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European Commission

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Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

@EU_Commission FTR - an account on threads.net is NOT a solution, IMHO. The better solution is to use a minimal part of the money you spend on blockchain projects to keep the instance you are on alive. ;)

Sir Toootenstein

@EU_Commission this is absolutely bad. There's so much money wasted every day within the European Parliament. Maintaining a Mastodon server should be peanuts. Damnit!

European Commission

🌿 Let's embrace the 4 R's: Reduce, reuse, recycle... and repair!

Today, the European Parliament adopted the 'Right to Repair' Directive. By promoting repairs both within and beyond the legal guarantee, it will soon mean:

🟢 Easier product fixes
🟢 Money saved
🟢 Less waste

By repairing and using our goods for longer, EU consumers can not only practice sustainable consumption but also save a significant amount of money in the process!

ℹ️ europa.eu/!7nWBDb

#EUGreenDeal

🌿 Let's embrace the 4 R's: Reduce, reuse, recycle... and repair!

Today, the European Parliament adopted the 'Right to Repair' Directive. By promoting repairs both within and beyond the legal guarantee, it will soon mean:

🟢 Easier product fixes
🟢 Money saved
🟢 Less waste

By repairing and using our goods for longer, EU consumers can not only practice sustainable consumption but also save a significant amount of money in the process!

A broken mobile phone glass with a text over it saying: Guess what? I AM BROKEN. Guess what? YOU CAN REPAIR ME
European Commission

On #InternationalRomaDay, we celebrate the culture of Europe's Roma community, comprising 10-12 million people across the EU and enlargement region.

Yet, many Roma face high levels of antigypsyism and discrimination. The EU's Roma Strategic Framework 2020-2030 aims to change this by:

🔹halving the poverty gap,
🔹 reducing housing shortages,
🔹integrating Roma children into education.

Together, let's build a fair and equal Europe for all.

Read more: europa.eu/!W9Vpd7

On #InternationalRomaDay, we celebrate the culture of Europe's Roma community, comprising 10-12 million people across the EU and enlargement region.

Yet, many Roma face high levels of antigypsyism and discrimination. The EU's Roma Strategic Framework 2020-2030 aims to change this by:

🔹halving the poverty gap,
🔹 reducing housing shortages,
🔹integrating Roma children into education.

A Roma woman in a traditional dress seen from the back, with the Roma flag overlay in blue, green, and red colors.
Lillian Violet

@EU_Commission why not also enforce the existence of nomadic lifestyles in all the EU? It is literally illegal for Roma people to exist in the way they traditionally have within the EU itself. That needs to change.

European Commission

We are deeply disturbed and saddened by news of the death of Alexei Navalny.

Putin fears nothing more than dissent from his own people.

A grim reminder of what Putin and his regime are all about.

Let's unite in our fight to safeguard the freedom and safety of those who dare to stand up against autocracy.

Portrait of Alexei Navalny
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TAI

@EU_Commission why are fools indulging the assange distraction from tragedy of Navalny, just disgusting

TAI

@EU_Commission yet nobody takes the fight to the world's most notorious terrorist, putin. Can;t have it both ways, treat him as a politician to excuse cowardice towards dealing with him and a terrorist with your opinions.

SpaceLifeForm

@EU_Commission

He should have never went back to Russia.

This was so sadly predictable on day one.

No one should ever go there these days.

European Commission

You are in control of the data you share. Full stop.

The #GDPR has put you in control of your personal data, including enshrining consent to its processing and the right to be forgotten.

As of January, the European Data Act will extend your rights to connected products by making it easy to access and move any data generated – whether it's about personal data or not.

On #DataProtectionDay, we ask you: What are the most important advancements for you? 👇

#DataProtection #EU

Anonymous poll

Poll

Right to be forgotten
730
0%
Tracking consent
727
0%
Switching between cloud providers
262
0%
Accessing data from your connected devices
263
0%
0 people voted.
Voting ended 29 January at 8:30.
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Emelia 👸🏻

@EU_Commission none of these: instead I want stronger laws limiting the usage of data brokers & stricter terms for what "legitimate interest" means for cookies & third-parties: I regularly see websites with hundreds of "legitimate interest" "partners" – there's no way that's being responsible with my data.

