Today, we celebrate the birthday of the remarkable Marie Skłodowska-Curie – a true inspiration for researchers worldwide. 🎉  As the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only individual to receive it twice, her contributions to science are unparalleled.  The MSCActions fellowship bears her name and helps early career scientists to thrive.  We will keep building a brighter future for generations to come.  #EU

LIFTOFF! Europe's newest guardian of Earth is now in orbit. 🫡 Europe has successfully launched Sentinel-1D, the latest satellite in the Copernicus fleet, aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from French Guiana. It'll scan land and sea every 12 days with radar sharp enough to detect floods, ice melting, ship movements, oil spills and even the quiet shifting of the ground. Free data will propel climate science, disaster response and maritime safety. Europe’s answer to our planet's key challenges. 📷© ESA

We’re launching a bold plan to make high-speed rail the fastest, more sustainable way to travel across Europe by 2040.🚆 It’s a realistic timeline to remove bottlenecks, unlock investment, and harmonise rail systems. For passengers, this means: ⌚ Shorter travel times 💺 Faster, more comfortable, and reliable trains 🌙 Expanded night train services 🔗

Mobility and Transport

High-speed rail plan

Connecting Europe, shortening travel time.

🤝75 years of the European Convention on Human Rights A landmark treaty that reshaped Europe after the second World War, protecting millions of Europeans and supporting our shared values of human rights, democracy and rule of law. Because human rights aren’t optional. They’re universal.

Every journey in Europe should be a safe one 🚗🏍️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♀️🚶‍♂️ In 2024, 19,940 people lost their lives in road crashes across the EU, a 2% drop compared to 2023. We are not yet where we want to be, but it shows that we are moving in the right direction: Towards our Vision Zero goal of halving road deaths and serious injuries by 2030 and getting close to zero by 2050. At 45 deaths per million inhabitants, EU roads still remain among the safest in the world. Every life saved counts.

Each attack on a journalist is an attack on democracy itself. Today is the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. Without justice, the violence will not stop. We stand with journalists and work with partners worldwide to ensure the truth can be told freely, everywhere. 📝

Movember starts today! It's all about raising awareness of men’s health, especially prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health, and suicide prevention❤️‍🩹 In the EU, we’re taking action through ⬇️ 🎗️Our Beating Cancer Plan, improving access to cancer prevention, early detection, treatment and care 🎗️Our EU-funded PRAISE-U project, working to ensure detection and diagnosis 💙A comprehensive approach to mental health across different areas of life Will you grow a moustache this Movember?

🇺🇦🇪🇺 Committed partners, building a shared future. The newly updated EU-Ukraine trade agreement will open markets, protect key EU sectors, and bring Ukraine closer to the Single Market. 🔵 Easier EU market access for Ukrainian businesses 🟡 Lower tariffs for EU producers 🔵 Protection for sensitive EU agri-food sectors and robust safeguards 🟡 Ukraine alignment with EU standards 🔵 Help Ukraine reconnect globally Europe is stronger when we stand together. 👉

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Upgraded EU-Ukraine trade agreement enters into force

As of today, the EU and Ukraine will benefit from an enhanced, stable, fair and permanent trade framework, with the entry into force of the EU-Ukra...