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Welcome to EU roaming! Вітаємо у роумінгу ЄС! EU Council adopted our proposal to integrate Ukraine into the Roam Like at Home area. From 1 January 2026, all Ukrainians will call, text and surf across 27 EU countries with no extra cost! Ви вдома в ЄС!

This is a budget for the realities of today, as well as the challenges of tomorrow. Today we present our proposal. Now we continue the work, with the European Parliament, Member States, with citizens and businesses ↓ x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Agriculture and cohesion remain at the heart of our budget. They are central pillars of European solidarity and investment. Investing in people, Member States and regions. Safeguarding farmers’ livelihoods. And dedicating strong resources to social policies.

Europe needs an ambitious budget for an independent, prosperous, secure, and thriving society and economy! Today the European Commission presented its proposal for its long-term EU budget worth €2tn. A budget that is larger, more flexible and more strategic. europa.eu/!8R8VWX

Today marks the start of a new chapter with negotiations for the next long-term #EUBudget. Today I presented the Commission’s proposal for the Union’s next long-term budget to the BUDG Committee BUDG Committee Press of the European Parliament

We welcome the Council's adoption of the 18th sanctions package against Russia for its continued illegal war in Ukraine. This package intensifies pressure on the banking, energy, and military-industrial sectors, while implementing a newly designed, dynamic oil price cap ↓

Europe isn’t just keeping pace. It’s moving upwards. Our latest Innovation Scoreboard shows the EU has climbed by 12.6% in innovation performance since 2018. But progress isn’t a given. Global competition is heating up ↓

Happy national day to all Belgians! 🇧🇪&🇪🇺It was in Brussels, 60 years ago, in April 1965, that the Merger Treaty established the European Communities. Info about the Council: → Dutch: europa.eu/!vvv4vm → French: europa.eu/!jRfRjq → German: europa.eu/!Tvvb8Q

🇪🇺🤝🇯🇵 Today, President @vonderLeyen heads to Japan for the 30th EU–Japan Summit. The Summit will focus on trade, green and digital innovation, security, and defence cooperation. Strong partnership. Shared future.

📂 🇪🇺🤝🇨🇳 L📂50 years of diplomatic relations L ℹ️25th Summit Today, EU and China will discuss their bilateral relationship in all its aspects, including: 🌍 Trade 🌱 Climate 🔌 Energy 🖥️ Digital 🌐 Geopolitics More info: europa.eu/!VCFhKh

Dear Premier Li, Europe believes in the power of free trade to drive prosperity. But it has to be fair. So we need to address market access, overcapacity and export control. Rebalancing is also in the interest of stronger 🇪🇺🇨🇳 relations ↓ x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Today’s Summit was the opportunity to work toward concrete progress in key areas of our bilateral relationship. While also clearly explaining our concerns. We remain committed to frank, respectful and open dialogue with China ↓ x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

In Cyprus’ time of need, Europe responds. After the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism was activated, 2 planes from 🇪🇸 were deployed to fight wildfires in Limassol. This wildfire season, 🇪🇺 has helped 🇦🇱 🇲🇰 🇸🇾 and prepositioned 650 firefighters from 14 countries ↓

Housing is a right, not a privilege. The EU is acting with its Affordable Housing Plan: tackling structural barriers, boosting supply, and unlocking investment. 🏠 A public consultation is open until 17 October. #HaveYourSay ↓

The US is one of the EU's top energy partners. The EU-US trade deal will further boost cooperation on secure energy supplies and help us replace Russian energy imports. At the same time, we remain fully committed to achieving climate-neutrality by 2050. Read more ↓

#WeRemember🕯️ We honour the memory of victims that were part of the atrocious Roma Holocaust taking more than 500,000 lives. Today marks 10 years since the EU officially recognised this day. We stand united against antigypsyism — today and every day.

Independent, free media stands at the core of democracy. Today, the European Media Freedom Act starts applying, designed to strengthen media freedom, independence, and pluralism within the EU ⬇️

We welcome President Trump’s efforts to stop the killing in Ukraine. Diplomacy combined with continued pressure on Russia is how we will achieve a just and lasting peace. One that respects Ukraine's sovereignty and the vital security interests of both Ukraine and Europe.

The most important sentence in the #EU leaders’ statement ahead of the #Trump-#Putin meeting: “Ukraine has the freedom of choice over its own destiny”. 🇪🇺🇺🇦 ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…