good afternoon, welcome to our midday briefing,

and let me start by mentioning that close to 18000 18 people came to the European Commission.

On Saturday to celebrate Europe Day with us, it was a record, so on behalf of the European Commission, really a big thanks to all the citizens who came by and not less importantly,

a big thanks also to our colleagues from the Commission who worked relentlessly to be able to welcome.

The citizens who wanted to know more about the EU institutions.