European Commission @EU_Commission@respublicae.eu

Russian bombs have left over 2,800 Ukrainian schools in ruins.

We are donating €14 million for school buses to help 🇺🇦 children get to and from school safely.

Today on #WorldChildrensDay, we are calling on public and private entities to join us in donating school buses

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1594338974901841920

The transition to the circular economy is a global challenge.
Together with China, we've agreed on a joint roadmap for cooperation on circular economy to continue our collaboration and create opportunities for more sustainable production and consumption.
More info ↓

[2024-04-25 13:03 UTC]

The EU and Türkiye held the second High-Level Dialogue on science, research, technology, and innovation to deepen cooperation on green and digital transition.
Close cooperation in research and innovation with like-minded partners is a key priority for the European Union.

[2024-04-25 11:01 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: The exercise helped Platforms detect gaps and areas of improvement in their procedures and structures, while further enhancing and strengthening cooperation.

It is part of a broader range of actions we have taken to ensure free and fair elections → https://europa.eu/!rYn3fb

[2024-04-25 10:32 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: We tested the platforms’ readiness to address multiple behaviours, such as:

⚠ Information manipulation via 'deep fakes' or other uses of AI
⚠ Attempts of suppression of voices
⚠ Intentional spread of false information on the electoral process
⚠ Online incitement to violence

[2024-04-25 10:32 UTC]

Safeguarding the integrity of the
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23EUelections2024
is a key priority.
We have conducted a Stress Test to ensure the readiness of Very Large Online Platforms to use the tools provided by the Digital Services Act to counter potential manipulation and interference ↓

[2024-04-25 10:31 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: More info ↓

Press release: http://europa.eu/!H3Bg3Y
Q&A on European Health Data Space: http://europa.eu/!rwrY7b
Q&A on Substances of Human Origin: http://europa.eu/!w7rD8N

[2024-04-25 08:02 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: We also welcome the adoption by the @europarl_en of the new updated rules on substances of human origin.

With millions of EU citizens needing either a blood transfusion, bone marrow transplants or cycles of IVF to become parents, the safety and quality of these substances is paramount for the benefit of patients.

[2024-04-25 08:02 UTC]

When seeking for healthcare abroad, doctors will be able to access key information to enhance patient care.
We welcome the adoption by the
https://nitter.privacydev.net/Europarl_EN
of the European Health Data Space, allowing healthcare professionals to access key information from the patient's home country.

[2024-04-25 08:02 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: More info:
Press release → https://europa.eu/!VpMjBg
Questions and answers → https://europa.eu/!R4R968
Factsheet → https://europa.eu/!pq8kdF

[2024-04-24 12:57 UTC]

We're ensuring that our citizens always have access to the medicines they need.
Today we have launched the Critical Medicines Alliance.
It will
🔸work to enhance security of supply;
🔸strengthen availability of medicines;
🔸reduce EU supply chain dependencies.
More ↓

[2024-04-24 12:56 UTC]

In our April infringements package, we pursue legal action against EU countries for failing to comply with EU law in several policy areas, such as:
🌳 Environment
🌊 Maritime affairs
🛡️ Migration and home affairs
⚡️ Energy
🚆 Transport
Read the key decisions ↓

[2024-04-24 12:36 UTC]

Today, we are disbursing an additional €1.5 billion in bridge financing to Ukraine.
This will ensure that Ukraine can continue to keep the State and basic services running for the population, while it fights back the aggressor.
Total EU support to Ukraine and its people since February 2022 now amounts to €98.5 billion.
http://europa.eu/!MmBX9j
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23StandWithUkraine

[2024-04-24 10:32 UTC]

"The flames of bonfires lit up the night in the Baltic states.
A thousand fireworks coloured the sea around Malta and Cyprus, and the lakes of Slovenia.
And the Ode to Joy resonated in the cities of Central and Eastern Europe.
It wasn’t just the birth of a larger Union, it was the birth of a new era."
— Speech by President
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at the
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marking
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%2320YearsTogether

[2024-04-24 10:18 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: This is particularly important for women, who still earn less than men for the same work.

The new rules improve access to justice for victims of pay discrimination by ensuring:
🔸 Pay transparency for jobseekers
🔸 Right to information for employees
🔸 Reporting on gender pay gap
🔸 Joint pay assessment

#UnionOfEquality

[2024-04-24 07:00 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: More info ↓

Press release: http://europa.eu/!X3gwPb
EU action on the rights of the child: http://europa.eu/!cT4Pyw

[2024-04-23 13:47 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: Together, we must build a comprehensive system of support and advocacy to:

👉 Protect children's integrity and mental health
👉 Prevent and fight (cyber)bullying
👉 Respond to children's safety needs online and offline

Every child should have the opportunity to aim for the stars. ⭐

[2024-04-23 13:44 UTC]

✅ Yes to a culture of zero tolerance of violence against children, going beyond the EU.
Today, we adopt a recommendation to better protect children from all forms of violence ↓

[2024-04-23 13:42 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: Europe continues to lead the green transition.

We are committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 and becoming the first climate-neutral continent by 2050.

http://europa.eu/!N7GcXw

#EUGreenDeal

[2024-04-22 15:31 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: 🔴Glaciers in the Alps have lost 10% of their volume in two years.

🔴The average sea surface temperature for the European ocean was the warmest on record.

🔴In 2023, Europe witnessed the largest wildfire ever recorded.

🔴Heat-related mortality has increased by around 30% in the past 20 years.

[2024-04-22 15:30 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: Facts on #EarthDay:

🔴2023 was the joint warmest year on record.

🔴Temperatures in Europe were above average for 11 months of the year, including the warmest September on record.

🔴2023 saw a record number of days with ‘extreme heat stress’.

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[2024-04-22 15:30 UTC]