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European Commission highlights 2025 EU achievements and initiatives

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Presents 2025 General Report on EU actions and priorities
Registers European Citizens' Initiative for a public social media platform

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2025 General Report summarizes EU actions: support to Ukraine, sanctions on Russia, competitiveness measures, investments in AI and clean energy, Readiness 2030 defence investments, and Choose Europe research efforts.
Commission registers a European Citizens' Initiative titled 'European Public Social Network' and deems it legally admissible under the ECI Regulation.
Commission has not analysed the initiative's substance; registration does not affect final decision and the Commission will act only if the initiative collects at least one million signatures.

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European Commission - Daily News Daily News 04 / 03 / 2026 Brussels, 4 March 2026 Commission's 2025 General Report highlights EU actions for citizens and businesses in a year marked by profound changes The 2025 edition of the General Report on the activities of the EU presents the EU's key achievements in 2025, delivering to citizens while addressing new challenges in a more volatile and fragmented world. The EU remained steadfast in providing political, financial, humanitarian and military support to Ukraine and its people, while imposing sanctions to limit Russia's ability to finance its war. The report highlights how the EU stepped up action to strengthen the competitiveness of its economy, through both the Single Market and the Competitiveness Compass , a strategic roadmap to drive economic growth while ensuring a fair and environmentally sustainable transition. 2025 also marked an important step forward in reducing unnecessary burdens on businesses, and the EU invested in the technologies that will shape the future, from artificial intelligence to clean energy. On the global stage, the EU remained the world's leading provider of humanitarian aid and continued to invest in reducing dependencies and strengthening global partnerships. In parallel, it stepped up efforts to boost its security, defence and preparedness with the Readiness 2030 package , the most significant increase in defence investment in EU history. Through the Choose Europe initiative , the EU made headway in its efforts to position Europe as the best place in the world for science and research. (For more information: Paula Pinho – Tel.: +32 2 292 08 15) Commission registers European Citizens' Initiative calling for a European social media platform Today, the European Commission has registered a European Citizens' Initiative (ECI), entitled ‘ European Public Social Network' . The initiative invites the Commission to establish, through a legislative act, “ a public social media platform at the European level ”. That social media platform “ would form an alternative to the current platforms and work as a service for the society, be funded by the society and be under its oversight” and “ could stay impartial and independent from political pressures while also guaranteeing rights of all people without distinction ”. As this initiative fulfils the formal conditions established in the relevant legislation, the Commission considers it legally admissible under the European Citizens' Initiative Regulation . The Commission has not analysed the substance of the proposals at this stage. The registration does not influence the Commission's final decision on its merits, or any potential action it may take. The Commission will take a decision on the initiative only if it collects at least one million signatures from EU citizens. More information is available in our press release . (For more information: Balazs Ujvari - Tel.: +32 2 295 45 78 ; Antoine Lomba – Tel: +32 2 299 32 33 ) Tentative agendas for forthcoming Commission meetings Note that these items can be subject to changes. Upcoming events of the European Commission Eurostat press releases Calendar items of the President and Commissioners Individual calendars of the President and Commissioners MEX/26/528

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