2026 State of the Union Address by President von der Leyen

Download here

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/it/speech_26_1868

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_26_1868

text

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/api/files/document/print/it/speech_26_1868/SPEECH_26_1868_ES.pdf

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/api/files/document/print/en/speech_26_1868/SPEECH_26_1868_ES.pdf

https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/367af55c-0045-46f1-a7fc-98418e209ad3_en?filename=State%20of%20the%20Union%202026%20-%20From%20promise%20to%20progress%20second%20year%20in%20office.pdf

European Union invites Canada to become first ever ‘associate member’

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/16/von-der-leyen-mark-carney-canada-eu-first-associate-member

and the Canadian response

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260917-live-carney-to-speak-after-trump-threatens-more-eu-tariffs-over-canada-s-associate-member-bid