( September 16, 2026, 08:35 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her annual State of the European Union speech on Wednesday, taking stock of the commission’s work over the past year and setting out policy priorities and initiatives for the year ahead. In her remarks, Von der Leyen covered measures spanning AI, energy, trade, security, climate resilience and competitiveness. Key initiatives included a banking package, an EU critical raw materials corporation and the forthcoming EU Kids Act, which would bar children under 13 from accessing social-media services and those under 15 from holding unsupervised personal accounts. Speech attached. ...
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