Everything you need to know about what was said — and not said — in the European Commission president’s big speech.

Ursula von der Leyen advocates for a NATO-like EU security mechanism to address drone incidents and sabotage threats.

Ursula von der Leyen advocates for a NATO-like EU security mechanism to address drone incidents and sabotage threats.

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen called for the creation of a "European Security Council", with countries including Britain and Ukraine, in her State of the European Union speech to the European Parliament…

EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen's answer to spiralling Russian aggression was one new strategy document, and two new sets of meetings. Her answer to Israel's killing spree was to call it "unacceptable".

The European Union needs a NATO-like mechanism to better respond to drone incidents, acts of sabotage and cyberattacks across Europe, many of them blamed on Russia, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday.

“This is even more urgent now, given the nature and scale of the risks at play,” says European Commission president.

At time of “great perils,” the State of the Union speech pushes European “independence” while floating unique “associate membership” for Canada.

Ursula von der Leyen is expected to announce new migrant-busting proposals on Wednesday during her State of the Union speech in Strasbourg. Speculation is rising on what they could be, given the bloc has spent 10 years debating asylum reforms which only kicked into force three months ago.