Never before has that enduring promise of protection stability and opportunity mean more important than it is today allow me to explain why. First europe must come to new to protect lives and livelihoods this is all the more important in the middle of a pandemic that shows no sign of running out of steam or intensity we know how quickly numbers can spiral out of control so we must continue to handle this fantastic pandemic with extreme care responsibility and unity in the last 6 months. Our Health Systems and workers have produced miracles every country has worked to do its best for its citizens. And europe has done more to gether than ever before. When the Member States closed borders we created green lanes for goods when more than 600000 european citizens were stranded all over the world the e. U. Brought them back home when some countries introduced export bands for critical medical goods we stopped that and ensure that critical medical goods should go where it was needed we worked
I want this to be a starting point for Commission Parliament and Member States to ensure there is no backsliding the commission attaches the highest importance to the rule of law and this is why we will ensure that money from our budget and next generation e. U. Is protected against any kind of fraud corruption a conflict of interest this is nonnegotiable. But the last months have also reminded us how fragile it can be we have a duty to always be vigilant to care and nurture for the rule of law and breaches of the rule of law cannot be tolerated i will continue to the vendor and the integrity of our european institutions. Be it about the primacy of european law the freedom of the press the independence of the judiciary all this sale of golden passports europeans values are not for sale. Was. None of our members these values are more important than ever i say that because when i think of the state of the union i am reminded of the words of john schumer one of the great europeans who sad
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Agreements at the white house with bahrain and the United Arab Emirates stablish in diplomatic relations President Trump says theyre just the 1st of many such deals to come. And the space project thats no longer just Science Fiction how europes planning to save the world from catastrophic collision with asteroids. Out of us thanks for joining me from the lion has given her 1st state of the Union Address European Commission president and her speech she laid out Ambitious Goals to make the European Union more resilient and united to confront future crises from the line doubled down on the flagship goal she set out when she took office last december promising a digital revolution for the. Talk and action to tackle Climate Change to the Commission President also outlined plans to relaunch europes economy in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic which she said had underscored the need for closer corporation in many areas including health. So for me it is Crystal Clear we need to build a