Solidarity is a key element of what being part of Europe is all about, and something to take pride in. Safeguarding its values, such as the rule of law, is what the European Union was made to do, from its inception to the latest chapters in enlargement. State of the Union Address 2013Main themes: economic recovery, European integration, deepening the Economic and Monetary Union, European elections 2014Address | Video State of the Union Address 2012Main themes: a new thinking for Europe, Decisive Deal for Europe, Treaty change, 17/27 dimension and expanding public debateAddress | Video State of the Union Address 2011Main themes: financial transaction tax (FTT), eurozone bond, economic crisis, defence sector integrationAddress | Video State of the Union Address 2010Main themes: EU Economic governance, growth, freedom, security and justice, EU Budget and the EU on the global stageAddress | Video
