Midday press briefing from 11/09/2026
Exterior views of the European Commission Berlaymont building
ANNOUNCEMENT - 25 years since 9/11
ANNOUNCEMENT - President’s agenda for next week ANNOUNCEMENT - Brochure ahead of the 2026 State of the Union, with the key milestones of the past year
ANNOUNCEMENT - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 attract thousands of applications from researchers worldwide
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ANNOUNCEMENT - Commission approves €6.1 billion to support Ukraine’s air defence, drones and missiles
ANNOUNCEMENT - Commission presents landmark India trade deal to Council for signature
ANNOUNCEMENT - Group of visitors
BUDGET / WAR IN UKRAINE - Russian frozen assets / Financial support to Ukraine: Q&A
CYBERSECURITY / ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE / DIGITAL MARKETS ACT (DMA) - Anthropic / Mythos / OpenAI / Apple: Q&A
PRIVACY / DIGITAL AFFAIRS / CONSUMER PROTECTION - Children safety online: Q&A
DIGITAL SERVICES ACT (DSA) / SOCIAL MEDIA - Meta / Albania: Q&A
AGRICULTURE - Export of Ukrainian grain: Q&A
FOREIGN AFFAIRS / WAR IN UKRAINE - Ukraine / Moldova / European Peace Facility / Estonia: Q&A
TRADE - India trade deal: Q&A
TRADE and ECONOMIC SECURITY / ENVIRONMENT - Aluminium scrap: Q&A
TRADE - Israeli settlements: Q&A
Midday press briefing from 11/09/2026
ANNOUNCEMENT - 25 years since 9/11
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Good afternoon everyone. Welcome to our midday briefing.
Today marks 25 years since the terrorist attacks on 11th September 2001,
a day when the world watched in horror and disbelief as the Twin Towers fell in New York.
25 years on, we remember the nearly 3000 people who lost their lives that morning.
As well as their families and loved ones, we are remembering them today.
Those who carried out these attacks sought to spread fear far beyond New York,
Virginia and Pennsylvania.
But as President von der Leyen said, 25 years later, we know that they failed.
Our democracies endured, our societies remained free,
and the ideology of terror did not prevail.
I invite you to read the statement by the President, which we published this morning,
or actually yesterday already, and is available in our press corner.
