Remarks by Executive Vice-President Virkkunen on the EU age verification app

European Commission - Press Corner EU Published: 2026-04-28 22:00:00

European Commission Speech Strasbourg, 29 Apr 2026 Protection of minors I will focus on a topic that is very high on Commission's agenda: protection of children online. We are already frontrunners in …

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