08/09/2025 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 5 September, the European Commission published a report on the first year of work by the ‘von der Leyen II’ team, in the context of the first State of the Union address, which will be given on Wednesday 10 September. This will be the first speech of its kind since her re-election. According to the institution’s spokesperson, Olof Gill, on Monday 8 September, this speech will focus on what has been achieved so far, but above all on new “targets and policies for the coming years”. The EU’s security in the world, its competitiveness and the management of migration is expected to dominate the President’s speech. The first year of activity was mainly marked by the omnibus simplification legislation and defence initiatives. Link to publication: https://aeur.eu/f/ibe (SP)