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👨🚀🚀 3... 2... 1... Liftoff!
Last night, Europe's new heavy-lift rocket, #Ariane6, successfully made its inaugural flight.
Congratulations to the European Space Agency and Arianespace on a successful launch.
It is a key step towards a secure and autonomous European access to space.
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Ukrainians in the EU will stay connected with their families in Ukraine at lower rates for another year.
We've helped facilitate an agreement for affordable calls, allowing those seeking shelter in Europe to reach family and friends in Ukraine, and vice versa.
europa.eu/!HGjNdx
#StandWithUkraine
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The platform XNXX has been designated as a Very Large Online Platform under the Digital Services Act.
The platform will have to comply with the most stringent rules to, among others things:
➡️ protect users online
➡️ prevent minors from accessing
➡️ publish a repository of ads
europa.eu/!JcxxmP
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Hey Matt! Not the EU but the European Commission, and not that many. One profile in each main platform! 😀
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Apologies for the radio silence — our post will land in our platforms soon! 🌌🚀 Thanks for hanging in there!
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🇪🇺🤝🇹🇷 An updated agreement was signed today for Türkiye's participation in the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism ↓
Türkiye has been an active participant and member since 2016.
Today's updated agreement further strengthens Türkiye's role in the mechanism.
europa.eu/!W7RQrb
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The EU: your lifeline abroad in an emergency
If you are travelling outside the EU this summer, make sure to add to your list:
✅Travel advice from your MFA.
✅ Registration of your travel abroad
✅Travel insurance
✅Info on Embassy or Consulate in the country
#ConsularProtection
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The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation comes into force this month.
It requires products to meet new standards on:
🔹Energy efficiency
🔹Repairability and durability
🔹Circular economy principles
🔹Reduced packaging
🔹Better product information and more
ℹ️ europa.eu/!F49Hcq
#EUGreenDeal
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Canada has joined the #HorizonEU programme, the EU's key funding programme for research and innovation with a budget of €93.5 bln for 2021-27.
Canadian researchers will collaborate with European scientists on a wide range of domains, such as:
🌿Climate
⚡Energy
💻Digital economy
🏥Health
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We are supporting Sweden with a €3 billion scheme to capture and store a significant amount of carbon dioxide generated during the combustion or processing of biomass.
This will help Sweden and the EU achieve their climate neutrality target by 2050.
europa.eu/!4rrHP6
#EUGreenDeal
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Our Union needs to do more to keep its competitive edge and lead the global technology race.
Today, we released a report on our progress towards the EU’s 2030 digital goals.
While we may not be fully on track, we have a clear plan to move forward.
Check it out: europa.eu/!XmpNNK
#DigitalEU
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Today, the EU-Japan deal on cross border data flows enters into force.
The landmark agreement will allow businesses to handle data efficiently without difficult administrative or storage requirements, in a predictable legal environment.
Learn more → europa.eu/!GPnNgD
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The "Pay or Consent" advertising model of Meta fails to comply with the Digital Markets Act.
Our preliminary findings show that this choice forces users to consent to the combination of their data and fails to provide them a less personalised but equivalent version.
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The EU-Kenya trade agreement enters into force today.
This agreement will:
🔹boost trade in goods on both sides
🔹increase investment flows
🔹contribute to sustainable economic growth
ℹ️ Find out more about the EU-Kenya Economic Partnership Agreement: europa.eu/!P6xJD7
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⚫ Protecting citizens
🟡 Strengthening the economy
🔴 Preparing for the future
These words capture the essence of the #EU2024BE Presidency of the Council of the EU, which is coming to an end this month.
We 🇪🇺 🇧🇪 worked together for a Union that delivers and empowers.
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Are you the next European Woman Innovator?
The European Prize for Women Innovators 2025 celebrates the outstanding achievements of women entrepreneurs driving positive change for people and the planet.
Apply by 25 September → europa.eu/!4MgCTJ
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When it comes to the euro:
💶 58% are in favour of their country introducing it
💶 59% think that the common currency has had a positive impact on those countries already using it
💶 53% believe introducing the euro would have positive consequences for their own country
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The euro turned 25 this year!
