Von der Leyen touts EU resilience and readiness for future in annual address before elections

Von der Leyen highlighted the EU's resilience, having survived crises like the pandemic, economic downturn, and war in Ukraine over the past 5 years.
She claimed a 90% success rate in delivering on her 2019 political guidelines, although this figure is contested.
The speech focused on the EU's work during her Commission's mandate, with elections just 8 months away.
There was more attention than previous years on AI, technology, and plans for EU enlargement.
Research shows the speech touted the EU's readiness for future challenges like artificial intelligence.

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