Corporate DispatchPro KEITH ZAHRA
SOTEU 2020 A stronger Europe In her State of the Union address on 16 September 2020, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen presented her vision for a Europe that emerges stronger from the pandemic and leads the way towards a new vitality.
With NextGenerationEU, Europe has a once in a lifetime opportunity to make change happen by design, she claimed. The President pledged the Commission’s determination to transition Europe towards digitalisation resilience, and a greener future, and will concentrate its efforts on: • Protecting lives and livelihoods in Europe, the health of its citizens and the stability of the European economy • Reinforcing the building blocks of the European Green Deal and raising its ambitions • Leading the digital transformation, particularly on data, technology and infrastructure • Improving the single market • Continuing to rally global response as the world awaits an accessible, affordable, and safe vaccine against COVID-19 • Building a stronger European Health Union with various measures to strengthen cross-border coordination • Responding more assertively to global events and deepening relations with EU’s closest neighbours and global partners • Taking a new approach to migration, remaining vigilant on the rule of law, and building a union where racism and discrimination have no place
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