Commissioner @ThierryBreton on the need to increase defence spending and working with @NATO :
"Member States need to meet the 2% spending target! To be strong partners for our allies, we need to be strong ourselves."
🔗 https://europa.eu/!d8n6YH
Great start to our Annual #EUBudget conference with opening words from @JHahnEU and a very timely and hugely interesting panel discussion on defence spending in the EU!
Follow live here: https://europa.eu/!d8n6YH
"We need to spend better. To reach strategic autonomy we need to maintain Europe together with all its technological capabilities."
@LDO_CEO on investing in defence in the EU at the Annual #EUBudget Conference
https://europa.eu/!d8n6YH
"The wise thing to do is to make sure we keep this unique partnership between NATO and the EU closer than ever. We don't have the resources and budget to do this alone."
@Mircea_Geoana at the Annual #EUBudget conference
https://europa.eu/!d8n6YH
"I am in favour of more action at EU level for security and defence. What policies we choose in the future need to depend on our goals and the threats we face."
@rjukneviciene at the Annual #EUBudget Conference
Follow all discussions here: https://europa.eu/!d8n6YH
🗣️ Great discussion about defence and the #EUbudget between our high level speakers. From strategic autonomy towards strategic solidarity?
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🛡️ Happening right now! A very interesting discussion on the #EUbudget and defence! Watch the debate feat @rjukneviciene, @ThierryBreton, @LDO_CEO , @Mircea_Geoana and moderated by @paolatamma here:
https://europa.eu/!d8n6YH
RT @JHahnEU: As #EuropeanUnion, we have risen to challenges before. During the pandemic, we launched #NextGenerationEU, thereby setting #Europe on a track of a more #greener, #digital and #resilient future.
And we will also emerge stronger now: as a geopolitical Europe! 2/3
"It's thanks to our budget that
💉we were able to procure safe and effective vaccines
🌿 Europeans are investing in their sustainable and digital future
🇺🇦 our Union is able to support Ukraine's heroes."
@vonderleyen at the Annual #EUBudget Conference
RT @JHahnEU: Russia’s war against #Ukraine has made it clear: we need to strengthen Europe’s role on the global stage.
Together – as a Union - we #StandWithUkraine. Now is the time to adapt to the new international security architecture & make it a #European moment! 1/3
RT @Isabel_OteroB: The Annual #EUbudget Conference is live now! This year it will focus on the role of the budget in supporting Europe's geopolitical role and building up its strategic autonomy. Watch live here! 🇪🇺👇
https://webcast.ec.europa.eu/annual-budget-conference-2022-10-10
RT @JHahnEU: Looking forward to host the Annual #EUBudget Conference 2022 focusing on the topic "Enhancing #EU strategic autonomy: a budget for a geopolitical #Europe”.
Follow it via LIVESTREAM as of 09:40 a.m. here: https://webcast.ec.europa.eu/annual-budget-conference-2022-10-10
🇪🇺 Commissioner @JHahnEU is kicking off the Annual #EUBudget Conference right this moment.
💻 Follow us live here: https://europa.eu/!d8n6YH
RT @EUKommWien: Jetzt live @EU_Budget-Konferenz mit Präsidentin @vonderleyen & Kommissar @JHahnEU 🇪🇺.
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https://ec.europa.eu/info/events/annual-eu-budget-conference-2022-enhancing-eu-strategic-autonomy-budget-geopolitical-europe-2022-oct-10_en
Livestream hier 📹 👉 https://webcast.ec.europa.eu/annual-budget-conference-2022-10-10
☀️ Good morning from sunny Brussels! We are ready to kick off our Annual #EUBudget conference at 9:40!
🔴 Follow the conference live here: https://europa.eu/!d8n6YH
RT @paolatamma: Tune in at 10am to discuss what the EU’s budget can and cannot do when it comes to defence and security, and what lays in store for the future.
RT @JHahnEU: Do you want to discuss the future of the EU Budget with President @vonderleyen and Commissioners @JHahnEU and @ThierryBreton?
✍️ Book your seat and tune in on Monday, 10 October.
🗣️ Full programme and all speakers are online ⬇️
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