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European Commission President Von Der Leyen Issues State of the Union Address
September 16, 2021
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 16 -- The European Commission issued the following state of the union address on Sept. 15, 2021, by President Ursula von Der Leyen:

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Many are the people who feel their lives have been on pause while the world has been on fast forward.

The speed of events and the enormity of the challenges are sometimes difficult to grasp.

This has also been a time of soul-searching. From people reassessing their own lives to wider . . .

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