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Ursula von der Leyen’s sixth State of the Union speech: A grand sweep, but thin on details?
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from France 24 [en] · Western Europe
In this episode, we debrief one of the key annual events in the EU calendar: the State of the Union speech. It was Ursula von der Leyen’s sixth such address as President of the European Commission, and the second State of the Union speech of her second mandate.
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