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Diversity is what defines, unites us.
Diversity is also what makes us love the fediverse.
As we mark two years on Mastodon, thank you for enlivening the conversation with insightful comments and content.
Love does not increase after the first day, but it deepens.
Let's make this journey even more engaging!
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Dr Tim Nicholls
in reply to European Commission • • •petitevieille
in reply to European Commission • • •On your side, please act in conformity with your nice discourses. European Union leaders disappoint us way too often.
Thanks.
Osma A
in reply to European Commission • • •Chantal Coolsma
in reply to Osma A • • •European Commission
in reply to Chantal Coolsma • • •Osma A
in reply to European Commission • • •@chantal
Jay Stephens
in reply to European Commission • • •I've enjoyed your account, but it doesn't feel fully part of the fediverse because it doesn't have conversations.
It doesn't matter if it takes a week or even a month - make your account a way to ask questions and get answers, not a one way broadcasting tool
😀
European Commission
in reply to Jay Stephens • • •khemaat
in reply to European Commission • • •Jonny
in reply to European Commission • • •The possibilities are indeed great, and this emblem is uplifting as is the sentiment. But too often it is acting just for itself, not for its customers.
And right now, I would not buy its stock.
@EU_Commission
CaV
in reply to European Commission • • •Petra van Cronenburg
in reply to CaV • • •@Caviala "United in Diversity" is the official motto of the EU since the year 2000.
@EU_Commission
European Commission
in reply to Petra van Cronenburg • • •Liaizon Wakest
in reply to European Commission • • •coolesbian
in reply to Liaizon Wakest • • •European Commission
in reply to coolesbian • • •J.Sʜᴀʀᴘ🌍🇺🇦Fʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ&Dᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ
in reply to European Commission • • •European Commission
in reply to J.Sʜᴀʀᴘ🌍🇺🇦Fʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ&Dᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ • • •J.Sʜᴀʀᴘ🌍🇺🇦Fʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ&Dᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ
in reply to European Commission • • •You're more than welcome.
Any chance of officially persuading other European countries to follow suit?
Especially Ukraine, as I keep trying to persuade them to do so (even just as a X backup), because I know at some point during the war, putin will instruct elon to switch X off at a crucial point for a small but decisive period of time, and Ukraine won't be able to get the news disseminated as normal ⏩
benni
in reply to European Commission • • •Sharina D McCullough CFA
in reply to European Commission • • •European Commission
in reply to Sharina D McCullough CFA • • •Andrés
in reply to European Commission • • •What if they are Citizens of EU but doing school outside EU?
Zilla
in reply to European Commission • • •Helma 🤗
in reply to European Commission • • •Will Hall
in reply to European Commission • • •European Commission
in reply to Will Hall • • •Will Hall
in reply to European Commission • • •Honestly I think you've already got a pretty good balance. I like the posts such as the one from a few weeks ago about #RePowerEU where you talk about some success stories with accompanying statistic but I think its also important to publicise opportunities like the youth train scheme.🚆
It would be good to hear about new motions and commitments, possibly even a brief summary of more trivial things that have been going on, with links so people can read more if they're interested.
Will Hall
in reply to European Commission • • •And as an aside, I think the digital sovereignty movement is a great opportunity to promote the Fediverse more widely so I hope that you can spread positive messaging regarding this.
Also going back to the RePowerEU thing, I saw your mural on the side of the building when I was in Brussels a few months ago and it did make me smile to see it so prominently featured. 🙂
mihira🍉
in reply to European Commission • • •If you care so much about the fediverse, you could at least add a link in your website pointing to here.
To show the world that we exist.
Second you can confirm your profile as authentic.
https://joinmastodon.org/verification
Verification
joinmastodon.orgPetra van Cronenburg
in reply to European Commission • • •Participate, interact, vote - your rights | European Union
European UnionPetra van Cronenburg
in reply to Petra van Cronenburg • • •2/2 nor do they know the programs that help developing their region/nature (LEADER, Natura 2000 etc).
Unfortunately, the extremely poor findability and old-fashionedness of the websites do not contribute to the information/motivation of citizens; the design only makes bureaucrats happy. 😉
Therefore, your communication here, beside nice slogans and the website's administrative language, is so important! Tell us, what the EU does for us and what we can do for us all in the EU!
