The EU announced the new Children’s Law, which will ban social media for children under 13 and establish mini-accounts for teenagers between 13 and 15 years old, supervised by parents, with restricted functions and usage limits.

This was announced this week by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, who indicated that the EU Kids Act seeks to protect minors from inappropriate or sensitive content by establishing different levels of prevention.

In this regard, the official told Parliament that “from age 15 to 18,” she added, “safe design will be mandatory for platforms.”

The regulation “will make a verifiable legal obligation an age limit that platforms are not currently required to check and that minors can circumvent simply by declaring a false age when registering.”

The law arises in response to the dangers of addictive social media features, where minors are exposed to “increasingly extreme content.” The President of the EC also expressed her refusal to accept “the use of girls’ photos to create AI-generated sexualized images.”

The platforms will be required to demonstrate that they are safe for children and adolescents, in the face of accusations of addiction, and consequences in children “such as sleep loss, anxiety, self-harm.”

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Wednesday, September 16, that Canada has been invited to become its first associate member, a new status within the EU about which details are unknown.

This is part of a search for new partnerships with Canada in key sectors, such as technology, critical raw materials, energy and defense, critical minerals, and AI, the EC President said during her 2026 State of the Union address in Strasbourg.

Von der Leyen told MEPs and international guests: “We share an ocean, a set of values, and a way of seeing the world. And now we are going to build our shared future as well,” referring to Canada and its offer of new status.

Canada is not part of the European Union, “but it shares the same values ​​as the EU, such as human rights, democracy, and the rule of law, essential criteria for becoming a member state.”

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On Friday, May 22, the Modernized Global Agreement between Mexico and the European Union was ratified. The document will allow for the immediate elimination of tariffs on 86 % of agricultural goods and their gradual elimination for other products.

The signing took place in Mexico with the participation of the country’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the president of the European Council, António Costa.

The agreement is finally a reality after years of negotiations “and signifies a new chapter in trade between the two regions, promising to open their markets through the reduction or elimination of tariffs.”

According to local sources, all quotas obtained by the EU under the International Trade Agreement (ITA) are tariff-free, “except for beef, for which the tariff will be phased out to zero seven years after the entry into force of the Modernized Global Agreement.”

It is important to clarify that a quota is a trade policy instrument “that establishes a maximum limit or amount for importing or exporting goods, generally with a preferential tariff, during a specific period.”

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The countries of the European Union approved the agreement with Mercosur last Friday, January 9, after more than 25 years of negotiations, representing a historic step towards the creation of the world’s largest free trade area.

The agreement, which will be signed on January 17 in Asunción, Paraguay, must be approved by the European Parliament. It “includes several clauses designed to appease the opposition of farmers, who have staged strong protests in several countries of the bloc.”

Pablo Quirno, Argentina’s foreign minister, indicated on Friday that this is the most ambitious agreement between the two blocs. For her part, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated: “We are creating a market of 700 million people: the largest free trade area in the world. Our message to the world is this: collaboration creates prosperity and openness drives progress.”

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said it was “a historic day for multilateralism despite an international landscape of growing protectionism and unilateralism.”

However, there is strong resistance to the agreement from the European agricultural sector due to the potential “impact of a massive influx of South American meat, rice, honey, and soybeans, in exchange for the export of European vehicles, machinery, cheeses, and wines to Mercosur.”

In this regard, France is the main opponent of the pact. But Spain and Germany are in favor, as they “believe the agreement will diversify trade opportunities for an EU threatened by Chinese competition and US tariffs.”. Italy, which in December joined France in opposing the agreement and managed to block it, changed its stance last week.

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An agreement has been signed within the European Union, which will be presented in early 2026, to stop importing Russian natural gas starting on December 31 of that year.

Furthermore, member states are committed to halting the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by pipeline from September 30, 2027.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen referred to the agreement as a historic milestone. “The idea is to extend this decision to oil with a similar timeline,” she added.

Although Brussels will present the legislative proposal early next year, “the agreement must be approved by the European Parliament and ratified by a majority of member states.” The measure, agreed upon after negotiations that concluded in the early hours of Wednesday morning, seeks to sever ties with what was once the continent’s leading energy supplier (with 45 %) before the invasion of Ukraine. Today, it still accounts for 13 % of imports.

The truth is that the countries of the region want to stop imports of Russian gas once and for all. According to Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen, “Europe has opted for energy security and independence. We will never return to volatile supply or market manipulation.”

To replace this important commodity, the EU has increased imports from the US and the Middle East.

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The United States and the European Union signed a trade agreement on a unified 14 % tariff to be applied to most sectors, including automotive, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals.

“According to the EU, this unified tariff provides greater clarity and stability for companies on both sides of the Atlantic.” In addition, “zero-zero” tariffs were established on “strategic items such as aircraft parts, certain chemical products, semiconductor equipment, and specific agricultural products.”