We asked citizens of 🇧🇬, 🇨🇿, 🇭🇺, 🇵🇱, 🇷🇴, 🇸🇪 – the six countries committed to adopting the euro – what they think about the single currency.
The majority supports it ↓
#Eurobarometer #EUROat25
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Today the EU opens accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova.
We stand at the threshold of a key moment for these two countries. Together, we can forge a larger and forward-looking Europe.
The path ahead will be challenging, but also filled with immense opportunities.
europa.eu/!Xvc87j
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74% of Europeans agree that the is more effective in defending the trade interests of EU countries than countries acting on their own.
Our latest #Eurobarometer shows that there is strong support for the EU's role in global trade.
More info ↓
europa.eu/!WNbqx8
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We welcome the EU Council's adoption of a new sanctions package against Russia for its continued illegal war on Ukraine.
Today’s measures send a clear and strong signal of EU unity and our support to Ukraine and its people.
europa.eu/!NqYVNN
#StandWithUkraine
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Today, we have taken further steps to ensure Apple complies with the Digital Markets Act:
🔸 informing Apple of our preliminary view that its App Store rules are in breach of the #DMA;
🔹 opening a new non-compliance procedure concerning its new business terms for iOS.
More: europa.eu/!jPPcTV
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Greenhouse gases raise the temperature of our planet, which can cause increased mortality, reduced productivity & damage to infrastructure.
This is why we want to emit no more greenhouse gas than we remove from the atmosphere, making the EU climate-neutral by 2050.
#EUGreenDeal
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List of warmest months on record for the respective month of the year: June 2023 July 2023 August 2023 September 2023 October 2023 November 2023 December 2023 January 2024 February 2024 March 2024 April 2024 May 2024
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#ThrowbackThursday to Jacques Delors showing off his football skills! 🏆⚽
With #Euro2024 in full swing, let's remember Delors, a key figure in EU history, who reminds us that building a stronger Europe, whether in society or on the field, is all about teaming up!
Our tribute: europa.eu/!3MYxNv
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Today, we presented the 2024 #EuropeanSemester Spring Package, which provides country-specific recommendations for each EU country to:
📂 boost our overall economic resilience
📂 strengthen fiscal sustainability
📂 improve the EU’s competitiveness and resilience for all
More info → europa.eu/!ghNjjp
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Since early 2022, over 3,210 Ukrainian patients have been transferred to receive specialised care in hospitals across Europe via the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism.
This is European solidarity. Together, we’re saving lives.
#StandWithUkraine
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Following complaints about second-hand online marketplace Vinted, we acted with national consumer authorities to address them.
The platform has aligned with EU consumer law:
🔹 informing upfront about the total price
🔹 removing misleading ads
🔹 providing clearer information
→ europa.eu/!TxyT6C
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We asked 150 citizens on how to deal with hatred in society.
They came back with 21 ideas that will support our work on tackling hate speech & hate crime.
Take part in the EU-wide debate on tackling hatred in society.
Here is how → europa.eu/!BWc4Pq
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Hatred in all its forms has no space in our societies.
We will do whatever it takes to counter it.
On the International Day for Countering Hate Speech, let’s team up to say #NoToHate online.
→ europa.eu/!hWDfW6 #NoPlace4Hate
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We need to support a comprehensive, just and sustainable peace for Ukraine.
One that restores Ukraine’s sovereignty and its territorial integrity.
We must pledge again to uphold firmly the principles of the UN Charter.
This is #PathToPeace → europa.eu/!fbKDBr
#UAPeaceSummit
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DestinE system is live!
Powered by EU supercomputers and AI, #DestinE is a digital twin of the Earth.
It will allow us to:
🌡️ adapt to climate change
🚨predict severe weather
📉mitigate the socio-economic risks
and more!
ℹ️ europa.eu/!qYFrWC
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The G7 in Bari is showing unity among like-minded partners. Unity for Ukraine's freedom. Unity for a peaceful and stable Middle East and the three-phase plan. Unity on a free and open Indo-Pacific. Leaders agreed to provide Ukraine with loans worth around $50 bn by the end of the year.