Also making one-click opt-out of non-functional cookies mandatory: many sites lack this.

Natasha Nox 🇺🇦🇵🇸

@EU_Commission "You are in control of the data you share. Full stop."

😂 Yeah, ehrm, not really. Data brokerage, Web tracking, manipulative cookie banners, opt-out features in smartphones, corporate social media deemed necessary to find jobs etc., scoring-bullshit like SCHUFA, TOS of almost unavoidable services ("Gatekeepers") that still collect data en mass and last but lot least YOU (with all yoir chatcontrol and total surveillance fantasies) completely and utterly invalidate your statement.

European Commission

There is no digital without chips.

Today, the European Chips Act enters into force.

It will support investment and research facilities so #Europe can become an innovation powerhouse with a strong stake in the global market:

- Supporting technological capacity building and innovation
- Ensuring security of supply and resilience by attracting investments
- Establishing coordination with and across countries

This is a step forward in determining our own destiny.

europa.eu/!rQBNMJ

#EU

There is no digital without chips.

Today, the European Chips Act enters into force.

It will support investment and research facilities so #Europe can become an innovation powerhouse with a strong stake in the global market:

- Supporting technological capacity building and innovation
- Ensuring security of supply and resilience by attracting investments
- Establishing coordination with and across countries

A graphic design with a circle at the centre composed of two halves: one is a potato chip and the other is a chip wafer. 

Above the circle, the slogan ‘Making European innovation crisper’. 

Below the circle, the European Commission logo is displayed.
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Ossi Herrala

@EU_Commission Charles Babbage (b. 1791, d. 1871) might not agree with the first statement.

He invented the first digital computer a century before chips, other than potato chips, were invented 😎

And first potato chip recipe is from year 1817.

Andrea :archlinux: :neovim:

@EU_Commission there will not be innovation if time is wasted for stupid initiatives like #chatcontrol
Drop it

European Commission

What you just see of fast #fashion is not what it really is.

Fashion is one of the least sustainable industries worldwide.

We are creating a greener, more competitive textiles sector with the #EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles by:

- tackling greenwashing,
- restricting the export of textile waste,
- discouraging the destruction of unsold or returned textiles,
- setting #design requirements to make them last longer,
- and more.

europa.eu/!Mqjfnv

Drawing © Gatis Šļūka

What you just see of fast #fashion is not what it really is.

Fashion is one of the least sustainable industries worldwide.

We are creating a greener, more competitive textiles sector with the #EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles by:

- tackling greenwashing,
- restricting the export of textile waste,
- discouraging the destruction of unsold or returned textiles,
- setting #design requirements to make them last longer,
- and more.

A cartoon of a woman taking a selfie, with a frame around her resembling an Instagram border. Outside of the shot, we see she is standing on top of a mountain of clothing. In the background is a factory producing lots of smoke, and a river with rubbish and dead fish. The artist’s name, Gatis Šļūka, appears in the bottom right corner.
European Commission

Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, Microsoft

These are the first 6 companies designated as ‘gatekeepers' under the Digital Markets Act.

They have 6 months to ensure their core platform services comply with our rules, including:

✔ Allowing users to unsubscribe and remove pre-installed services
✔ Allowing the download of alternative app stores

❌ Banning tracking outside of their services without consent
❌ Stopping ranking their products more favourably

europa.eu/!NbfBbn

#DMA

Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, Microsoft

These are the first 6 companies designated as ‘gatekeepers' under the Digital Markets Act.

