<p>Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the EC, comes to Parliament on 13 September to review the year and announce new initiatives in a debate with MEPs.</p>

<p>The State of the European Union debate - SOTEU - is an annual event that kicks off the new political season after the summer break. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, addresses Parliament to give an account of what the Commission has done in the past 12 months and also announce its plans for the coming year. The speech and the discussion with MEPs that follows provide an opportunity to reflect on the challenges facing Europe, including Brexit negotiations, security concerns and prospects for a closer economic union.</p>

State of the Union 2017

SotEU 2017 - Debate on the State of the Union behind the scene Audiovisual

SotEU 2017 - Press statements following the debate on the Ste of the Union

SotEU 2017 - Antonio TAJANI - EP President press statement

SotEU 2017 - Press statement of Jean-Claude JUNCKER, EC President following the Debate on the State of the Union

SotEU 2017 - Debate on the State of the Union

Matti MAASIKAS,  Deputy Minister for EU Affairs,  in plenary session Week 37 2017 in Strasbourg - State of the Union

SotEU 2017 - Stand-up - Press statement by Nigel FARAGE (EFDD,GB)

SotEU 2017 - Debate on the State of the Union: Statement by , Estonian Presidency  
 MEPs questions and interventions

State of the Union 2017 - Journalists in action - Staircase

SotEU2017 - Debate on the State of the Union: statement by Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC

State of the Union 2017 - Audiovisual unit coverage - Live Stand-up - European logo

SotEU 2017 - Debate on the State of the Union 2017

SotEU 2017 - Debate on the State of the Union - Arrivals

EP president during a Seminar with 8 senior Spanish journalists from the main media, on the occasion of the State of the Union debate

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SotEU 2017 - Debate on the State of the Union: Interview of Jean-Claude JUNCKER  -  EC President following the Debate on the State of the Union

SotEU 2017 - Debate on the State of the Union: Press statement following the Debate on the State of the Union

SotEU 2017 - Press statements following the debate on the Ste of the Union  Press statement by Manfred WEBER (EPP,DE), Chair of the EPP political group

SotEU 2017 - Press statements following the debate on the Ste of the UnionPress statement by Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA,BE), co-Chair

SotEU 2017 - Press statements following the debate on the Ste of the UnionPress statement by Syed KAMALL (ECR, UK), Chair of the ECR political group

Live replay of the statement by Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC during the State of the Union 2017 during the plenary session in Satrsbourg (11-14/09/2017)

(02) State of the Union 2017: statement by Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC (9:12 - 9:26)

During the EP plenary session (11-14 September 2017) in Strasbourg,&nbsp;MEPs debate on the&nbsp;State of the Union 2017 (2nd part). Statements by Janusz LEWANDOWSKI (EPP, PL), Sergei STANISHEV (S&amp;D, BG),&nbsp; Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS (Greens/EFA, ES), Esteban GONZALEZ PONS (EPP, ES), Juan Fernando LOPEZ AGUILAR (S&amp;D, ES), Guy VERHOFSTADT, Gianni PITTELLA (S&amp;D, IT) and Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE).

State of the Union 2017: extracts from the MEPs' debate (2nd part)

Live replay - SOTEU 2017 - MEPs questions and interventions, during the plenary session in Strasbourg (11-14/09/2017)

(01) Debate on the State of the Union: MEPs questions and interventions (11:02 - 11:17)

(02) Debate on the State of the Union: MEPs questions and interventions (11:17 - 11:31)

(03) Debate on the State of the Union: MEPs questions and interventions (11:31 - 11:42)

During the EP plenary session (11-14 September 2017) in Strasbourg,&nbsp;MEPs debate on the&nbsp;State of the Union 2017 (1st part). Statements by Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Gianni PITTELLA (S&amp;D, IT), Syed KAMALL (ECR, UK), Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), Patrick LE HYARIC (GUE/NGL, FR), Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE) and Nigel FARAGE (EFDD, UK).

State of the Union 2017: extracts from the MEPs' debate (1st part)

(05)  Debate on the State of the Union: MEPs questions and interventions (11:49 - 12:03)

(05) State of the Union 2017: statement by Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC and opening of the debate by Antonio TAJANI, EP President(9:55 - 10:10)

During the EP plenary session (11-14 September 2017) in Strasbourg,&nbsp;Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC replies to MEPs on the&nbsp;State of the Union 2017.

