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Try again   (European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during her State of the European Union address)  Cover image:            European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers her State of the European Union address (SOTEU) to the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, France on September 16, 2026.        © Yves Herman, Reuters  (/build/images/svg/sprite.68b43361c11f23b39049016b32e6ae31.svg#icon-play)        01:10      The EU ​is dealing ​with "an openly hostile world", EU Commission President ​(https://www.france24.com/en/tag/ursula-von-der-leyen/) Ursula ‌von der ⁠Leyen said during ‌her State of the ⁠European Union (SOTEU) address in Strasbourg on Wednesday. "A ​territorial war of ‌aggression is raging on our continent; others ‌have erupted nearby. ​A fight for industrial capacities is shaping global ​competition. 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Try again   (Watch EU chief's full speech to European Parliament)  Cover image:                    © France 24  (/build/images/svg/sprite.68b43361c11f23b39049016b32e6ae31.svg#icon-play)        1:22:00   (REPLAY - Ursula von der Leyen: Full State of the Union address)     European Security Council and new 'playbook' against hybrid attacks Von der Leyen proposed creating a European Security Council that could ​bring ‌together the ⁠EU and partners such as Canada, ‌Britain and Norway and establishing ⁠an "emergency security protocol" to allow EU members to ​trigger discussions to respond ‌to crises. “Europe needs its own counter-hybrid playbook,” said von ‌der Leyen, referring to so-called ​hybrid attacks such as sabotage ​attempts. Read more (https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260915-nato-jets-down-drone-over-lithuania-as-russian-ship-fires-flares-at-danish-helicopter) NATO jets down drone over Lithuania as Russian ship fires flares at Danish helicopter  "When triggered by ​one member state, all member ​states would convene to coordinate a European response, to deter further escalation and to mitigate ⁠the impact," she said of ⁠the ​proposed protocol. She went on to pledge that the EU would give its "strongest-ever support to ​Ukraine" ‌over the forthcoming ⁠winter, which she said would ‌be the toughest of the war ⁠triggered by Russia's invasion. "Together with our partners, we ​will provide humanitarian aid ‌and reinforce Ukraine’s supplies of power and heating," she said. "Second, we will strengthen Ukraine’s ​air defences," she added. While acknowledging that US ​Patriot interceptor missiles ​needed to be delivered urgently, von der Leyen also noted that, "we ​must also jointly reduce our dependence on a single supplier" by developing with Ukraine "an affordable, ⁠modular missile-defence system". EU to use all tools to cut 'unsustainable' China trade deficit In her SOTEU address, von der Leyen said the bloc will use ​every possible means to reduce its "unsustainable" trade deficit trade ​with (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/china/) China . Von der Leyen said that the imbalance, with ​a ‌goods trade deficit of €1 billion ($1.15 billion) a ⁠day last year, had reached a tipping point and that Europe ‌was already suffering from the second China shock through ⁠deindustrialisation. EU leaders called on the European Commission in June to produce results from dialogue with China ​and to ensure the bloc has all ‌the instruments it needed to defend its interests. European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic, leading the talks, said he wanted ‌to achieve tangible results by October. Von der Leyen said the (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/european-parliament/) European Parliament that it was in both sides' interests to work together to ​find a solution. "Let me be clear: we will ​use all the tools at ​our disposal to rebalance our relationship. Words are good. But deeds are better," she ​said. Von der Leyen also highlighted the EU's reliance on China for many critical (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/minerals/) minerals , notably (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/rare-earths/) rare earths . "We need to urgently procure and build up our reserves," ⁠she said, adding the EU would establish a new European Corporation on ⁠critical raw ​materials to help the 27-nation bloc obtain and stockpile what it needed. 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Anthropic and OpenAI are the leading frontier labs which build the ​most advanced, powerful and cutting-edge AI models ​in the world. Some researchers want ​AI to slow down. Von der Leyen said landmark EU rules governing ​the use of AI adopted recently puts Europe in the position to shape global efforts to tackle the risks. She is also proposing a social media ban for ⁠under-15s, saying that platforms have to prove that they are safe ⁠for children. Read more (https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20260901-school-wihout-screens-will-france-s-high-school-phone-ban-fly) School without screens: Will France's high school phone ban fly?  “I am aware that many perceive the power of Big Tech as overwhelming and impossible to roll back. I disagree,” said the EU executive. “We do not have to accept addictive features. We do not have to accept children being drawn into ever more extreme content. 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