What happened in September in the European Union?
- The president of the European Commission made a speech. This speech happens each year and is called the State of the Union. The president said he wants the EU to work more closely together (Full speech here). The EU countries' reacted differently: some like the idea, others don't.
- The UK's political leader Theresa May also gave a speech about an important EU topic: Brexit. The UK will leave the EU at the latest in March 2019. However, May doesn't want to change too much the two years after (article).
These two negotiate Brexit... © European Union , 2017 / Source: EC - Audiovisual Service / Photo: Lukasz Kobus
- Germany had elections, leaving their political leader Angela Merkel fewer options to continue to rule her country. In other news, she said the EU should work closer together when dealing with countries like China and Russia, possibly because of the unpredictable president of the USA.
- Some in the European Parliament want to allow for European election lists, meaning a French person could for example vote for a Romanian candidate (article). Because of Brexit, some seats reserved in the European Parliament could be used like this.
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