They have 6 months to ensure their core platform services comply with our rules, including:

✔ Allowing users to unsubscribe and remove pre-installed services
✔ Allowing the download of alternative app stores

A plain visual that vaguely resembles the format of a digital letter, with the European Commission logo in the top-left corner and the following text as the body:

“6 September 2023

Re: Digital Markets Act

Large online platforms designated as gatekeepers:

 - Alphabet
 - Amazon
 - Apple
 - ByteDance
 - Meta
 - Microsoft“

In the bottom-right corner a stamp-like text that says: “6 months to comply.”
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6 September 2023

Re: Digital Markets Act

Core platform services:

Ads: 
 - Amazon 
 - Google
 - Meta
 - Browser: 
 - Chrome
 - Safari 

Number-Independent Interpersonal Communications Services: 
 - WhatsApp 
 - Messenger

"

In the bottom-right corner a stamp-like text that says: “6 months to comply.”
A plain visual that vaguely resembles the format of a digital letter, with the European Commission logo in the top-left corner and the following text as the body: "

6 September 2023

Re: Digital Markets Act

Core platform services:

Intermediation: 
- Amazon Marketplace
- App Store
- Google Maps
- Google Play
- Google Shopping
- Meta Marketplace

Search: 
- Google Search

Video Sharing: 
- YouTube

"

In the bottom-right corner a stamp-like text that says: “6 months to comply.”
A plain visual that vaguely resembles the format of a digital letter, with the European Commission logo in the top-left corner and the following text as the body: "

6 September 2023

Re: Digital Markets Act

Core platform services:

Social Network: 
- Facebook 
- Instagram 
- LinkedIn 
- TikTok 

Operating System: 
- Google Android
 - iOS
- Windows PC OS

"

In the bottom-right corner a stamp-like text that says: “6 months to comply.”
European Commission

What do you want your money to look like?

€ Euro banknotes are getting a new look! The time has come to choose the theme for their future design, and we want YOU to have a say. Which theme should be selected?

📅 Complete the survey on #FutureBanknotes by 31 August! → survey.ecb.europa.eu/euro-bank

Visual with a hand holding a 5 euro bill. There is an upward arrow in which a bird appears and next to it an olive leaf. Also a downward arrow with the figure of a statue. In the visual you can read Future Euro bancknotes - select theme, and the flag of the EU in the lower left corner.
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David Pilný

@EU_Commission I am a big fan of the EU, I really liked this survey as well the ideas for the new Euro bank notes, however, I was really disappointed in the end where I couldn’t pick my country as if it doesn’t matter. I am a bit worried that when the new bank notes are designed, their design will supposedly represent Europe as a whole but actually will focus only on a handful of countries and people in the rest of Europe find it disheartening and disappointing

juliette 🌻

@EU_Commission I was meh about most of these until I got to the birds. Birds!!!

I hope if this wins, the 500 euro banknote features the bird most common in all European capitals: the humble pigeon. You can call it a dove for marketing purposes.

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@EU_Commission
Dying medium.
Desperate measures.
Dubious decision.

European Commission

We reached a new milestone in ensuring the openness of digital markets.

Last week, 7 companies notified us they qualify as 'Gatekeepers' under the Digital Market Act.

We will check their submission before designating them. They will have 6 months to comply with the #DMA and, among others, be unable to:
- lock in users in their ecosystem;
- decide which apps you need pre-installed or which app store to use;
- treat their own products and services more favourably.

More: europa.eu/!H4FQJM

We reached a new milestone in ensuring the openness of digital markets.

Last week, 7 companies notified us they qualify as 'Gatekeepers' under the Digital Market Act.

We will check their submission before designating them. They will have 6 months to comply with the #DMA and, among others, be unable to:
- lock in users in their ecosystem;
- decide which apps you need pre-installed or which app store to use;
- treat their own products and services more favourably.

A visual with a black flip board listing the name of the 7 companies that notified the European Commission that they meet the thresholds to qualify as gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act, and the cut-off date their submission will be reviewed:

Sept 6 - Alphabet
Sept 6 - Amazon
Sept 6 - Apple 
Sept 6 - Bytedance
Sept 6 - Meta 
Sept 6 - Microsoft
Sept 6 – Samsung

Above the flip board, the text “First potential Gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act.”

At the bottom of the visual is the logo of the European Commission.
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mihira✌️✨

@EU_Commission "Their messaging apps will have to interoperate with others."

Does that mean that if I have, lets say, Signal, would I be able to text people on WhatsApp?

Because "their messaging apps" is clear. But the "others" is a bit vague, unspecified.

And 6 months to implement that... I dream of that happening, but I doubt they would do in such a short time.
What will happen if they don't? Fines?

