Japan officially has joined Horizon Europe, our flagship research and innovation programme.

Japan is the 23rd associated country and the most populous, bringing one of the world’s most advanced research ecosystems to our scientific network.

Japanese researchers can now participate on equal terms with EU teams to tackle global challenges in health, digital transition, and climate neutrality.

Science thrives when talent, ideas and innovation cross borders.

More 👉https://link.europa.eu/YP7MtB

Did your working week feel long?

In 2025, 20–64-year-olds in the EU worked on average, 35.9 hours a week in their main job.

Working hours may vary, but certain rights don't. Because every EU worker is guaranteed:

✅ Health and safety at work
✅ Equal opportunities for women and men
✅ Protection against discrimination
✅ Fair working conditions

Take a look at the latest data here: https://link.europa.eu/djjpx3

Your phone breaks. Your washing machine gives up. Somehow, buying new seems cheaper than repairing.

The EU is making the Right to Repair the new standard in Europe.

✅Repairs must be offered even after your warranty ends
🔧Parts must be available after the model is no longer sold
📅Choose repair under warranty and get an extra year of legal coverage
📍An EU platform will help you find local repair shops and fair prices

Less waste, more repairs. Good for your wallet, even better for the planet.

Ukraine’s courage is unshakeable. So is our support.

We have disbursed a further €3.47 billion to Ukraine to meet its urgent defence needs.

This funding, under the defence window of the €90 billion Ukraine Support Loan, will help delivers vital equipment to protect Ukrainian airspace:

🔹 Jet-powered long-range drones
🔹 Air defence systems and missiles
🔹 Gripen fighter jets

By ensuring Ukraine can defend its people, we are securing Europe's future.

👉 https://link.europa.eu/XjWjvH

84 partners. 45 trade agreements.

Happy Friendship Day to our partners across the world's largest trade network.

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Italy and Austria united beneath the Alps 🏔️

⚒️ With over 220 tunnel kilometres excavated, the completion of the EU co-funded Brenner Base Tunnel is one step closer! 🇦🇹 🇮🇹

Miners have now connected Austria and Italy via two main railway tunnels.

The BBT will better connect Italy and Austria while boosting rail transport connections between northern and southern Europe upon completion in 2032.

This is EU cooperation and engineering at its best. 🇪🇺

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A small mark, with big power.

For more than 30 years, the CE (Conformité Européenne) marking has allowed many products to be moved and marketed freely all around the EU, regardless of where it’s manufactured.

With this marking, the producer declares that the item meets high EU safety, health, and environmental standards.

You’ll find this mandatory mark across specific product categories, including electronics, toys, and medical devices.

Know what you are buying: https://link.europa.eu/c6nyHc

The art of the European summer break 🥷⛱️☀️

How we structure school calendars varies across our union, reflecting different local traditions and lifestyle models.

Italian students enjoy nearly 14 full weeks of summer bliss. Over in Denmark, summer is a breezy 6 weeks, balanced with clever mini holidays throughout the school year.

If you were back in school, which one would you prefer? 👇

https://link.europa.eu/F3kQPM

EU energy payments to Russia dropped 85%.

The price Russia pays is heavier by the day.

The 21st sanctions package will keep the pressure on:

👉 Suspending the adaptation of the oil price cap until July 2027
👉 Banning more Russian banks and a new third-country ban on crypto evasion hubs
👉 New targeting maritime services assisting Russia’s shadow fleet
👉 Paving the way for a visa ban for combatants, ex-combatants, and proxy groups taking part in the war in Ukraine

ℹ️ https://link.europa.eu/dT7Ycy

What will the next euro banknotes look like? 🇪🇺💶

The European Central Bank has shortlisted 10 designs, selected from over 1,200 proposals by graphic designers across Europe.

🗳️ Now it's your turn to pick your favourite 👉 https://surveys.ecb.europa.eu/10b/neweuro/

*Survey available in the 24 EU languages.

Under the Digital Services Act (DSA), platforms accessible to children and teens must ensure a high level of privacy, safety, and security.

Our preliminary findings show that TikTok fails to meet this standard, exposing children and teens to risks including unwanted contact, cyberbullying, or predatory behaviour.

If our preliminary findings are confirmed, TikTok could be issued with a fine of up to 6% of its total global annual turnover.

https://link.europa.eu/bjYYbq

✅ 10 million people trained through our Pact for Skills
✅ New rights for platform workers
✅ 63 million young people found a job through our Youth Guarantee
✅ New pay transparency measures to close the gender pay gap

This is just a fraction of what we’ve achieved through our European Pillar of Social Rights.

But, the work is not over! As we look to the future, we must improve affordability, reduce inequalities, and harness AI for the future of work.

https://link.europa.eu/76Tkdn

Western Europe had its hottest June on record.🔥

Intense heatwaves broke temperature records, with peaks up to 9°C above average in France and Germany, according to Copernicus data. Only Cyprus and Malta had normal temperatures.

Climate change is here and we are feeling its effects

We have fined AliExpress €550 million for breaching its obligations under the Digital Services Act.

The company failed to assess and mitigate risks related to the sale of illegal, unsafe, or counterfeit products on its e-commerce platform.

Read more: http://link.europa.eu/GxJQbc

#DSA

¡Enhorabuena, España! 🏆🇪🇸

You played an outstanding FIFA World Cup 2026, from start to finish.

A victory that shows that with teamwork, dedication, and passion, everything is possible.

Thank you for inspiring Europe and for bringing the trophy back to our continent.

Every year in Europe, an estimated 4-9% of unsold textiles are destroyed before ever being worn, generating around 5.6 million tonnes of CO₂ emissions.

We’re putting an end to this wasteful practice.

From today, large companies can no longer destroy unsold clothes, accessories and footwear. They will need to instead prioritise keeping products in use: by selling, donating, or preparing for reuse.

Find out more: https://link.europa.eu/cdYmK9

We are unveiling our plan to make Europe the world’s first electro-powered continent:

1️⃣ By 2040, electricity should account for 46% of Europe's final energy consumption
2️⃣ Reducing the price gap between electricity and fossil energy
3️⃣ Lowering network charges and taxes
4️⃣ Deploying smart meters faster

Our aim: save €200 billion in fuel imports by 2040 and halve oil consumption.

Power Smarter. Go Electric.

https://link.europa.eu/9Ngd6b

We don’t look the same, think the same, or speak the same language, and yet, here we are, standing together in one team.

That's the magic of being European: our differences make us unique, and our values make us one.

#WorldEmojiDay

After 12 years of providing free and open environmental data, Sentinel-1A has officially ended its mission.

It helped us track oil spills, glaciers, sea ice, floods, wildfires and supported emergency responses, and more.

But as one chapter closes, a much bigger one awaits:

👉 We've transitioned operations to Sentinel-1C and 1D

👉 With the newly launched Sentinel-4 and 5, we will soon expand our Copernicus programme.

The future or Earth observation is European ⬇️

https://link.europa.eu/PbJBcK

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