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EU Priorities Following the European Council Meeting

Ursula von der Leyen outlined the EU’s priorities, focusing on competitiveness, economic security and migration.

Competitiveness and Energy

Von der Leyen called for completing the single market and simplifying rules for businesses. Proposed measures include an “EU Inc.” framework, faster public procurement and fewer reporting obligations. If adopted, the Commission’s proposals aim to save businesses more than €22 billion a year in administrative costs.

She also called for a stronger Energy Union to address high energy prices and make better use of shared infrastructure and purchasing power. Von der Leyen stressed that sanctions on Russia will remain in place until it ends its war against Ukraine, saying Russia had used energy dependence as leverage.

Trade and Economic Security

Von der Leyen said the EU’s trade deficit with China had reached €1 billion a day in 2025. She argued that subsidies and industrial overcapacity were harming European manufacturers.

She cited recent progress in talks with China, including tariff reductions on some EU products and an agreed annual quota of 350,000 Chinese hybrid vehicles, which she said would reduce exports by about 45%. She presented this as evidence that dialogue can work, while warning that the EU must use trade-defence measures when negotiations fail.

The Commission plans to propose measures to diversify supply chains, respond more quickly to economic threats and support member states facing pressure.

Migration

Von der Leyen said the EU migration pact was now fully implemented, with common border-screening and return rules. She reported that illegal border crossings had fallen by 56% over two years and by a further 34% this year, while asylum applications were down 19%.

Her priorities are consistent implementation of the pact, stronger external borders—including an expanded role for Frontex—and a proposed European emergency-response framework for exceptional border threats. She accused Russia and Belarus of weaponising migration, while affirming that Europe would continue to protect people fleeing war and persecution.

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Ursula von der Leyen