State of the Union 2018

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Publication Date 12/09/2018
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The annual State of the European Union address by the President of the European Commission at the European Parliament took place on 12 September 2018. This was the last SOTEU speech of the mandate of the existing European Commission.

The speech was followed by a debate with the Members of the European Parliament.

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The Commission President announced in his speech a set of initiatives and proposals on different matters, hoping to deliver them in a short pertiod of time.

The State of the Union debate became part of the process for the adoption of the annual Commission Work Programme and plays a relevant role in identifying political priorities subject to agreement in interinstitutional dialogue.

Source Link https://ec.europa.eu/commission/priorities/state-union-speeches/state-union-2018
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