Must be the same online. Thank you.

And we will now take two questions for President von der Leyen before then proceeding with the technical briefing with both,

co-chairs. So let's start, Tazi. Thank you, Raziye Akkoc AFP News Agency.

Thank you so much for presenting this and to Madam President. My question is to you, Madam President.

In your speech you spoke of, age-appropriate restrictions and you mentioned a gradual phase.

So I just wanted to understand because there's a lot of Europeans looking at this, will there be a blanket ban on,

say, under 15 or under 16s from the European Union across the 27 country bloc? Thank you.

We have gathered the special panel especially to have the evidence concerning your question.

What is the best approach to the risks and the harms that have been described.

Now we will carefully read the report and discuss it in the college and then come with a proposal after the summer.

I think it's important to repeat what we just heard from the experts because the two co-chairs are recommending a harmonized EU-wide delay to social media plus under the age of 13.

And I think it is a staged approach that you are promoting here, so if we start with the youngest,

toddlers, no screens at all, then children under the age of 13.

Access to social media only under the supervision of parents, caregivers, teachers, and time limited.

And then from the age of 13 on, and that's very important,

there's a gradual access, depending on the proof given by the platforms.

That they are age appropriate and safe for teenager, so indeed the responsibility of the platforms to prove to us that they are safe and age appropriate,

only this opens the door over beyond the age of 13 for a teenager to access social media,

and I personally find this approach very convincing. Mr.

President, we'll take a 2nd and final question. Thank you Barbara Moon's Financial Times.

A number of European countries have already moved forward with social media restrictions or want to do so. You mentioned an EU-wide approach.

How do you make sure that there is no fragmentation within the?

Yeah, I think it was very helpful also for your work that we saw the debates in the different member states because this is a societal change and awareness of risks that is taking place and we are learning by the hour where that is concerned.

Children's safety online is our absolute priority, and we know that the risks for children online,

no borders and no member states' national decisions.

So I think it is very important that we have a very careful look at all the different proposals by the different member states, integrate that in the work,

and then come with a proposal, as we often do in the European Union, to harmonize the approach and to find a common solution.

But what is important, you see with all the activities,

everybody says there needs to be regulation on social media platforms having access to our children at what age and when and what are the preconditions that the platforms have to prove they are respecting that safety and age appropriate content.

Alright, thank you, President, and thank you Doctor MELCIOR Professor FEGERT. This concludes our press moment.

We will make a nice photo here in front of our European flag. What about just. So I'm coming from me who who. Yes, he will do. Thank you so much.

And we will resume in about 5 minutes in the press room with the dedicated technical briefing. Thank you all.