The President stressed that with NextGenerationEU, Europe has a once in a lifetime opportunity to make change happen by design, and not by disaster or by diktat from others. She added that Europe has everything it needs to make this happen: It has the vision, the plan, the investment.

The Address is available online in English, French and German, and will be available in all EU languages shortly.

More information is available on the dedicated webpage, a press release and a factsheet summarising the main initiatives put forward in the 2020 State of the Union Address.

Learn more about how the von der Leyen Commission has delivered on its commitments during the first year in office here.