Welcome to Better Europe's weekly update on EU Affairs. FROM THE BEACH TO THE BERLAYMONT It must have been a busy summer at the Commission’s Berlaymont HQ. While you were at the beach, decisions on key strategic documents should have been finalised in Brussels. Until now, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been keeping her cards close to her chest, but policy documents such as the DG’s Strategic Plans 2025-2029, and the second EU budget package will soon be overdue. The State of the Union speech in Strasbourg on 10 September should also give a glimpse of what will be in the Commission’s Work Programme for 2026, ahead of the full document expected in October. Will we see another dozen of omnibuses next year, or will the EU return…