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There is no excuse for gender-based violence. Today, our first ever EU legislation on combating violence against women and domestic violence enters into force. It criminalises: 🛑physical violence 🛑psychological 🛑economic 🛑and sexual violence against women across the EU, both offline and online.
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There is no place for child labour in our Union.
Every child must be given every opportunity to thrive.
Today and every day, we will continue our work to #EndChildLabour everywhere.
ℹ️ Our Strategy on Child Rights 2021-2024: europa.eu/!pvFPJk
#WorldDayAgainstChildLabour
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We will keep our hearts and doors open for those fleeing Russia’s war of aggression.
That’s why today we propose to extend our temporary protection scheme for Ukrainians until 2026.
We will keep standing with Ukraine.
➡️ europa.eu/!8gBxQj
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Use. Your. Vote.
🇵🇹 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 🇱🇺 🇧🇪 🇮🇹 🇩🇪 🇩🇰 🇸🇪 🇫🇮 🇪🇪 🇱🇹 🇵🇱 🇦🇹 🇸🇮 🇭🇺 🇭🇷 🇷🇴 🇧🇬 🇬🇷 🇨🇾
Today is the last day of the #EUelections2024 and your turn to head to the polls.
Democracy starts with YOU. #UseYourVote and have your voice heard.
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Do you have questions about the #EUelections2024?
Don’t hesitate to get in touch with the EU’s helpline for citizens.
Available in all 24 EU official languages, it will be at your disposal during this weekend from 9:00-18:00.
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🇱🇻, 🇪🇪, 🇸🇰, 🇨🇿, 🇮🇹, 🇲🇹, 🇫🇷, your voice matters!
#UseYourVote in the European elections. Or others will decide for you.
#EUelections2024
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Our Union should never be taken for granted.
Defend it, shape it.
🗳️ Voting booths across the European Union are ready: it is time to #UseYourVote.
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While the threats are there, so are EU’s collective responses, including awareness-raising campaigns and media literacy initiatives, to raise societal resilience against disinformation and information manipulation.
How are we responding?
europa.eu/!pJTfmg
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Ahead of the #EUelections2024, disinformation actors have pushed, among others things:
🔹false information about how to vote
🔹discouragement of citizens from voting
🔹division and polarisation
🔹fake accounts and manipulation
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81% of the EU citizens agree that news or information that misrepresent reality or is even false is a problem for democracy.
The EU institutions are prepared to defend the #EUelections2024 against disinformation and information manipulation targeting European democracy.
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🇮🇪, 🇪🇪, 🇨🇿
It's your turn to #UseYourVote today!
Don't forget to vote in the #EUelections2024 and make sure your voice is heard.
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🇳🇱 🇪🇪
Reminder: you’re voting today!
We should never take democracy for granted.
Don’t let others decide for you → #UseYourVote
#EUelections2024
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Are you planning to vote this week?
#UseYourVote in the European elections.
Or others will decide for you.
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We're celebrating 50 years of Eurobarometer, the 🇪🇺 public opinion service.
The surveys have recorded the 🇪🇺 journey and who lived it, including:
✔increasing life satisfaction of Europeans
✔Europe’s single currency success story
✔our growing sense of belonging to the EU
More: europa.eu/!xVvy4V
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Today is #WorldBicycleDay.
We cycle towards a more sustainable future with The European Declaration on Cycling.
It includes clear commitments to improving road safety and the quality and quantity of cycling infrastructure across our Union.
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Today marks the first anniversary of the Unitary Patent!
In just one year, over 27,000 unitary patents have been registered.
With a one-stop shop for registration valid across 17 EU countries, it ensures lower costs, less paperwork, and greater protection for companies.
More: europa.eu/!wQ3hnf
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We've decided to close the Article 7(1) TEU procedure for Poland.
Our consideration is that there is no longer a clear risk of a serious breach of the rule of law.
The ongoing restoration of the rule of law in Poland is great for the Polish people and for our Union as a whole.
europa.eu/!847dXB
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