State of the Union

The State of the Union model has [[State of the European Union|been adopted]] by the [[European Union]].{{cite web |url=http://euobserver.com/9/30747 |title=EU has survived economic crisis, Barroso says in first State of Union address |date=September 7, 2010 |website=[[EUobserver]] |access-date=September 7, 2010 |archive-date=May 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503222508/http://euobserver.com/9/30747 |url-status=live |first=Andrew |last=Rettman |location=[[Brussels]]}} In France, President [[Emmanuel Macron]] initiated a similar event in 2017, again in 2018, but the practice did not continue the following years.{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/macron-lacks-fire-in-first-state-of-the-union-a-la-francaise/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909055529/https://www.politico.eu/article/macron-lacks-fire-in-first-state-of-the-union-a-la-francaise/ |access-date=September 9, 2024 |date=July 3, 2017 |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |first=Pierre |last=Briançon |work=[[Politico]] |title=Macron lacks fire in first 'state of the union' à la française |location=[[Paris]]}}

The State of the Union model has [[State of the European Union|been adopted]] by the [[European Union]].{{cite web |url=http://euobserver.com/9/30747 |title=EU has survived economic crisis, Barroso says in first State of Union address |date=September 7, 2010 |website=[[EUobserver]] |access-date=September 7, 2010 |archive-date=May 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503222508/http://euobserver.com/9/30747 |url-status=live |first=Andrew |last=Rettman |location=[[Brussels]]}} In France, President [[Emmanuel Macron]] initiated a similar event in 2017, again in 2018, but the practice did not continue the following years.{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/macron-lacks-fire-in-first-state-of-the-union-a-la-francaise/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909055529/https://www.politico.eu/article/macron-lacks-fire-in-first-state-of-the-union-a-la-francaise/ |access-date=September 9, 2024 |date=July 3, 2017 |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |first=Pierre |last=Briançon |work=[[Politico]] |title=Macron lacks fire in first 'state of the union' à la française |location=[[Paris]]}}

In [[Spain]], the [[Congress of Deputies]] adopted the tradition under the name "Debate on the State of the Nation" in 1983. The [[Prime Minister of Spain|prime minister]] gives an address for an undetermined length of time, and afterwards each of the [[Parliamentary group (Spain)|parliamentary groups]] have the chance to respond in an address with a maximum length of thirty minutes. These are sorted by the amount of deputies that each parliamentary group holds, thus starting with the [[Leader of the Opposition (Spain)|leader of the Opposition]]. Since its creation, it has taken place in every non-election year except for 2021, where [[Prime Minister of Spain|Prime Minister]] [[Pedro Sánchez]] was forced to cancel it due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].{{Cite web |url=https://www.congreso.es/es/cem/debates-estado-nacion|archive-date=9 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909060703/https://www.congreso.es/es/cem/debates-estado-nacion|trans-title=Debates On The State Of The Nation|language=spanish|url-status=live|title=Debates sobre el Estado de la Nación - Congreso de los Diputados |publisher=[[Congress of Deputies]] |access-date=March 17, 2024}}{{Cite press release |url=https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/presidente/actividades/Paginas/2021/151221-sanchezcontrol.aspx |date=December 15, 2021 |title=Pedro Sánchez anuncia que el próximo año se celebrará el debate sobre el estado de la nación |access-date=March 17, 2024 |publisher=[[Prime Minister's Office (Spain)]] |trans-title=Pedro Sánchez announces that the debate on the state of the nation will be held next year |language=spanish |url-status=live |location=Congress of Deputies, Spain |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909060317/https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/presidente/actividades/Paginas/2021/151221-sanchezcontrol.aspx |archive-date=September 9, 2024}}

In [[Spain]], the [[Congress of Deputies]] adopted the tradition under the name "Debate on the State of the Nation" in 1983. The [[Prime Minister of Spain|prime minister]] gives an address for an undetermined length of time, and afterwards each of the [[Parliamentary group (Spain)|parliamentary groups]] have the chance to respond in an address with a maximum length of thirty minutes. These are sorted by the amount of deputies that each parliamentary group holds, thus starting with the [[Leader of the Opposition (Spain)|leader of the Opposition]]. Since its creation, it has taken place in every non-election year except for 2021, where [[Prime Minister of Spain|Prime Minister]] [[Pedro Sánchez]] was forced to cancel it due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].{{Cite web |url=https://www.congreso.es/es/cem/debates-estado-nacion|archive-date=9 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909060703/https://www.congreso.es/es/cem/debates-estado-nacion|trans-title=Debates On The State Of The Nation|language=spanish|url-status=live|title=Debates sobre el Estado de la Nación - Congreso de los Diputados |publisher=[[Congress of Deputies]] |access-date=March 17, 2024}}{{Cite press release |url=https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/presidente/actividades/Paginas/2021/151221-sanchezcontrol.aspx |date=December 15, 2021 |title=Pedro Sánchez anuncia que el próximo año se celebrará el debate sobre el estado de la nación |access-date=March 17, 2024 |publisher=[[Prime Minister's Office (Spain)]] |trans-title=Pedro Sánchez announces that the debate on the state of the nation will be held next year |language=spanish |url-status=live |location=Congress of Deputies, Spain |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909060317/https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/presidente/actividades/Paginas/2021/151221-sanchezcontrol.aspx |archive-date=September 9, 2024}}

==Historic speeches==

==Historic speeches==