European Commission
in reply to Petra van Cronenburg • • •Petra van Cronenburg
in reply to European Commission • • •jonburr
in reply to European Commission • • •Stop supporting the genocide of Gaza.
fucking hypocrites
bent
in reply to European Commission • • •"Love does not increase after the first day, but it deepens."
What in the holy name of shitty AI copy is this?
Dmian
in reply to European Commission • • •vladcampos.com
in reply to European Commission • • •Erik Uden 🦣🍑:coffefied:
in reply to European Commission • • •Let me start off by saying that I love your coverage of topics related to this social network such as the Digital Markets or Services Act! I think it hits right home with what people on here are interested in the most and the almost live coverage of specific steps (identifying gatekeepers, having them contacted, explaining the consequences of this law, etc.) made this historic piece of legislation all the more engaging, educational, and made me feel as if I was part of the process!
Through analyzing those great posts and what I've liked about them I have made some suggestions about what I believe would help future coverage of new legislation or the EU overall:
Suggestion 1: Generally keeping people up to date
I think keeping people up to date about important legislation such as that is a great way to get people to understand why the EU exists and the importance of participating in elections.
Suggestion 1.1: Legislation Recaps
... Show more...When it comes to the supply chain act (CSDDD) or the minimum wage directive I'd love similar updat
Let me start off by saying that I love your coverage of topics related to this social network such as the Digital Markets or Services Act! I think it hits right home with what people on here are interested in the most and the almost live coverage of specific steps (identifying gatekeepers, having them contacted, explaining the consequences of this law, etc.) made this historic piece of legislation all the more engaging, educational, and made me feel as if I was part of the process!
Through analyzing those great posts and what I've liked about them I have made some suggestions about what I believe would help future coverage of new legislation or the EU overall:
Suggestion 1: Generally keeping people up to date
I think keeping people up to date about important legislation such as that is a great way to get people to understand why the EU exists and the importance of participating in elections.
Suggestion 1.1: Legislation Recaps
When it comes to the supply chain act (CSDDD) or the minimum wage directive I'd love similar updates! Additionally, once legislation passes it'd be nice to have some sort of recap of it, such as “this is when the legislation was originally proposed by this working group or this party” and “These reforms, changes, etc. were made over time during this meeting by this or that party”. Just to generally have the majority of people get an understanding of the EU legislation process, the different institutions involved in it as well as a transparency about what parties do what when elected in government! I could see this being done as a thread where a new post gets added when some important change happens with every user being able to scroll up to see all former posts regarding this topic. Replies to your own posts (Threads) are also regarded the exact same as normal posts, so it will be sent to all your followers and show up on your account feed just like a non-thread post.
I know that's a lot of work, especially it's hard to figure out what legislation will interest most people (as there are hundreds of things voted on each day) but generally that'd be a service I'd enjoy!
Suggestion 2: Interactive Posts
Also maybe interactive posts such as polls would be lovely! If there's a legislation you can ask about people's agreement to that legislation with a small explanation what it was and why it was introduced.
Suggestion 2.1 Polls
For example:
“Do you think the DMA would have a positive or negative impact on your daily life?”
“[Explanation of the DMA/DSA + Link to further reading]”
“Poll Option 1: Positive”
“Poll Option 2: Negative”
...and maybe you can ask “what would you change about this law/the EU/etc.”
Suggestion 2.2 Ask me Anythings
Possibly you can get important EU institutions, parties, figure heads, to do “AMAs” (ask me anything) so for a certain time period they'd try to respond to every question sent to them by people on here!
These are a few suggestions and idea I had to make the fediverse both more attractive, the democratic process more transparent, as well as the EU more engaging for people!
@EU_Commission
European Commission
in reply to Erik Uden 🦣🍑:coffefied: • • •Zilla
in reply to European Commission • • •Galbinus Caeli 🌯
in reply to European Commission • • •Veranderwens
in reply to European Commission • • •https://mastodon.nl/@veranderwens/112297355979434125
Veranderwens (@veranderwens@mastodon.nl)
Mastodon.nlFluse
in reply to European Commission • • •I would like to read about the EU taking a more decisive turn towards climate protection, sustainability, data protection against mega-corps and states, taxing of the rich, and Human Rights for people who turn towards the EU in hope of bare survival.
