🇪🇺 Commission President @vonderleyen about to give the State of the European Union speech #SOTEU - all female commissioners dressed in Ukrainian colours 💛💙
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🇺🇦 First Lady @ZelenskaUA is present and getting a standing ovation
Von der Leyen: “glory to a country of European heroes, Slava Ukraini”
“Sanctions are here to stay, now is not the time for appeasement but for resolve”
“We’re in this for the long haul”
“Sanctions are here to stay, now is not the time for appeasement but for resolve”
“We’re in this for the long haul”
VdL: “I want the people of the Western Balkans, Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia to know … you are part of our family, you are the future of our Union and our Union is not complete without you”.
“If we want to be credible when we ask candidate countries to strengthen their democracies, we must also eradicate corruption at home.”
A strong announcement on updates to the EU legal framework for fighting corruption - important to acknowledge that 🇪🇺 isn’t free from it
A strong announcement on updates to the EU legal framework for fighting corruption - important to acknowledge that 🇪🇺 isn’t free from it
A very strong speech by @vonderleyen, calling things by their names - the international order is the very target of Russian missiles, & 🇷🇺 is not only waging a war on 🇺🇦 but on our energy, economy, values, and our future.
“Today Courage m has a name, and that name is Ukraine”
“Today Courage m has a name, and that name is Ukraine”
…where’s the edit button 😭 well, you get the message
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