Henna Virkkunen

The EU Commissioner for Technology, Henna Virkkunen, stated that the decision was meant to send a 'very strong message' to Temu.

Ziarul de Gardă·Moldova· 2026-05-30

Henna Virkkunen criticized Temu's risk assessment as being too vague and not based on solid evidence.

Süddeutsche Zeitung·Germany· 2026-05-28

Henna Virkkunen is the EU Commissioner who stated that Temu has 130 million customers in Europe.

Neue Zürcher Zeitung·Switzerland· 2026-05-28

Henna Virkkunen is the EU's digital commissioner responsible for overseeing digital companies.

Helsingin Sanomat·Finland· 2026-05-28

Henna Virkkunen is the vice president of the Commission responsible for digital affairs.

La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa Rica· 2026-02-17

Henna Virkkunen, the bloc’s executive vice-president, said illegal products were prohibited in the EU.

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·Ireland· 2026-02-17

Henna Virkkunen is the vice-president of the Commission responsible for digital matters.

Le Monde·France· 2026-02-17

Henna Virkkunen stated that the bloc of 27 must maintain the reduction of illegal arrivals while encouraging legal entry routes into the EU.

Expresso das Ilhas – Cape Verdean newspaper & portal·Cabo Verde· 2026-02-16

Henna Virkkunen is the Vice President of the European Commission for Technological Sovereignty, Security, and Democracy.

El País·Spain· 2026-02-12

European Commissioner for Digital and Frontier Technologies Henna Virkkunen speaks at a meeting in Brussels.

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·Taiwan· 2026-02-07

Henna Virkkunen emphasized that social media addiction can have detrimental effects on the developing minds of children and adolescents.

Tengri News – major Kazakh news website·Kazakhstan· 2026-02-07

EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen stated that TikTok has to take actions and change the design of their service in Europe to protect minors.

Daily Graphic – state-owned Ghanaian newspaper, est. 1950·Ghana· 2026-02-06

Henna Virkkunen is the European Commissioner for Digital Affairs advocating for technological sovereignty.

Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican Republic· 2026-02-06

Henna Virkkunen, the European Commission's Vice President for technological sovereignty, security, and democracy, states that TikTok must intervene and change its app design in Europe to protect minors and their well-being.

Politiken·Denmark· 2026-02-06

Henna Virkkunen is the European Commissioner for Digital who emphasized the need for TikTok to change its interface to protect minors.

Le Monde·France· 2026-02-06

Henna Virkkunen, vicepreședintă executivă pentru suveranitate tehnologică, securitate și democrație, susține că dependența de social media poate avea efecte negative asupra „minților în curs de dezvoltare ale copiilor și adolescenților”.

Ziarul de Gardă·Moldova· 2026-02-06

Henna Virkkunen criticized the harmful effects of social media addiction on the developing brains of children and adolescents.

Luxemburger Wort·Luxembourg· 2026-02-06

Henna Virkkunen is the Vice President of the European Commission responsible for Technological Sovereignty, Security, and Democracy.

Hürriyet·Turkey· 2026-01-29

Henna Virkkunen warned Europe about excessive dependence on foreign technology.

Postimees – major Estonian daily, est. 1857·Estonia· 2026-01-28

Henna Virkkunen is the Executive Vice President responsible for technology sovereignty, security, and democracy at the European Commission.

Index.hu·Hungary· 2026-01-28

Henna Virkkunen, the Vice President responsible for technology and security, expressed concern over the risks posed to EU citizens.

El País·Spain· 2026-01-27

Henna Virkkunen, the responsible commissioner, stated that sexual deepfakes of women and children are an unacceptable form of degradation.

Neue Zürcher Zeitung·Switzerland· 2026-01-26

Henna Virkkunen called the sexual deepfakes a 'violent, unacceptable form of degradation'.

BBC·United Kingdom· 2026-01-26

Henna Virkkunen, the commission’s top official for tech sovereignty, security and democracy, announced the investigation.

The Guardian·United Kingdom· 2026-01-26

Henna Virkkunen fully supports the Digital Services Act.

Neue Zürcher Zeitung·Switzerland· 2026-01-19

Henna Virkkunen stated that deceiving users has no place in the EU's online world.

Neue Zürcher Zeitung·Switzerland· 2025-12-15

Henna Virkkunen is currently the EU's digital commissioner and has been in the role for a year.

Helsingin Sanomat·Finland· 2025-12-14

Henna Virkkunen rejected claims that the fine was a form of European censorship.

Politiken·Denmark· 2025-12-09

Henna Virkkunen defended the European sanction against X as justified.

El País·Spain· 2025-12-09

Henna Virkkunen is the European Commissioner who announced that the European Commission is concluding several investigations into major tech companies.

Tengri News – major Kazakh news website·Kazakhstan· 2025-12-07