Von der Leyen resets the agenda in a visionary speech for Europe
Comment: She had a shaky start in the job, but last week’s state of the union address suggests the EU Commission president can provide the leadership Europe needs
It was an important week for Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president. Her first “state of the union” address to the European Parliament presented an important opportunity to set out her vision for the EU, while stamping her authority on the bloc’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
This set-piece annual speech has become more and more important since it was first conceived in 2010 under José Manuel Barosso, the...
Subscribe from just €1 for the first month!
Exclusive offers:
All Digital Access + eReader
Trial
€1
Unlimited Access for 1 Month
*New subscribers only
Annual
€200
€149 For the 1st Year
Unlimited Access for 1 Year
Quarterly
€55
€42
90 Day Pass
2 Yearly
€315
€248
Unlimited Access for 2 Years
Team Pass
Get a Business Account for you and your team
Related Stories
Colin Murphy: Ireland was abusing its unwed mothers even before there was Church and state collusion
Twentieth-century Ireland was one of the most repressive sexual cultures in the world. Much of that is on the Catholic Church, but not all of it
Off Message: Flighty influencers have gone too far this time
Celebrities heading to far-flung sunny destinations while the rest of us are restricted to 5km is not a good look. So why do they do it?
Elaine Byrne: We need to stop being afraid to say what really happened to these girls
What was done to many of the children and women who ended up in the Mother and Baby Homes cannot be called anything other than rape
Emer McLysaght: Bridgerton is the new Normal People
The steamy Netflix period drama is making the lockdown nights go that little bit quicker
