Exterior views of the European Commission Berlaymont building
ANNOUNCEMENT - Media arrangements
TRADE - China: Q&A
TRADE - USA: Q&A
TRADE - China: Q&A
TRADE - Russia: Q&A
Recorded cutaways
WAR IN UKRAINE / INTERNAL MARKET - 21st package of sanctions against Russia / Export of Irish alumina to Russia: Q&A
FOREIGN AFFAIRS - 21st package of sanctions against Russia: Q&A
FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Russian drones over Latvia and Romania: Q&A
FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Ukraine / Russia / Iran: Q&A
FOREIGN AFFAIRS - EU Special Representatives: Q&A
FOREIGN AFFAIRS - ICC EU airspaces restrictions: Q&A
SAFE - Italy / Ukraine: Q&A
DIGITAL SERVICE ACT - Media Social law in Austria: Q&A
AI ACT - Agenda: Q&A
SOCIAL MEDIA BAN- UK/US: Q&A
CRISIS RESPONSE - Wildfires in Europe / Civil Protection Mechanism: Q&A
UKRAINE FACILITY PLAN - Q&A
SOCIAL MEDIA BAN- UK/US: Q&A
Still on, on social media, and the age ban, since you said this is a prominent topic for the President and you are having also digital dialogue with the US, it happened last week that in my summer readings list, a paper from the UK from the US Embassy in the UK landed and That was about the UK social media ban that was considered by the US administration disproportionate vis a vis US tech companies,
so I would like to know, since you are planning to introduce something similar to that, if with your US counterparts you are having any kind of conversation,
also perhaps convincing them of the good reasons that you have,
that your experts also explained to us why there should be a social media ban at EU level. Thank you.
So indeed we had a Delegation of Commission officials going indeed of the Commission traveling to the US where we exchange more broadly on digital topics and on our intention to set up a digital dialogue.
Now when it comes to the European Union again, like in many sectors,
we have the sovereign right to potentially legislate this time and again I mean the protection of our kids online has no price and if we're doing something we're doing it purely for the children of the European Union and not for anyone else.
OK. Thank you, Thomas. Let's change topic. I go back to Gérard from remote.