DELETED

@EU_Commission can we also get a common digital market? One that allows me in Brussels to access the contents of Portuguese public tv online? Or vice-versa?

European Commission

1 size 🔌to fit them all 📱 💻 📷 🎧

By 2024, the USB-C port will be mandatory for all portable electronic devices in the EU.

This means that you will soon be able to recharge most of your devices with the same charger, making piling up bundles of cables a thing of the past.

Not only will this make your life easier, but it will also reduce greenhouse gas emissions and e-waste.

Learn more about the common charger here: europa.eu/!hwjj3G

#EUCommonCharger #DigitalEU #EuropeanUnion

On the left, a black bundle of different types of cables with the heading "before". On the right, one single green cable, a USB-C, with the heading "after". In the lower half the Logo of the EU.
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Eckes :mastodon:

@EU_Commission it means I have to throw away my usb-a chargers which worked for all devices (including Apple)

Darren du Nord

@EU_Commission thanks for putting an to that annoying innovation in plugs and connectivity. I look forward to having this as our fixed standard for at least the next 100 years, because clearly, there is no further innovation to be had in this area.

hacknorris

@EU_Commission yeah, right now i have such problem with my (newer) laptop charger that i cant find replacement due to custom jack xD for a week i use my old af laptop xD

European Commission

We are a Union of equals. 🇪🇺🌈

On the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, we celebrate equality, tolerance and respect — some of the EU’s core values.

We will always stand up for fundamental rights and freedoms.

Read more about our Union of Equality ➡ europa.eu/!y3Qk9m

#UnionOfEquality #IDAHOT2023

LGBTIQ flag and EU flag waving next to each other in front of the Berlaymont in Brussels on the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT) 2023
European Commission

🍄 Missed your jump over the mushroom?

🔫 Splatted next to your target?

🚧 Drifted your kart outside the track?

This shall happen no more!

We contacted Nintendo to address the recurring problem with defective Switch controllers and they agreed to offer all consumers the right to repair, free of charge, even beyond the legal guarantee!

This will prevent the disposal of unrepaired controllers and unnecessary waste.

In the foreground, two Nintendo Switch controllers, one yellow, one blue. 

In the background, an EU flag and a videogame hat with the question mark characteristic of Nintendo games.
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JamesTDG

@EU_Commission they better apply this to other places. Also, they should require no proof of purchase since I obtained my switch 2nd hand.

Dierck ✅

@EU_Commission Manchmal kann die Kommission tatsächlich Verbraucherfreundlich.

European Commission

We will always remember the haunting images of Ukrainian citizens killed in executions in Bucha.

As their bodies were discovered, the Kremlin began denying, blaming others, confusing and lying about the truth. They failed.

Multiple investigations – including a detailed UN report – have established Russian culpability.

On #FactcheckingDay, we reaffirm our commitment to countering disinformation by setting the records straight.

Discover how ➡ euvsdisinfo.eu/the-bucha-massa

We will always remember the haunting images of Ukrainian citizens killed in executions in Bucha.

As their bodies were discovered, the Kremlin began denying, blaming others, confusing and lying about the truth. They failed.

Multiple investigations – including a detailed UN report – have established Russian culpability.

Two women mourn a victim of the Bucha attacks. © Reuters
A mass grave next to a church in the town of Bucha, Ukraine. © Reuters
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Renegade

@EU_Commission that's their typical behavior for decades. They denied most of Babyn Yar bodies belong to Soviet times executions of 'wrong people', basically people who looked wrong for foreign occupyers like Arkadiy Golikov, they'd be killed. And there's been plenty of rapes and lootings too, foreign so called 'Bolscheviks' were not much different from Nazis and they persecuted Ukrainians for liberation struggle!

A

@EU_Commission Very sad. I think this particular paragraph in the article relates to a certain Social Media platform that thrives on this type of dynamic and knowingly perpetuates it - "Disinformation spreaders often use false and even contradictory narratives to distract from the clarity that a single well-researched and well-documented explanation can provide. The human mind is curious and attracted to scandals and rumours, searching for answers to the unexplained. So, the skilled manipulator keeps adding elements which attract attention and distract from the truth. The appearance of shifting and clashing stories is not accidental, but intended."

