Every September, the President of the European Commission comes to the European Parliament to discuss with MEPs what the Commission has done over the past year, what it intends to do in the coming year and its vision for the future in the State of the European Union debate. Nine months before the next European Parliament elections on 6 - 9 June, President Ursula von der Leyen outlines her Commission’s priorities from now until the end of its mandate. She focuses on a stronger and more resilient European Union, on the EU’s continued support for Ukraine in its war against Russia’s aggression, on energy security and EU energy independence, the EU’s twin green and digital transitions, and on protecting core EU values. Statements by political group leaders (in reverse order). This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

statement

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

LAMBERTS, Philippe (Greens/EFA, BE)

GARCÍA PÉREZ, Iratxe (S&D, ES)

ZANNI, Marco (ID, IT)

SZYDŁO, Beata (ECR, PL)

FITZGERALD, Frances (EPP, IE)

AUBRY, Manon (The Left, FR)

SÉJOURNÉ, Stéphane (Renew, FR)

GYÖNGYÖSI, Márton (NI, HU)

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State of the European Union 2023: statements by political group speakers (in reverse order)

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SOUNDBITE (Original), Manon AUBRY (The Left, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Marco ZANNI (ID, IT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Beata SZYD&#321;O (ECR, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), St&#233;phane S&#201;JOURN&#201; (Renew, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Iratxe GARC&#205;A P&#201;REZ (S&amp;D, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Frances FITZGERALD (EPP, IE), -