What once was solid is now scattered, and what once was divided is now one.
 
Today, we celebrate the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall – an unstoppable force in history to unify Europe.  

Many of its segments can be found all over Europe, even in front of our headquarters in Brussels.  

Looking at them, let’s remember what courage can bring about. 

#mauerfall35 #BerlinerMauer

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 The Western Balkans can contribute so much to our Union's future.  
And our Union can contribute so much to this region's future, too. 
 
President von der Leyen completes her four-day trip in the Western Balkans today. 

The EU's €6 billion Reform & Growth Facility for Western Balkans provides the roadmap to bring their economies closer to ours. 

It  gives their companies the access and the means to compete on our Single Market.  

Everyone benefits and it's a big step towards 🇪🇺.

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 🍝 Pasta produced in 2023 (kilograms):

🇪🇺 6.225.000.000
🇮🇹 4.245.052.000
🇪🇸 485.131.000
🇩🇪 291.540.000
🇫🇷 260.985.525
🇬🇷 190.734.545
🇭🇺 118.790.000
🇵🇹 79.224.210
🇵🇱 68.945.000
🇷🇴 38.362.525
🇨🇿 23.974.000
🇭🇷 20.177.000
🇦🇹 15.460.620
🇱🇹 13.658.685
🇸🇰 11.888.322
🇫🇮 10.137.644
🇸🇮 5.633.012
🇩🇰 784.830
🇪🇪 166
🇮🇪 🇱🇺 🇮🇸 🇲🇹 🇱🇻 🇨🇾 🇳🇱 🇧🇪 🇸🇪 🇧🇬 0

Al dente or perfectly cooked? How do you like yours? 👇

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#WorldPastaDay 

 Today, we found that X should not be designated as a core platform service under the Digital Markets Act.
 
We concluded that X does not qualify given that our investigation revealed that X is not an important gateway for business users to reach end users.
 
We will continue to monitor the developments in the market concerning this service should any substantial changes arise.
 
More: https://europa.eu/!7GfFpY

#EU #DMA

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