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European Commission Statement Brussels, 13 Jul 2026 A few months ago, I commissioned the Special Panel on Child Safety Online. Today we are receiving the report. Dear Doctor Melchior, Dear Professor Fegert, I wan...

European Commission Press release Brussels, 13 Jul 2026 A new Eurobarometer survey released today shows that Europeans are overwhelmingly concerned about all the risks children face on social media. Against the backdrop of increasing reliance on social media, citizens see the need for better protection and tougher action to tackle disinformation.

European Commission Speech Brussels, 10 Jul 2026 We are here because we all have something in common: we believe that health security is not the job of one institution or one sector. It is all our responsibili...

European Commission Statement Brussels, 10 Jul 2026 Thank you, Simon. Good afternoon, everyone. Let me start by thanking Minister Harris for presenting the Irish Presidency's priorities at today's meeting. We wel...

European Commission Press release Brussels, 10 Jul 2026 Today, the European Commission adopted a decision confirming Hungary's participation in the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), following Hungary's request to join it in May 2026.

European Commission Daily news Brussels, 10 Jul 2026 Commission preliminarily finds the addictive design of Instagram and Facebook in breach of the Digital Services Act Today, the European Commission preliminarily...

European Commission Press release Brussels, 10 Jul 2026 The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition by Baker Hughes Company (‘Baker Hughes') of Chart Industries, Inc. (‘Chart'), both headquartered in the US. The approval is conditional upon full compliance with the commitments offered by Baker Hughes and Chart.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 10 Jul 2026 Today, the European Commission preliminarily found Meta in breach of the Digital Services Act for the addictive design of Instagram and Facebook.

European Commission Statement Brussels, 10 Jul 2026 Tomorrow, Europe pays its tribute to the memory of over 8,300 Bosniak men and boys who were killed in the Srebrenica genocide 31 years ago. Our thoughts are with the families of the victims of the genocide. We share the grief of those who endure the anguish of uncertainty about their missing loved ones, and we continue to stand by the survivors whose lives were upended in July 1995.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 10 Jul 2026 The European Commission has opened a formal investigation to assess whether, in the context of the proposed acquisition by XXXLutz of Porta, the parties may have engaged in gun jumping, which would be in breach of the EU Merger Regulation.