POLITICS● LOW7h ago · Sep 16, 2026, 5:20 AM
Live: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen gives State of the Union address
France 24 [en] · western europe
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen called for the creation of a "European Security Council", with countries including Britain and Ukraine, in her State of the European Union speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday. Addressing this year's special guest, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, von der Leyen said she wants to open the door for Canada to become the bloc's first associate member.
GlobeAlert aggregates and classifies open sources; the story above belongs to its publisher. Summaries are machine-generated from the source text.
More in Politics
POLITICSnowCôte d’Ivoire-Guinea: behind the scenes of the reunion between Ouattara and DoumbouyaJeune AfriquePOLITICS5m agoTurkey Stages Wide-Ranging LGBT Crackdown for ‘Family Safety’Balkan InsightPOLITICS10m agoWoman's family sues Texas AG Ken Paxton over death allegedly caused by "merciless" abortion banCBS NewsPOLITICS10m agoHow is Democracy Doing?France 24 [en]