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Speech by Commissioner Lahbib at the OECD Gender Equality Forum
European Commission Speech Paris, 09 Jul 2026 Imagine being a 15-year-old girl. Someone copies a photo from your social media profile. They upload it to an AI app. Minutes later, explicit images of you are ...
College of Commissioners meets with the Irish Presidency: “Europe needs to navigate change. Ireland can help chart the course”, says von der Leyen
European Commission News Brussels, 09 Jul 2026 President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, led the College of Commissioners to Cork on 2–3 July, the traditional College visit the Commission ...
Daily News 09 / 07 / 2026
European Commission Daily news Brussels, 09 Jul 2026 Commission and High Representative propose new sanctions regime to counter threats from migrant smuggling, human trafficking, and other forms of organised crime...
Questions and answers on new EU sanctions framework countering threats posed by migrant smuggling, trafficking in human beings, and organised crime
European Commission Questions and answers Brussels, 09 Jul 2026 What is the aim of today's proposals? The Commission and the High Representative are proposing a new horizontal sanctions regime, targeting certain serious il...
Commission and High Representative propose new sanctions regime to counter threats from migrant smuggling, human trafficking, and other forms of organised crime
European Commission Press release Brussels, 09 Jul 2026 Today, the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, proposed a new EU sanctions regime to tackle threats posed by several forms of organised crime, including migrant smuggling, trafficking in human beings, firearms and illicit drugs and money laundering.
Commission accepts binding commitments by SAP to address competition concerns about services for its popular business management software*
European Commission Press release Brussels, 09 Jul 2026 The European Commission has accepted commitments from SAP to address EU competition concerns relating to its aftermarket support services for on-premises Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. These commitments are now legally binding under EU antitrust rules.
Europe's innovation performance strengthens amidst global competition
European Commission Press release Brussels, 09 Jul 2026 Europe's innovation performance continues to improve, with the EU's overall score rising by 11.6 percentage points since 2019, according to the 2026 European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS), just released by the European Commission.
Speech by Commissioner Lahbib at the European Parliament on the Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda
European Commission Speech Strasbourg, 08 Jul 2026 The Ebola outbreak continues to expand rapidly in a region marked by conflict, displacement and fragile health systems. It is a crisis within a crisis, and a re...
Speech by Commissioner Várhelyi at the Conference on Animal Health Law
European Commission Speech Brussels, 08 Jul 2026 Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to this conference on the Animal Health Law. It is a pleasure to welcome such a broad range of partners today - from...
Speech by Commissioner Lahbib at the European Parliament on EU Response to Heatwaves and Wildfires
European Commission Speech Strasbourg, 08 Jul 2026 Europe is the fasted-warming continent on the planet. We are experiencing the impact of this scientific reality in our daily lives from record heatwaves and dro...