Laura Ferrara eudebates SOTEU. The clock is ticking and we need to ensure Recovery is an opportunity
Laura Ferrara (born 11 September 1983, Naples) is an Italian politician, elected for the first elected as a member of the European Parliament in 2014 and re-confirmed on 2019.
During the plenary session (14-17 September 2020) in the European Parliament in Brussels, Ursula VON DER LEYEN delivers the State of the European Union (SOTEU 2020) before the MEPs. Statement by Laura FERRARA (NI, IT), NI Group Speaker.
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On 16 September 2020, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission presented her first State of the European Union (SOTEU) address to the European Parliament plenary. On this occasion, Mrs von der Leyen presented her vision and ambitions for the EU moving forward, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic recovery instruments. Ursula von der Leyen reviewed her first nine months in Brussels, which have been dominated by the coronavirus crisis. 2020 was not a honeymoon period for Commission chief.
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Nevertheless, von der Leyen will face significant obstacles in achieving her ambition of a “geopolitical” Commission. Von der Leyen debated European priorities for the year ahead and highlighted her vision for how the European Union could evolve in the future. From this perspective, Ursula von der Leyen advocates a Europe emerging stronger from the pandemic and paving the way for a new vitality. NextGenerationEU, the new instrument for recovery, is a unique opportunity of changing in this direction. In her speech, Ursula von der Leyen presented the actions of the European Commission in order to give Europe the means to become green, digital and more resilient.
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On this occasion, Ursula von der Leyen’s address was also followed by speeches and discussions with Members of the European Parliament. Global Europe of SOTEU positiones Europe as Global Leader. In a changing world gajor powers are either pulling out of institutions or taking them hostage for their own interests.
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Multilateralism in crisis
The world has become more multipolar but multilateralism has weakened, as evidenced by the growing paralysis of the United Nations Security Council, the deep crisis of the World Trade Organization, or more recently that of the World Health Organization. And this precisely at a time when global problems, especially the climate crisis or health issues, are becoming more and more critical.
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Amid this increasing competition, not only do the classic tools of power play a role, but soft power itself is increasingly used as a weapon: think of films and other cultural products, the capacity to build social networks or the ability to attract talent. Trade, technology, data, information are now instruments of political competition.
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