European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker will outline his
vision for Europe in his state of the union speech this Wednesday (13
September) in Strasbourg.
The speech, which opens the political season in the EU, is the final one to come ahead of the Juncker commission's last full year before the spring 2019 European elections.
The president is expected to reflect on the last year's political events, with Emmanuel Macron winning the French presidential election against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, and populist Geert Wilders failing to win the biggest number of votes in the Dutch elections.
"We are at an important political juncture […] which offers a unique possibility for the president to remind us of things that have happened," a spokesperson said last week of the speech.
Juncker will also try to "crystallise" the debate on the future of Europe, a commission spokesperson said.
In March, the commission chief proposed five different scenarios, ranging from loose cooperation to a strong political union among EU countries.
One of the options gaining traction is multi-speed Europe, which is opposed mainly by central and eastern European member states, but has gathered the support of French president Macron.
Note EU-Digest: Hopefully Mr. Juncker will move away from making the usual nebulous and remarks coming from the EU Commission in Bruxelles and make some bold statements to include: direct universal election of the EU president by all citizens of the EU, a universal EU immigration policy, the creation of an independent EU military component, and a totally independent foreign policy which is based on non-alignment and the security and prosperity of all EU Citizens.
Read more: Juncker to outline EU vision This WEEK
The speech, which opens the political season in the EU, is the final one to come ahead of the Juncker commission's last full year before the spring 2019 European elections.
The president is expected to reflect on the last year's political events, with Emmanuel Macron winning the French presidential election against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, and populist Geert Wilders failing to win the biggest number of votes in the Dutch elections.
"We are at an important political juncture […] which offers a unique possibility for the president to remind us of things that have happened," a spokesperson said last week of the speech.
Juncker will also try to "crystallise" the debate on the future of Europe, a commission spokesperson said.
In March, the commission chief proposed five different scenarios, ranging from loose cooperation to a strong political union among EU countries.
One of the options gaining traction is multi-speed Europe, which is opposed mainly by central and eastern European member states, but has gathered the support of French president Macron.
Note EU-Digest: Hopefully Mr. Juncker will move away from making the usual nebulous and remarks coming from the EU Commission in Bruxelles and make some bold statements to include: direct universal election of the EU president by all citizens of the EU, a universal EU immigration policy, the creation of an independent EU military component, and a totally independent foreign policy which is based on non-alignment and the security and prosperity of all EU Citizens.
Read more: Juncker to outline EU vision This WEEK
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