State of the Union 2016

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President Juncker took stock of achievements of the past year and presented the priorities for the year ahead. The President also set out how the Commission would address the most pressing challenges the European Union is facing.

The State of the Union address traditionally kick-starts the dialogue with Parliament and Council, as foreseen in the Lisbon Treaty, to prepare the Commission Work Programme for 2017.

The 2016 State of the Union address covered the following topics:

+ Mid-term review of the multiannual EU budget (2014-2020);
+ Completion of the Capital Markets Union (CMU);
+ Plans to further boost investment to support jobs and sustainable growth;
+ Reform of the EU's telecom rules, including the so-called 'connectivity package';
+ Modernisation of copyright rules;
+ Progress regarding the Commission's Better Regulation Agenda;
+ Plans to enhance security in Europe;
+ Creation of a European Solidarity Corps.

The President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, delivered on 14 September 2016 his State of the Union address at the European Parliament. The speech was followed by a plenary debate.

ESO: Background information: State of the Union 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/state-of-the-union-2015/

EP: EPRS: Tag: State of the Union https://epthinktank.eu/tag/state-of-the-union-address/

EP: EPRS: At a Glance, 08.09.16: The State of the Union [What Think Tanks are Thinking] http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2016/589756/EPRS_ATA(2016)589756_EN.pdf

ESO: Background information: Can the EU Survive Without Britain? http://www.europeansources.info/record/judy-asks-can-the-eu-survive-without-britain/

EP: EPRS: Briefing, September 2016: The State of the Union debate in the European Parliament, 2016 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2016/586665/EPRS_BRI(2016)586665_EN.pdf

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: PRESS RELEASE: IP/16/3042, 14.09.16: The State of the Union 2016: Towards a Better Europe – A Europe that Protects, Empowers and Defends http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-3042_en.htm

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: SPEECH/16/3043, 14.09.16: State of the Union Address 2016: Towards a better Europe - a Europe that protects, empowers and defends http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-16-3043_en.htm

EurActiv, 14.09.16: Juncker: Soft power is not enough for the EU http://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/soft-power-is-not-enough-for-eu-says-juncker/

EurActiv, 14.09.16: Europe will never accept racist attacks in Brexit Britain, warns Juncker http://www.euractiv.com/section/future-eu/news/europe-will-never-accept-racist-attacks-on-its-citizens-in-brexit-britain-warns-juncker/

EUObserver, 14.09.16: Juncker: EU is 'not at risk' of disintegration https://euobserver.com/political/135082

Politico, 14.09.16: State of Juncker’s Union: What he has (and hasn’t) delivered http://www.politico.eu/article/state-of-european-commission-president-jean-claude-junckers-union-what-he-has-and-hasnt-delivered/

Politico, 14.09.16: Jean-Claude Juncker: The EU is in ‘crisis’ http://www.politico.eu/article/jean-claude-juncker-brexit-must-not-dominate-eu-agenda/

BBC News, 14.09.16: Juncker proposes EU military headquarters http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37359196

The Guardian, 14.09.16: EU is facing existential crisis, says Jean-Claude Juncker https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/13/jean-claude-juncker-eu-is-facing-existential-crisis

The Wall Street Journal, 14.09.16: EU Chief Juncker Seeks to Rally Support for the Bloc in Keynote Speech http://www.wsj.com/articles/eu-chief-juncker-seeks-to-rally-support-for-the-bloc-in-keynote-speech-1473843548

Deutsche Welle, 14.09.16: Juncker rallies support for EU in State of Union address http://dw.com/p/1K1eW

Euronews, 14.09.16: Europe faced with an existential crisis, Commission President Juncker http://www.euronews.com/2016/09/14/europe-faced-with-an-existential-crisis-commission-president-juncker

Euro|Topics: Debates, September 2016: What is the state of the European Union? / Who is to blame for the EU crisis? http://www.eurotopics.net/en/166095/what-is-the-state-of-the-european-union

Blog: Open Europe, 14.09.16: What does the SOTEU speech mean for the UK? http://openeurope.org.uk/today/blog/5131/

Find a copy of the State of the Union 2016 via EU Bookshop http://dx.publications.europa.eu/10.2775/133080

Politico, 16.09.16: The Commission’s grand digital disappointment http://www.politico.eu/article/the-commissions-digital-half-measure-regulation-google-facebook-skype-andrus-ansip-guenther-oettinger/

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