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#StateoOfTheUnion - President Juncker delivers his 2018 Address
Today (12 September), European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (pictured) will deliver his fourth State of the Union Address in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The speech will begin at 9h CET and will be transmitted live on EbS in all EU languages. This year's speech comes ahead of the 2019 European elections and in the context of the ongoing debate about the future of the European Union at 27. President Juncker will set out proposals that can deliver positive results for citizens ahead of the Sibiu Summit on 9 May 2019, paving the way for a wide-ranging debate in the run-up to the European elections. The State of the Union Address marks the start of the dialogue with the European Parliament and the Council to prepare the Commission's annual Work Programme, in which the president and first vice president detail the actions that the European Commission intends to take by means of legislation and other initiatives, with a Letter of Intent to the president of the European Parliament and the Council. The State of the Union Address is followed by a plenary debate with MEPs. More information on the State of the Union Address and President Juncker's preparations ahead of his speech on 12 September, is available in the press release here, in all EU languages.
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