Midday press briefing from 24/07/2026
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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
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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
WAR IN UKRAINE / INTERNAL MARKET - EU Sanctions against Russia / Export of Irish alumina to Russia: Q&A
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Yesterday, while in Kiev,
the Irish Prime Minister stated that Ireland has found no evidence that its aluminum export to Russia contributes to propping up the full scale invasion of Ukraine.
My question is does the Commission plans to hold its own investigation or analysis on this matter,
or this topic is closed for now. Thanks. Thank you, and this is for Yvonne. Good afternoon, Valeria.
Look, we've just received the report from, from the Irish government, so it's, and we still need time to assess it as you can imagine.
So it's, it's really too early for us to draw any conclusions from what it may contain.
So for the time being, unfortunately, I don't have more,
more to tell you than that. Good. Yes. Also to Siobhan