I don't need to read about it here in the Fediverse - I'd celebrate news about a change towards these goals anywhere, be it on your homepage, Twitter.
But I guess they'd have to happen more often so that you could write about them?
Nickname
in reply to European Commission • • •And also on how to make the #EU more independent in regards to big tech companys(especially those that violate the #GDPR).
Nonbiner
in reply to European Commission • • •Can you toot about how you are going to make the consumer services better and faster? I liked Consuwijzer for this a lot more. It was easier to file a complaint against a seller, I could email them directly, and it was a lot faster.
I do appreciate European consumer law.
Dario Zanette
in reply to European Commission • • •EduPassos
in reply to European Commission • • •pedroapero
in reply to European Commission • • •I'm interested in legislation update topics.
Would like to see more public profiles here too (Ursula von der Leyen, Christine Lagarde etc), especially now that X is in cash grab mode.
Alnotz
in reply to European Commission • • •Déjà deux ans ? Le temps passe vite.
J’ai aussi l’impression que le compte de la Commission européenne est plus un relai de diffusion qu’un moyen d’échanger avec ses membres.
Je me demande qui parmi les membres connaissent le Fediverse.
#Europe #Fediverse
Grégory Gutierez
in reply to European Commission • • •Great to have such official accounts on the #Fediverse!
Main topics IMHO:
✅ reinforced public health and concrete answers to the #ClimateChange crisis
✅ Better protection of workers and better #wellfare against precariousness
✅ To welcome #migrants according to European values and its #humanist principles
✅ A more combative Europe against racisms, especially antisemitism and muslim-hatred politics
✅ Protection of #Ukraine from #Poutine's agenda
#Européennes2024 #LesEcologistes
European Commission
in reply to Grégory Gutierez • • •Anton
in reply to European Commission • • •2. A sanction committee to keep track of sanctions, in particular against Russia and Putin's cronies (cooperation with the Anti-Corruption foundation would help)
3. A regular live podcast with high-ranking officials talking about current events and taking questions from the audience
European Commission
in reply to Anton • • •Anton
in reply to European Commission • • •Mark Vanderbeeken
in reply to European Commission • • •Atrapado🌴🍫
in reply to European Commission • • •Elijah Moore
in reply to European Commission • • •Nobody باچیز नास्ति (he/him)
in reply to European Commission • • •Ja, be less racist today and lesser still tomorrow. The European problem is racism and resurgent fascism.
Friendly banter.
Mark Pospesel
in reply to European Commission • • •gunstick
in reply to European Commission • • •Djembro
in reply to European Commission • • •European Commission
in reply to Djembro • • •Cyastis
in reply to European Commission • • •The EU's federated accounts are very useful to me; I don't use most other social media so I stay up to date here.
I like to see how the EU has come together and how it has spent funds; for example, I liked the black hole research post a few days ago and I would like to see more posts showcasing EU-funded projects (such as NGEU-funded projects).
European Commission
in reply to Cyastis • • •Peter Brown
in reply to European Commission • • •Luce
in reply to European Commission • • •"If Putin is weaponizing migration, then Europe, in a very real way, is channelling ammunition to him."
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/eu-migration-by-way-of-russia-is-moscow-or-brussels-to-blame/
I think that the European Union has to accept migrants coming through the southern border. There will be more and more people coming as climate changes. We have to accomodate them.
Ignoring it doesn't make it go away. It only makes it worse for everyone.
Donald Clark
in reply to European Commission • • •Tomi the Slav and 1024 others
in reply to European Commission • • •2. dialogue, not broadcast,
3. clear and plain speak communication of strategy, priorities, funding programmes,
4. can you make EU states to use fediverse too (besides DE, NL and FR which already do)?
Thanks!
BirdInFire :mastodon: 🇪🇺
in reply to European Commission • • •And it’s why you do not pursue #meta on #DMA over their #Whatsapp who use #social #pressure to maintain their #monopoly ?
or #Google that hide @Tutanota from their #search or #meta again that hide #mastodon integration behind a #scare #screen.
