📰 It's #WorldPressFreedomDay !

Curious to know what the EU is doing to protect media freedom and pluralism?

🎙️ Legislation & the rule of law
🎙️ Direct funding
🎙️ Support measures

Follow the link below & learn more on how the EU is fostering a pluralistic media ecosystem ↓

Today we pay tribute to all journalists who inform us, sometimes at the risk of their lives.

It’s the duty of democracies to protect them.

We passed unprecedented laws, #MediaFreedomAct & anti- #SLAPP Directive. 🇪🇺 States should implement asap.

#WorldPressFreedomDay

Insightful transatlantic exchange on #DSA and on protecting election integrity in light of potential disinformation campaigns and deep fakes. Thanks to #BrusselsToTheBay

Join us tomorrow at 10:30AM #BrusselsToTheBay on elections integrity with Renate Nikolay Digital EU 🇪🇺 [email protected] Jeff Allen IntegrityInstitute moderated by David Evan Harris linkedin.com/in/davidevanharris

In person in San Francisco or online, you can register here bit.ly/4bkTqwf

The 2004 enlargement was a defining moment for our Union.

One that transformed the societies and economies of new member states.

And made our Union stronger together.

Today, we unfurled our Union's flag, celebrating #20YearsTogether .

Important conversations in the Bay Area with VLOPs and gatekeepers on enforcement of the EU digital rules, in particular ahead of the EP elections.

Important to remember!

🇪🇺🤝🇯🇵 = a strong partnership as a key to success.

The EU & Japan reaffirmed their joint values & vision for a #digital transformation that puts people at the centre & respects fundamental rights at the 2nd Digital Partnership Council.

Dig deeper into the main outcomes 🧵↓

Protecting election integrity is a priority of the effective enforcement of the EU digital rulebook #DSA

Dynamic effective enforcement of the EU digital rulebook #DMA

Good news for EU consumers and better protection as Shein has been designated as VLOP under #DSA ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…

Big thanks to all participants to ‘general rehearsal’ with online platforms, regulators and civil society organisations yesterday, to test election readiness under the Digital Services Act - we are getting there!👇 digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commis…

The impact of effective enforcement of #DSA

🚨We suspect #TikTokLite feature to be toxic & addictive, in particular for children.

Unless TikTok provides compelling proof of safety —which it failed to do until now—we stand ready to trigger #DSA interim measures including the #suspension of the TikTokLite 'reward programme'

Competitiveness as a key theme for the EU.

The 🇪🇺 #SingleMarket is definitely “much more than a market”. Tks President ⁦Ursula von der Leyen⁩ tks Prime Minister ⁦Alexander De Croo 🇧🇪🇪🇺⁩

The Teachers' Lounge by İlker Çatak is the winner of #LUXAudienceAward 2024 ! ✨

Congratulations to the cast and crew of the Teachers' Lounge as well as the other four nominated films: 20,000 Species of Bees, Fallen Leaves, On the Adamant and Smoke Sauna Sisterhood 👏🏻🇪🇺🎥

Spannende Diskussionen zu KI Möglichkeiten für EU, inklusive Justiz/Notariat auf Basis #KIAct und KI Innovationspaket.

Dear Enrico Letta, your report on our Single Market comes at the right time.

Now is indeed the time to adopt our policies to the changing internal and external environment.

It’s the only way to ensure high levels of prosperity for everyone ↓ twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Grateful for the opportunity to share EU vision on digital transition (regulatory framework effectively enforced, technological and industrial leadership and policy framework) at the #EUDataSummit