🚌 How often do you use public transport?
New Eurostat data shows that in 2024, more than half of people in the EU (50.6%) didn't use public transport at all, while around 1 in 10 used it every day.
🔗 Read more: ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/pr…
🚨 APPLICATIONS CLOSE TODAY 12:00pm 🚨
Apply and you could get a free travel pass with #DiscoverEU to explore Europe’s culture, history and diversity.
18 and ready to explore Europe? Apply NOW👇
youth.europa.eu/discovereu_e…
We are strengthening Horizon Europe for 2026-2027 with an additional €500 million supporting:
🌿biodiversity protection
📈strengthening competitiveness and bringing products to market.
link.europa.eu/chYX4Y
🛡️ October is Cybersecurity Month!
In 2024, the global annual cost of cybercrime reached €5.5 trillion.
Cyber-attacks in the EU are becoming more frequent and sophisticated.
Do you think before you click?
"We want to bring the relationship with Canada to the highest level possible.
Dear Mark J. Carney, I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to be the first associate member of the EU."
— President von der Leyen at #SOTEU 2026
World Teachers’ Day is here!
Explore our #EurydiceEU interactive tool:
✔️ Compare salaries across 37 countries
✔️ Filter by education level, qualifications, year
✔️ Track career progression
✔️ Export charts and data
europa.eu/!TkQJwt
#DiscoverEU applications are OPEN! 🚆
If you’re 18 and from or residing in an EU country or an associated country, this is your chance to:
🎟️ Apply for a free railway pass
🌍 Explore Europe
🤝 Meet and connect with fellow young travellers
Apply now: youth.europa.eu/discovereu_e…
In 2023, the EU imported 2.7 million tonnes of coffee from countries outside the EU, worth €10.6 billion.
Brazil and Vietnam supplied more than half of these imports, while Italy and Germany led the EU in roasted-coffee production.
Eurostat, 2023 data.
#InternationalCoffeeDay
As European Week of Sport ends, we met EU Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture & Sport, @GlennMicallef , to discuss active living.
Keep moving—walk, cycle, #BeActive! 🚲
sport.ec.europa.eu/european-…
A simple check of your 🫀blood pressure, 💓cholesterol and 🩸blood sugar can help you stay on top of your heart health.
Know your numbers. Ask your doctor or another health professional about health.
health.ec.europa.eu/know-you…
#WorldHeartDay
Earlier detection saves lives.
Europe is building AI that keeps people in charge. Europe is shaping a human-centred model for powerful technology, reducing potential harms while unlocking major gains for industry and public health.
#SOTEU
Different languages, shared European values. 🇪🇺
On the European Day of Languages, we celebrate the rich diversity of Europe’s languages and the values that bring us together.
#EuropeanDayOfLanguages
Join a thematic session on the European Day of Languages virtual event and discover how languages shape the AI technology we use every day 🗣️
📅 30 September
🕐 13:30–15:00 CEST
📍 Online
Register here - translation.ec.europa.eu/26-…
The EC has proposed the EU KIDS Act, age-appropriate protections to make online platforms safer for children and teenagers.
❌No addictive features.
❌No unwanted contact.
❌No beauty filters for under-18s.
❌No minors livestreaming.
link.europa.eu/fmGF79
EU Commission Malta retweeted
Meet Victoria 🇲🇹 just recommended as European Capital of Culture 2031!
Under its “Island of Islands” theme, Victoria will celebrate Gozo’s communities, landscapes & cultural traditions. 🌊
And there’s one more 2031 city to discover… 🇪🇸👀 🔗 link.europa.eu/8bQRxv
Women’s rights are fundamental rights and they must not be rolled back.
Equal treatment. Equal opportunities. Equal pay.
Women are here to stay, and their rights will be defended.
#SOTEU
Today, we celebrate 62 years of Malta’s independence.
We celebrate our identity, our achievements and our voice in Europe.
Ukrainians have proven countless times that their spirit cannot be broken.
And this summer, Sasha has shown the whole world the true essence of this.
#SOTEU
EU Commission Malta retweeted
“Look at young people and the barriers they are facing, just to get on the first rung of employment.” - President @vonderleyen
This is a question very much on my mind: how do we make that first opportunity easier to reach? Through #YouthChecks and our direct #dialogue with young people, we are bringing their experience earlier into EU policymaking. And it will be central as we prepare the next #EUYouthStrategy.
Li toqgħod fir-reġjun tiegħek mhuwiex privileġġ.
Id-djar mhumiex privileġġ.
Il-kura mhijiex privileġġ.
Dawn huma drittijiet.
Se nniedu Patt Ewropew għall-Kura. Se nindirizzaw l-isfidi tal-bidliet demografiċi tagħna.
#SOTEU


