State of the Union 2017: extracts from the replies by Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC

During the EP plenary session (11-14 September 2017) in Strasbourg,&nbsp;Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC, expresses himself on the State of the Union 2017&nbsp;(2nd part): on freedom, equality and the rule of law, the protection of Europe's external borders, the enlagement of the European Union and Turkey,&nbsp;European Stabilisation Mechanism (ESM), the need a European Minister of Economy and Finance, fight against terrorism and defence.

State of the Union 2017: extracts from the address by Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC (2nd part)

During the EP plenary session (11-14 September 2017) in Strasbourg,&nbsp;arrivals and ambiance shots before the debate on the&nbsp;State of the Union 2017. Cutaways of Nigel FARAGE (EFDD, UK), Syed KAMALL (ECR, UK), Jean Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC, Frans TIMMERMANS, Guy VERHOFSTAD (ALDE, BE), Michel BARNIER, Martin SEYLMAR, Maros SEFCOVIC, Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Pierre MOSCOVICI, Miguel Arias CANETE, Cecilia MALMSTROM, Mich&egrave;le ALLIOT-MARIE (EPP, FR), Mariya GABRIEL, Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE), Yannick JADOT (Greens/EFA, FR), Maria Joao RODRIGUES (S&amp;D, PT), Christos STYLIANIDE, Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Marianne THYSSEN.

State of the Union 2017: extracts from the arrivals and ambiance shots

(03) State of the Union 2017: statement by Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC (9:26 - 9:41)

(04)  Debate on the State of the Union: MEPs questions and interventions (11:42 - 11:49)

During the EP plenary session (11-14 September 2017) in Strasbourg, Matti MAASIKAS , Estonian Deputy Minister for EU Affairs, expresses himself on the State of the Union 2017.

State of the Union 2017: extracts from the statement by Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Presidency

During the EP plenary session (11-14 September 2017) in Strasbourg,&nbsp;Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC, expresses himself ion the State of the Union 2017&nbsp;(3rd part):&nbsp;&nbsp;European elections (longer campaign, trans-national lists, summit in Romania before the elections),&nbsp;on support to French President Macron's ideao to organize democratic conventions in 2018, on merging of the European&nbsp;Council and Commission presidencies. and on the Commission budget 2018.

State of the Union 2017: extracts from the address by Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC (3rd part)

(01) State of the Union 2017: statement by Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC (9:06 - 9:12)

(04) State of the Union 2017: statement by Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC (9:41 - 9:55)

During the EP plenary session (11-14 September 2017) in Strasbourg,&nbsp;Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC, expresses himself on the State of the Union 2017&nbsp;(1st part): on the European Parliament as the pulsing heart of Europe, the future of Europe, Employment, European trade agenda environment, Cybersecurity Agency, and migration.

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SotEU 2017 - Debate on the State of the Union behind the scene Audiovisual

SotEU 2017 - Press statements following the debate on the Ste of the Union

SotEU 2017 - Antonio TAJANI - EP President press statement

SotEU 2017 - Press statement of Jean-Claude JUNCKER, EC President following the Debate on the State of the Union

SotEU 2017 - Debate on the State of the Union

Matti MAASIKAS, Deputy Minister for EU Affairs, in plenary session Week 37 2017 in Strasbourg - State of the Union

SotEU 2017 - Stand-up - Press statement by Nigel FARAGE (EFDD,GB)

SotEU 2017 - Debate on the State of the Union: Statement by , Estonian Presidency MEPs questions and interventions

State of the Union 2017 - Journalists in action - Staircase

SotEU 2017 - Debate on the State of the Union

SotEU2017 - Debate on the State of the Union: statement by Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC

State of the Union 2017 - Audiovisual unit coverage - Live Stand-up - European logo

SotEU 2017 - Debate on the State of the Union 2017

SotEU 2017 - Debate on the State of the Union - Arrivals

EP president during a Seminar with 8 senior Spanish journalists from the main media, on the occasion of the State of the Union debate

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