A year of unprecedented events and unshakable unity and solidarity.
This year, we were unwavering in our support for 🇺🇦.
We made key steps to wean Europe off Russian gas.
We were swift & decisive with our sanctions against Russia.
Here are 9 of our 2022 major achievements ↓
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1608007532991086592
1⃣Europe's solidarity with the 🇺🇦 people
Europeans have opened their homes to millions of Ukrainian refugees.
EU countries, businesses and people were united in providing humanitarian aid.
The EU and EU countries have provided €19.7 billion to support Ukraine.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1608008398146002944
2⃣Hard-biting sanctions against Russia
When Putin started his unlawful and brutal war against Ukraine, the EU moved quickly and decisively.
We have imposed in total nine rounds of heavy sanctions against Russia, crippling its ability to finance the war.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1608008802883997699
3⃣ #REPowerEU, our plan for an energy-independent Europe.
We have rapidly moved away from Russian fossil fuels and diversified our supplies, while ensuring energy security.
But we need to do more.
We need to scale up renewables to build a cleaner and safer energy system.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1608009583192145921
4⃣Our alternative routes enhance global food security.
Before the war, Ukraine grew enough food to feed 400 million people. With its transport routes blocked or destroyed, it couldn't export.
Our #SolidarityLanes helped export 20 Mt of 🇺🇦 grain and agricultural products.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1608009891188473858
5⃣Important steps towards the enlargement of our European family.
This year, Ukraine, Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina were granted the candidate status to become part of the European family, while Albania and North Macedonia opened accession negotiations with the EU.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1608010123649363968
6⃣Gender balance: breaking the glass ceiling with rules that work.
Thanks to the new EU law on gender balance on corporate boards - by 2026, companies will need to have 40% of the underrepresented sex among non-executive boards or 33% among all directors.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1608010452419710982
8⃣If you are a parent in one country, you are a parent in every country.
All children should have the same rights irrespective of their type of family. We proposed rules on the recognition of parenthood for families travelling or moving to another EU country.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1608011029845528577
9⃣A historic agreement on minimum taxation of multinationals.
EU countries agreed on our proposal for a minimum effective tax rate for large multinational groups.
With this, the EU's pledge to be among the first to implement the OECD tax reform, comes closer to fruition.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1608011350315245569
@EU_Commission This'll be one of the principle reasons the wealthy in (and outside) Britain sank massive resources into getting us out.
7⃣Ensuring fair wages across Europe.
We introduced EU legislation on fair minimum wages.
This means improving working and living conditions for millions of Europeans.
#SocialRights
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1608010734838992896