And we are the only region in the world to achieve that.
Indeed, we delivered also more than another 700 million to the rest of the world, to more than 130 countries. We delivered more than 700 million doses of vaccines to the Europeans. We were the only ones to share half of our vaccine production with the rest of the world. More than 70% of our adult population is fully vaccinated. But today, against all critics, Europe is among the world leaders. When I stood here in front of you 12 months ago, I did not know when, or even if, we could have a safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19. Honourable Members, a year is long in the time of pandemics. This is the message in the letter of intent I sent this morning to President Sassoli and Prime Minister Janša to outline our priorities for the year ahead. And this spirit will be more important than ever over the next twelve months. Our Union will be stronger if it is more like our next generation: reflective, determined and caring. And while they are anxious about the future, they are determined to make it better. They believe we have a responsibility towards the planet. Because our youth put meaning into empathy and solidarity. And as I look across our Union, I know that Europe will pass the test.Īnd what gives me that confidence is the inspiration we can draw from Europe’s young people. But I believe that it is when you are tested that your spirit, your soul, truly shines through. So there is no question, the next year will be another test of character. We face new and enduring challenges in a world recovering and fracturing unevenly. There are hearts we can never mend, life stories we can never finish and time we can never give back to our young. There is still much grief in our society as the pandemic lingers. We did it together as a Parliament, with 27 Member States, as one Europe, and I think we can be proud of it.īut corona times are not over. We did it together as a Commission, and I thank from the bottom of my heart my outstanding College of Commissioners for the enormous support during that time. And in the gravest planetary crisis of all time, again we chose to go it together with the European Green Deal. In the deepest global economic crisis for decades, we chose to go it together with Next Generation EU. In the biggest global health crisis for a century, we chose to go it together so that every part of Europe had access to the life-saving vaccines. And Europe has brought those words to life in the last twelve months. It was Robert Schuman who said: ‘Europe needs a soul, an ideal and the political will to serve this ideal’. But as I look back on this past year, and if I look at the state of the Union today, I see a strong soul in everything that we do. We are having wider debates on shared vaccines and shared values. People are re-evaluating their own lives. – Madam President, honourable Members, I think many are the people who feel their lives have been on pause while the world has been on fast-forward, because the speed of the events and the enormity of the challenges are sometimes very difficult to grasp.Īnd this has also been a time of soul-searching. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission. – The next item is the debate on the statement by the President of the Commission on the State of the Union ( 2021/2763(RSP)). Rättelser och avsiktsförklaringar till avgivna röster: se protokollet
Genomförandeåtgärder (artikel 112 i arbetsordningen): se protokolletĪnslagsöverföringar och budgetbeslut: se protokollet Motverkande av de negativa sociala konsekvenserna av covid-19-pandemin (debatt)ĭebatter om fall av kränkningar av de mänskliga rättigheterna samt av demokratiska och rättsstatliga principer (tillkännagivande av ingivna resolutionsförslag): se protokolletĭelegerade akter (artikel 111.2 i arbetsordningen): se protokollet Tillkännagivande av omröstningsresultat: se protokolletįastställande av könsrelaterat våld som ett nytt brottsområde förtecknat i artikel 83.1 i EUF-fördraget (fortsättning på debatten)ĮU:s bidrag till omvandlingen av de globala livsmedelssystemen för att uppnå målen för hållbar utveckling (debatt) Mediefrihet och ytterligare urholkning av rättsstatsprincipen i Polen (debatt)įastställande av könsrelaterat våld som ett nytt brottsområde förtecknat i artikel 83.1 i EUF-fördraget (debatt) Skandalen med spionprogrammet Pegasus (debatt) Genomförandet av EU:s krav på utbyte av skatteinformation (debatt) Tillståndet i unionen (fortsättning på debatten) Planer och åtgärder för att påskynda övergången till innovation utan djurförsök inom forskning, lagstadgad testning och utbildning (ingivna resolutionsförslag): se protokolletįörhandlingar inför parlamentets första behandling (artikel 71 i arbetsordningen) (vidtagna åtgärder) Onsdagen den 15 september 2021 - Strasbourg
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