This is a bizarre agreement between #Threads & the #EuropeanUnion (assuming it's true).
Threads may finally launch in Europe in December https://www.engadget.com/threads-may-finally-launch-in-europe-in-december-124054154.html
With #X / #Twitter imploding, opening up in #Europe could give Threads some extra momentum.
Still no word on when Threads will embrace #ActivityPub though (they will eventually, but no hard date has been declared).