ECPP Vice President Ruissen Reacts to SOTEU: “A European Solution Is Not Always the Answer”

ECPP Vice President and MEP Bert-Jan Ruissen sat down with Márton Gyöngyösi, ECPP Director for Political Relations, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, to give his assessment of the 2026 State of the Union address, delivered by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Watch the whole conversation here below or on our YouTube channel. Recorded during the September plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

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