We have made Microsoft’s commitments on Teams legally binding under EU antitrust rules.

Microsoft will unbundle Teams at lower prices, boost interoperability and data portability.

This means more choice for users, and fair competition ensured in Europe.

More: https://europa.eu/!xD7YJw

“We should invest in small, affordable vehicles.

We will propose to work with industry on a new Small Affordable Cars initiative.

The future of cars - and the cars of the future - must be made in Europe.”

— President von der Leyen will hold tomorrow the third Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the European Automotive Industry.

The dialogue is a continuation of our commitment to safeguarding the future of a sector that is vital to European prosperity.

At #SOTEU we honoured two powerful stories of courage.

Sasha was only 11 when he was abducted by Russia after bombs tore through his neighbourhood in Mariupol.

With the strength of his grandmother, Liudmyla, he found his way back home.

Lieutenant Paisios led a team of twenty Greek rangers who answered Spain’s call for help against devastating wildfires in Asturias.

They battled day and night, and saved the village of Genestoso.

This is Europe: solidarity, courage, and unity.

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Let us be clear: under this proposal, there is no general monitoring of online communications. There will be no such thing as “chat control”.

Only material that is clearly child sexual abuse will be searched for and can be detected.

Detection orders can only be issued by judicial or independent administrative authorities at the end of a thorough process to assess necessity and proportionality, balancing all the fundamental rights at stake.

This is our Independence Moment.

From defence to clean tech, we choose independence over dependence.

We invest in security, democracy, and dignity – from housing and jobs to AI and energy.

We defend democracy. We protect media freedom. Because truth and trust are Europe's strongest shields.

Europe must fight for its freedom, unity, and future.

Leading, protecting, and delivering.

These are just some of the key battles Europe is fighting https://europa.eu/!NNWdhF

Unity moves on common tracks. ️

Ukraine’s first EU-gauge railway between Uzhhorod and Chop is now open, backed by €28.6 million from the EU’s Connecting Europe and Ukraine Facilities.

This means:

Faster border crossing
More trade
Better links to – and beyond

Part of the EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes, this project will help bring Ukraine closer to the EU.

We #StandWithUkraine as it rolls forward towards

More: https://europa.eu/!gypNxR