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Today, the Commission is launching a European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA). HERA will strengthen Europe’s ability to prevent, detect and rapidly respond to cross-border health emergencies.

"If everything is connected, everything can be hacked. Given that resources are scarce, we have to bundle our forces. [...] This is why we need a European Cyber Defence Policy, including legislation setting common standards under a new European Cyber Resilience Act."

« Si tout est connecté, tout peut être piraté. Les ressources étant rares, nous devons unir nos forces. […] C'est pourquoi nous avons besoin d'une politique de cyberdéfense européenne, notamment d'une législation établissant des normes communes dans le cadre d'une nouvelle loi européenne relative à la cyber-résilience. »

The world is short of semiconductors.

We are all in mourning today for the terrible attack in Kabul that took the lives of many Afghan civilians and American soldiers.

À l’heure où beaucoup se prononcent « contre » les choses, je vais vous livrer un plaidoyer « pour ». « Pour » plus d’Europe.

At a time when many are speaking out "against" things, I make a plea "for": "For" more Europe.

Summer is finally here. After long months of indispensable travel restrictions, Europe is opening up for tourism again. For most of us, this means the prospect of long-awaited travel, discovery, and entertainment – in short: life! For our economy, it means a much-needed boost after a drop of 70% of revenues in EU tourism in 2020 and up to 11 million jobs at risk.

Published on December 9, 2020