NoctisEqui 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇪🇹
in reply to European Commission • • •Ch Meyer 🖤🤍
in reply to European Commission • • •- software freedom
- european digital sovereignty
- civil rights
- data protection
- right to an analogue life
- NGI Taler and digital Euro
- GDPR
- independance from GAFAM and US lobbyists
- protection from foreign intelligence services and companys
- european values
- politicans being honest to its citicens
- politicans being honest to its citicens
ReindeR Rustema
in reply to European Commission • • •Captain Vi
in reply to European Commission • • •Does every MEP have an option to make their account on EU Mastodon instance?
Is there an easy way to see which ones do and follow them?
Pinho :netscape_anim:
in reply to European Commission • • •carchambault
in reply to European Commission • • •haikushane :d20:
in reply to European Commission • • •NiceMicro
in reply to European Commission • • •It would be neat if the #EU supported local communities such as small towns, counties, etc., to stand up their #fediverse instances, on which the local population could self-organize.
It has been shown, that a loosely connected network of networks is more beneficial than trying to connect every people on the same platform as in centralized social networks.
We need to transform the citizens of the EU into digital Europeans, not exploitees of American megacorporations.
jonburr
in reply to European Commission • • •How about campaigning against countries that are committing Genocide, instead of supplying them with weapons?
How about condemning Netanyahu for the war crimes he is committing, instead of allowing the EC president Ursula von der Leyen
to go on unscheduled arse-kissing visits to Israel ?
How about stopping Germany from a new chapter in Genocide Denial ?
#Gazagenocide #Gaza #Palestine
Von der Leyen accused of ‘unacceptable bias’ toward Israel
https://www.politico.eu/article/von-der-leyen-visit-israel-gaza-hamas-conflict-bias/
Von der Leyen accused of ‘unacceptable bias’ toward Israel
Eddy Wax (POLITICO)Snowshadow
in reply to European Commission • • •Martin Constantino-Bodin
in reply to European Commission • • •Linguistic diversity (and messages in a different language than English).
Lingva diverseco 🤗
Kinmen Rising Project-金門最後才子🇺🇦
in reply to European Commission • • •Wurzelgemüse
in reply to European Commission • • •European Commission
Unknown parent • • •Regarding our digital policy, we believe in working towards a Europe fit for the digital age, while safeguarding the rights of our citizens online.
You can learn more about it here: https://europa.eu/!MCvQ7g
A Europe fit for the digital age
European Commissionpeter sabaini
in reply to European Commission • • •European Commission
in reply to peter sabaini • • •The European Green Deal
European CommissionPare :pace: 🚲 🌞
in reply to European Commission • • •Sarebbe bello vedere valorizzata anche la diversità linguistica.
Comunque è davvero una cosa molto positiva che l'UE diffonda le proprie informazioni anche nel fediverso, così non si è costretti a cedere i propri dati ad aziende fuori UE.
MCsaitek
in reply to European Commission • • •Strght
in reply to European Commission • • •Happy to see that your efforts for a bidirectional communication. That’s not usual and it demonstrates that you take digital interaction seriously.
(BTW I’ve to ignore yr PR language. It’s exhausting.)
A digital policy is less relevant to me as action speaks louder than words.
What I perceive:
* the commission pays attention to an improved competition in the digital space- but with far to less fines
1/x
grob 🇺🇦
in reply to European Commission • • •It's great to finally have a two way communication channel!
I would like to see more on independence from tech giants and privacy + security by design. Less of those weird proposals of scanning everyone's (encrypted) communications. Also everything climate action is welcome!
Alberto Cottica
in reply to European Commission • • •Bart Knubben
in reply to European Commission • • •Hi @EU_Commission, it is great to have you here in the #fediverse on your own trustworthy domain/instance (EU Voice). I don’t ask for much, but you could definitely ‘make this journey even more engaging’ by keeping EU Voice and EU Video alive. Please see this: https://social.network.europa.eu/@EDPS/112336512619585488
Should not be too difficult to fix that. Thanks!
CC @EDPS
@EC_DIGIT
@EC_Commissioner_Breton
EDPS
2024-04-26 08:12:30
Jobu Tupaki
in reply to European Commission • • •then why is @EDPS abdicating sovereign privacy-preserving self-hosting of EU Fediverse instances?
https://social.network.europa.eu/@EDPS/112336512619585488
the EU is supposed to be better than the US on privacy and data sovereignty. so disappointing. 😞
EDPS
2024-04-26 08:12:30