📢 Big week for European Citizens’ Initiatives: 🔹 “Stop Destroying Videogames” has reached the required threshold and is now under Commission examination. 🔹 Explore all officially registered initiatives, including the newest one from this week. Read more here:

European Citizens' Initiative

#StopKillingGames

Europe’s future is built on knowledge. For 30 years, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) has supported over 150,000 researchers, including 23 Nobel Prize winners. This programme is built on curiosity, openness and excellence. Happy birthday MSCA!

Capital and data cross Europe in seconds. Businesses can too. Our 450 million-strong Single Market is held by 27 rulebooks, but EU Inc. will bring a new unified company structure with simple rules for all. Exciting times ahead for European innovation and businesses. Ready for it? 🚀

Winter hits the hardest in crisis zones. This week, another EU Humanitarian Air Bridge flight to Gaza delivered 48 tonnes of supplies. Since October 2023, over €550 million in aid, including health supplies, shelter, and educational items, has been delivered to Palestinians on behalf of EU and humanitarian partners. The EU remains the largest international donor of humanitarian aid to the Palestinians. Learn how ➡️

European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations

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The EU has been providing humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in need since 2000, supporting vulnerable families affected by emergencies and sh...

We have opened proceedings to help Google comply with the Digital Markets Act. Our goal is to make sure third-party AI and search providers can compete fairly on Android and in search results. By ensuring equal access to technical features and search data, we can have more innovation and better choices for smartphone users. The next era of tech should be open to everyone, not just the largest players. For a fair digital playing field in Europe:

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Commission opens proceedings to assist Google in complying with interoperability and online search data sharing obligations under the Digital Markets Act

Today, the European Commission has started two sets of specification proceedings to assist Google in complying with its obligations under the Digit...

#DMA

We have designated WhatsApp as a Very Large Online Platform under the Digital Services Act. As WhatsApp Channels reaches 45 million EU users, it must now meet higher safety and transparency standards, including risk assessment and content moderation. These rules focus on keeping public broadcasts safe for all, while ensuring your private messages stay private. For a digital Europe where safety and privacy coexist. More:

Shaping Europe’s digital future

Commission designates WhatsApp as Very Large Online Platform under the Digital Services Act

The European Commission has formally designated WhatsApp as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act (DSA), as its ‘Cha...

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