@EU_Commission Very sad. I think this particular paragraph in the article relates to a certain Social Media platform that thrives on this type of dynamic and knowingly perpetuates it - "Disinformation spreaders often use false and even contradictory narratives to distract from the clarity that a single well-researched and well-documented explanation can provide. The human mind is curious and attracted to scandals and rumours, searching for answers to the unexplained. So, the skilled manipulator keeps...

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@EU_Commission please this war will be over because Russian have no reason to fight. THEY HAVE been at war since 1980 in afghanistan. THEY HAVE HALF THE POPULATION now u.s.s.r. had and the average male dies at 58 mostly alchol. THEY WANT to party they are middle class not warriors that was 70 years ago no one want Russian now. THE HAVE fleed the country , workers have left, the ones that forced to fight don't even bother to destroy damaged equipment or bring out their dead.

European Commission

Have you ever needed to send money to someone urgently? 💸

Our new proposal aims to make payments in euros instant for anyone with a bank account in any EU or EEA country, at no extra cost compared to a regular money transfer.

The switch from "next day transfers" to "transfers in ten seconds" is comparable to the switch from mail to email.

More info: ec.europa.eu/instant-payments

#SEPA #DigitalFinanceEU #MyMoneyEU #DigitalEU

A meme featuring two fictional characters from the Star Wars saga: Anakin and Padme. Anakin says: "I have just sent you a transfer", to which Padme happily replies: "Great, so I get it now, right?" 

Anakin doesn't answer and only stares blankly at Padme. Padme insists, hesitantly: "Right?"
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Kornel

@EU_Commission I'm looking forward to it! Similar requirements already exist within UK, and it's working very well.

Sam Vekemans

@EU_Commission in Canada, the Interac system is used with many Banks but there are lots of fees with it. :(
interac.ca

Andrew Yourtchenko

@EU_Commission it’s 60 cents to do so in the bank I use - but will be nice to have it by default! Thanks !

European Commission

The EU has supported financially Ukraine with more than €10 billion since the beginning of the war

And we used for the first time ever resources from the #EUBudget on military equipment to sustain Ukraine’s defence effort

— President @vonderleyen@twitter.com at #BSF2022
#StandWithUkraine

yesfreenet

@EU_Commission
Походу евро станет дешевле доллара такими темпами.
@tolstoevsky

European Commission

On #InternationalCatDay, treat your cat to a special gift.

You can travel easily with your cat, dog or ferret in the EU thanks to our 🇪🇺 passports for pets.

You can get a European pet passport at your local vet and take them with you on your next trip.

Keunes

@EU_Commission
This one's for you @Gargron and all other #catsofmastodon lovers out there :)

European Commission

1, 2, 3 - kickflip🛹and cross the EU border freely.

European skateboarders performed their tricks at the 🇪🇪-🇱🇻 border, proving that borders in the #Schengen area only exist on maps.

The free movement of people, goods and services is at the heart of our Union.

#StrongerTogether

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CapitalB

@EU_Commission Like during the last two years?

Sadly I cant type the correct term for you hypocritical .... Just imagine the worst term ever and you are 10x that.

4aminifera

@EU_Commission i wonder what would happen if they tried the same trick on the greco-turkish border…

European Commission

Aware of anyone violating EU sanctions on Russia or Belarus?

We have created an online tool for whistleblowers to contact us and report violations of EU sanctions.

Make a report 👉 eusanctions.integrityline.com

boss

@EU_Commission
Aware of anyone violating EU sanctions on Russia or Belarus?

We have created an online tool for whistleblowers to contact us and report violations of EU sanctions.

Make a report 👉

😙😂🤣😂🤣🤣😑😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣

European Commission

#OnThisDay in 1952, the path to the EU began.

We mark 70 years since the Paris Treaty entered into force, establishing the European Coal and Steel Community.

🇧🇪🇫🇷🇮🇹🇩🇪🇳🇱🇱🇺 were the first countries to come together as a united Europe following the devastation of war.

#EUarchives

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