopted by the Commission - on trade, investment screening, cybersecurity, industry, data and democracy.