State of the Union
13 September 2023
#SOTEU
Every year, the President of the European Commission talks about the important issues facing Europeans and presents ideas for solving these issues in the State of the Union (SOTEU) speech.
This includes suggestions for new European laws
or policies.
Citizens tell us about their needs and propose solutions. We listen and respond with proposals.
European Union Member States and the European Parliament then consider these proposals.
Last year’s speech,
SOTEU 2022, outlined ideas to address challenges including:
Russia’s war against Ukraine
The energy crisis
Climate change
Defending democracy
Since the last SOTEU,
the European Commission delivered several ground-breaking proposals, including:
A new approach on mental health
The EU’s first ever comprehensive approach
to mental health, with concrete actions to promote good mental health for Europeans.
Electricity markets
A revision of the electricity market rules to ensure
better prices for consumers.
A European Year of Skills to address labour market shortages
To make sure that people’s skills are adapted
to the changing labour market.
Since the last SOTEU, the European Commission delivered several ground-breaking proposals, including:
A new approach on mental health
The EU’s first ever comprehensive approach to mental health, with concrete actions to promote good mental health for Europeans.
Electricity markets
A revision of the electricity market rules to ensure better prices for consumers.
A European Year of Skills to address labour market shortages
To make sure that people’s skills are adapted to the changing labour market.
Democratic institutions must constantly gain and regain the citizens’ trust. We must live up to the new challenges that history always puts before us.
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
Democratic institutions must constantly gain and regain the citizens’ trust. We must live up to the new challenges that history always puts before us.
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
We have achieved a lot together over
the past year.
Now it’s time to look ahead.
To SOTEU 2023.
Tune in on 13 September to find out how much more we have planned
for the year ahead.
Who
The President of the European Commission delivers the speech.
What
What are the challenges facing Europeans during the year ahead and how we propose to solve them.
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