Midday press briefing from 24/07/2026
Exterior views of the European Commission Berlaymont building
ANNOUNCEMENT - Commission preliminary finds TikTok in breach of Digital Services Act for failing to ensure safe accounts for minors
ANNOUNCEMENT - Today’s council
ANNOUNCEMENT - Summer midday briefings schedule
CRISIS RESPONSE - Wildfires in Europe / Civil Protection Mechanism: Q&A
Recorded cutaways
TRADE - EU/US Relations / Tariffs: Q&A
DIGITAL MARKETS ACT / EU-US RELATIONS - Commission fines Google €890 million for breaches of the Digital Markets Act / US Reaction: Q&A
TRADE - China: Q&A
WAR IN UKRAINE - Peace negotiations / US initiative: Q&A
FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Georgia: Q&A
FOREIGN AFFAIRS / TRADE - Armenia: Q&A
FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Gaza: Q&A
WAR IN UKRAINE / INTERNAL MARKET - EU Sanctions against Russia / Export of Irish alumina to Russia: Q&A
WAR IN UKRAINE / INTERNAL MARKET - 21st package of sanctions against Russia / Kulevi oil terminal, in Georgia: Q&A
WAR IN UKRAINE - 21st package of sanctions against Russia / Exemptions / Greece: Q&A
SECURITY POLICY - Drone incidents in Romania: Q&A
INTERNATIONAL LAW - International Criminal Court (ICC): Q&A
Midday press briefing from 24/07/2026
ANNOUNCEMENT - Summer midday briefings schedule
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This transcript was automatically generated and may contain errors.
For that press conference.
Then, after a very intense and you know because you've been with us for the whole school year, intense but successful, now the spokesperson serve all our team,
we will move to our summer schedule for the midday briefings,
meaning that as of next week, we will be meeting you here today for midday.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, as we have done in previous years.
Now this does not mean that you cannot reach us otherwise.
Of course,
we fully remain available and will also organize dedicated technical briefings as necessary.
And other press events, and of course,
our team remains available to answer your questions, both on and off the record.
So as of next week, you will be in the very capable hands of Arianna for the midday,
until then, I'm back.
So that's all from us today, and we will start with your questions. Yes, please.
