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SOTEU 2026: Key regulatory signals for compliance teams  

Ursula von der Leyen, head of the European Commission, participates in the debate after her speech during the plenary session of the European Parliament on July 18, 2024 in Strasbourg, France
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Vasilka Lalevska

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Von der Leyen confirms new banking package, continued simplification, extended AI and climate efforts, and a new associate member – Canada.

Marking her sixth time in front of the European Parliament, Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the European Union (STOEU) 2026 address offered a useful indication of the European Commission’s focus in the next year.

The SOTEU usually offers a preview of the European Commission’s Work Programme. This sixth speech

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