Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will use her annual address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg to urge solidarity among the 27 EU countries on climate change, artificial intelligence and competition from China. In her second five-year term leading the EU executive arm, she is expected to emphasize European independence in energy, raw materials and clean technologies, supported by cooperation among member states and partners such as Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will address the EU assembly on Thursday. Von der Leyen is also expected to advocate closer EU-Canada ties, faster results from talks aimed at reducing the EU's unsustainable €1-billion-a-day trade deficit with China, continued climate mitigation alongside stronger adaptation measures, safeguards against AI-related job and cybersecurity risks, and lessons from the July migration crisis in Ceuta, including a possible larger role for Frontex.