The comprehensive trade agreement covers at least 44 % of global Gross Domestic Product and impacts 800 million people.

From Washington, however, they clarified that taxes on steel, aluminum, and copper will remain unchanged. That is, the EU “will continue to pay a 50 % rate, and the parties will discuss the security of the supply chains for these products.”

EU President Ursula von der Leyen noted that the agreement allows for forecasting in a turbulent context so that companies in the region can plan and invest. “We are guaranteeing immediate tariff relief. This will have a clear impact on our companies’ results. And with this agreement, we are ensuring access to our largest export market,” she emphasized.

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The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, proposed this Sunday from New Delhi the creation of an international body on artificial intelligence (AI) to deal with the dangers involved in this new technology and also its potential benefits.

This body would be similar to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which has generated reports that have served to achieve important consensuses such as the Kyoto Protocol or the Paris Agreement to combat the deterioration of the planet.

“The crucial question is how to harness a technology that changes so rapidly. It is very telling that even the creators and inventors of AI are asking political leaders for regulations,” Von der Leyen said from New Delhi, where the G20 annual summit is being held.

Last March, Elon Musk or Steve Wozniak asked for a moratorium of at least six months on the development of AI to give the industry time to create security standards for the development of this technology and avoid possible harm.

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The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will meet on March 10 with the President of the United States, Joe Biden, at the White House, as part of a week-long trip to North America that will also take her to Canada, where she will be received by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The visit to Canada and the United States will be the occasion to discuss transatlantic relations, which, at this time, combines positive aspects such as the high level of cooperation to help Ukraine militarily in the face of the Russian war of aggression and to increase pressure against the Kremlin, with other less prolific ones such as the clash over Biden’s anti-inflation plan, which includes subsidies to American industry, considered by the EU as discriminatory.

In any case, the trip will begin in Canada, where the community president will arrive on Monday, March 6, to meet the next day, Tuesday, with Trudeau at the Kingston military base. This represents the harmony in defense matters between Canada and the EU in the midst of the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine.

Von der Leyen will travel to Washington on Wednesday to meet with Biden on Friday, the 10th, according to the agenda revealed by the European Commission in a statement, in which it indicates that cooperation between the EU and the United States and geostrategic priorities will focus the appointment at the White House.

Brussels insists that the meeting between the head of the European Executive and the US president will also be the opportunity to send a leadership message on ecological transition, innovation and technology.

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The European Commission announced this Monday a new humanitarian assistance package endowed with 210 million euros that will go to 15 countries affected by the devastating effects of growing food insecurity in the world.

With this new aid, the EU’s overall support for food security rises to €8 billion between 2020 and 2024, a period in which 2022 stands out for its unprecedented levels, both in scale and severity, with at least 205 million people in a situation of acute food insecurity and in need of urgent assistance.

“Russia’s war in Ukraine is having a major effect on the world food supply and countries that were already vulnerable to food crises have found themselves in a dramatic situation,” said Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who has encouraged “act to prevent famine”.

The largest beneficiary of this aid will be Afghanistan, which will receive 75 million euros to address the “dramatic” food security situation, with some 24 million people in need, as well as to tackle the winter and the natural disasters that have recently affected the country.

It is followed by Yemen, with an allocation of 35 million to provide food assistance to the most vulnerable in the north and south of the country; Venezuela, with 30 million to meet the most urgent needs of the population, both inside and outside the country (especially in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru); 15 million for Syria; 10 million for Ethiopia and Somalia; 9 for Sudan; 6 for South Sudan and 5 for Lebanon.

Another 5 million will go to the Dry Corridor of Central America; €4 million will go to the Central African Republic to provide food security as well as protection, nutrition and livelihood support; 2 million in aid will go to Burkina Faso and Niger and one million to Mali and Chad.

In addition to the funding announced on Monday, the European Commission has already allocated an additional €175 million in humanitarian aid to support those most in need in Ukraine and Moldova and allocated a further €10 million to Pakistan to respond to the flash floods that a major impact on the food, nutrition and livelihoods of the affected communities.

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“After a weekend full of negotiations, I can announce that we have convened the extraordinary meeting of the Energy Council. We will meet in Brussels on September 9,” said the Czech Industry Minister, Jozef Sikela, the country that holds the six-month presidency from the EU.

Sikela has indicated that Europe “must fix the energy market. An EU-level solution is by far the best we can do,” he defended in a message on social media.

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala announced last week an urgent meeting of energy ministers to discuss measures to deal with the energy market situation and energy saving plans to ensure the bloc’s energy security.

This meeting will come after this Monday, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, confirmed that Brussels is working on an “emergency intervention and structural reform of the electricity market”, after noting that it was designed “for other circumstances” and that is behind the exorbitant prices paid on the continent.

“The era of Russian fossil fuels in Europe is over and freeing ourselves from blackmail will bring us more power to defend the global order,” the German conservative proclaimed at a forum in Slovenia.

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