EC Midday 23/10/2026
Exterior views of the European Commission Berlaymont building
ANNOUNCEMENT - President’s agenda for next week
ANNOUNCEMENT - Crash of an Operation Althea Italian CH-47 Chinook
ANNOUNCEMENT - PreparEU Advisory Group on European Disaster Preparedness
Recorded cutaways
ENERGY - Methane regulation: Q&A
ENERGY - Implementation report: Q&A
TRADE - Negotiations between German car companies and the US on tariffs: Q&A
DIGITAL POLICY / KIDS Act - Children safety online / Austria: Q&A
FOREIGN AFFAIRS - EU sanctions against Russia / US-Russia diesel deal : Q&A
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS - EU-Canada relation: Q&A
FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Algeria / Niger: Q&A
TAXATION - Special taxes in Hungary: Q&A
PRESS FREEDOM - Novaya Gazeta: Q&A
WAR IN UKRAINE - Peace negotiations: Q&A
EC Midday press briefing of 30/10/2026
PRESS FREEDOM - Novaya Gazeta: Q&A
Show transcript
Good afternoon.
There is a very sad news from Russia just came.
The newspaper Novaya Gazeta, which was directed by the famous journalist,
Dmitry Muratov, who was also Nobel laureate, announced that it's closing.
Is the Commission aware of this and what it's, what is its, it's comments? Thank you. I was personally not aware. I'm looking at the team.
We do not have a reaction at this stage on that.
We'll look into it and get back to you. Thank you.
The questions for us today. It's, yes, there you go.
