My first message in today’s #SOTEU debate: When dictators cooperate, democracies must work even more closely together. The enemies of our democracy exist inside and outside our borders. We know it. We must expose the risks posed by populists and autocrats and defend our https://t.co/75xkA59CG8 #SOTEU #Democracy #Populism #Nospecificcountrycodesarementionedinthetweet.
#SOTEU2026 was, in my view, a major lost opportunity. @vonderleyen Europe needed more than another catalogue of programmes, funds and initiatives. Europe needed strategic leadership. This was the moment to tell 450 million Europeans clearly: WHO threatens our security? WHAT does https://t.co/YrGwryz7j3 #SOTEU2026 #EULeadership #SecurityThreats #EU
Europe caught fire this summer. Von der Leyen's response? The scorched earth policy: blaming ecology rather than the economic model. We will always prioritize billions of human beings over the billions of a few. (translated)
President von der Leyen, the EU itself says about €210 billion of Russian Central Bank assets remain immobilised in the Union. Today’s SOTEU material again describes them as immobilised rather than announcing confiscation of the principal for Ukraine. So my question to you is https://t.co/QWzQNMMHQX #EUSanctions #UkraineSupport #RussiasAssets #EU #RU #UA
SOTEU 2026 — SANCTIONS MUST BITE. My proposal for the next phase of EU Russia policy is simple: boycott, embargo, sanction, defund. The objective is to reduce the revenues, financial channels, technology access and international networks that sustain Russia’s war effort. That https://t.co/r95fzr0Kjb #SOTEU2026 #Sanctions #RussiaPolicy #RU
SOTEU 2026 — SANCTIONS MUST BITE. My proposal for the next phase of EU Russia policy is simple: boycott, embargo, sanction, defund. The objective is to reduce the revenues, financial channels, technology access and international networks that sustain Russia’s war effort. That https://t.co/Hgknd5o1sj #SOTEU2026 #Sanctions #EUForeignPolicy #RU
Von der Leyen just condemned Serbia for glorifying Ratko Mladic, but the cult of the genocide perpetrators from UPA somehow does not hinder her from sending tens of billions of euros to Ukraine #SOTEU (translated)
The European Commission wants to open new channels for legal migration from North Africa and the Middle East. Von der Leyen has just announced a training and internship program for young people from the region and new "Gateway Offices" that are intended to facilitate migration to the EU. #SOTEU (translated)
Ukraine may be facing the toughest winter of the war. We have been preparing, repairing & insulating homes, delivering generators & portable power stations & providing essential supplies. Our humanitarian & civil protection support will continue, more strongly than ever. #SOTEU #Ukraine #HumanitarianAid #WinterWar #UA
My message after SOTEU 2026 is simple: Europe’s free-trade agenda is still unfinished. @vonderleyen I want the EU to build a much wider network of trade agreements with strategic partners: USA, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the African Union/AfCFTA and the GCC-6 — https://t.co/IVnqeeVGdI #FreeTrade #EUStrategy #GlobalPartnerships #USA #TW #BD #PK #LK #AF #GCC
75% growth in goods trade in less than a decade - that's not luck, that's 🇪🇺🇨🇦 CETA. And we're not stopping there. Digital trade negotiations are well underway. #SOTEU2026 @vonderleyen https://t.co/Y3YpFqQKfY #CETA #DigitalTrade #TradeGrowth #EU #CA
Prosperity isn't just built at home - it's built by trading with the world. Most recently, India, Mercosur. Mexico, Australia, Indonesia. 80+ countries and counting. We're not slowing down. We've become the greatest trading power on the planet. #SOTEU2026 @vonderleyen https://t.co/Vqh5kwJQb5 #Trade #GlobalEconomy #EconomicGrowth #IN #MX #AU #ID
We are setting up a new 🇪🇺 group of first responders to improve our response to wildfires & bring recommendations. Today we honour Rune Kyndal, an EU firefighting pilot, and all those who lost their lives saving others. #EUpreparedness #SOTEU #EUpreparedness #FirstResponders #WildfireResponse #EU
We're also rolling out a new Heatwave Plan, strengthening our health preparedness. And as water scarcity grows, a new European Water Initiative. 🧵 #SOTEU #HeatwavePlan #WaterInitiative #HealthPreparedness #EU
This summer was the hottest we've lived through, and a warning for the years ahead. The @EU_Commission is launching a new Climate Resilience Framework, mapping the 100 🇪🇺 most vulnerable regions. #SOTEU🧵 #ClimateAction #Heatwave #Resilience #EU
SOTEU 2026 🇪🇺 @vonderleyen Europe’s defence and strategic independence are at the centre of this year’s State of the Union. The Commission highlights stronger European defence, continued support for Ukraine, reduced strategic dependencies, global partnerships and protection of https://t.co/MWJroiHePf #SOTEU2026 #EuropeanDefence #UkraineSupport #EU #UA
Ursula von der Leyen acknowledges her failure in Gaza, but turns the divisions into an excuse to do nothing. 1.3 million European citizens gave her the mandate to suspend the EU-Israel agreement under its Article 2. Words will never replace actions. #SOTEU (translated)
Another important announcement in #SOTEU: a 🇪🇺Heatwave Plan This summer showed extreme heat’s impact on people, hospitals&care systems. We need better early warnings, stronger health resilience&more protection for the most vulnerable. Climate resilience is also health resilience. #ClimateResilience #Health #HeatwavePlan #EU
Ursula von der Leyen wants to provide Europe with a new "Security Council" & associate Canada with the EU. But did she even lift a finger when Trump threatened Greenland & Canada? No! She rolled out the red carpet for him and signed a free trade agreement! #SOTEU (translated)
