European People's Party
The European People's Party is a centre-right political party at the European level, uniting Christian-democratic and conservative parties from EU member states and beyond. It is the largest group in the European Parliament. Its headquarters are in Brussels.
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Von der Leyen proposes European Security Council and EU emergency response mechanism in State of the Union address
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen used her annual State of the European Union address in Strasbourg on 16 September to propose a new European Security Council with like-minded partners including Ukraine, and an Emergency Security Protocol modelled on NATO's Article 4. She framed the proposals as a response to escalating Russian hybrid activity on EU territory and to strains in the transatlantic relationship.