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Keynote address by President von der Leyen at the Annual EU Budget Conference 2022, via video message

· Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (European Union)

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· Ursula von der Leyen Wiki · European Commission WikiKeynote address by President von der Leyen at the Annual EU Budget Conference 2022, via video message

ContextVideo keynote at the Annual EU Budget Conference 2022; the European Commission proposes EU laws and the budget, and must fund Ukraine support.

Why it mattersVon der Leyen calls for re-assessing the EU budget as inflation and war erode it.

Problems raised
  1. Inflation erodes the EU budget.
  2. War creates new needs.
  3. The budget must meet new challenges.
Solutions proposed
  1. Re-assess the EU budget.
  2. Make it fit for today's challenges.
  3. Use it for common responses.
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