European Commission @EU_Commission@respublicae.eu

This week, we welcomed the political agreement reached between
https://nitter.privacydev.net/Europarl_EN
and
https://nitter.privacydev.net/EUCouncil
on the Cyber Solidarity Act.
It will strengthen solidarity at EU level to better detect, prepare and respond to cyberthreats and incidents.
More info ↓

[2024-03-10 11:00 UTC]

Plant diseases can cause terrible losses and disrupt our food chain.
We welcome the political agreement reached this week by the
https://nitter.privacydev.net/Europarl_EN
and
https://nitter.privacydev.net/EUCouncil
on revising the Plant Health Law.
The new measures will help protect our forests and landscapes from new plant pests. ↓

[2024-03-10 08:00 UTC]

We need to better prepare for health threats in a coordinated way.
Together with
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, we're investing €12.2 million to strengthen health security in 🇪🇺.
This week, we've launched two projects that help us prepare for future cross-border health threats.
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23EU4Health

[2024-03-09 15:00 UTC]

Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, and Microsoft.
These large online platforms were designated as gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act, our solution to ensure fair and open digital markets.
Swipe through and discover new changes that the DMA brings ↓
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23DigitalEU

[2024-03-09 14:00 UTC]

Our Union needs to scale up its defence industrial readiness.
Our first-ever European Industrial Defence Strategy will create a more modern defence industry ready to tackle future threats and ensure our security is built at home.
Here's how we will deliver it ↓
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23EUDefence

[2024-03-09 12:02 UTC]

The EU is everywhere around you.
The Cohesion Policy supports infrastructure investments in EU countries with a lower income per person. It has enabled faster connections between people and boosted a greener and circular economy.
Here are some examples of its impact ↓

[2024-03-09 10:00 UTC]

Weekend recap ↓
First ever defence industrial strategy
📂
http://europa.eu/!N7wTb4
Farmers invited to fill in online survey on simplification
📂
http://europa.eu/!dmRMfG
Digital Markets Act: Companies to comply with all obligations
📂
http://europa.eu/!JVQfCr

[2024-03-09 08:00 UTC]

If you had a time machine, what would you say to your 13 years old self?
On
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23InternationalWomensDay
, we asked this question to some colleagues and friends.
We keep thriving for women’s empowerment and equality.
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23IWD2024

[2024-03-08 09:48 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: In February 2024, we agreed on a new Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence.

It criminalises:

🔹 Physical, psychological, economic and sexual violence against women both offline and online
🔹 Female genital mutilation and forced marriage as stand-alone crimes
🔹 The most widespread forms of cyber-violence, including the non-consensual sharing of intimate images.

#IWD2024

[2024-03-08 08:22 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: On 1 October 2023, we became a party to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.

The Istanbul Convention binds us by ambitious and comprehensive standards to prevent and combat violence against women.

[2024-03-08 08:22 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: ⚧ A milestone achievement is the Directive on gender balance in corporate boards.

After 10 years of negotiations, new rules were finally adopted in November 2022, requiring listed companies to have a target of 40% of non-executive directors to be women.

[2024-03-08 08:22 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: As one of the Strategy's first deliverables, we proposed binding pay transparency measures in March 2021.

💶 In April 2023, the Council adopted the Directive on Pay Transparency, enforcing the principle of equal pay for women and men by:

🔸 Pay transparency for job-seekers
🔸 Right to information for employees
🔸 Reporting on gender pay gap
🔸 Joint pay assessment

[2024-03-08 08:22 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: The 2020-2025 Gender Equality Strategy was presented by President @vonderleyen, our first female president.

The key objectives:

🔸 ending gender-based violence
🔸 challenging gender stereotypes
🔸 closing gender gaps in pay, care, the labour market, leadership and politics.

[2024-03-08 08:22 UTC]

Women can
Women did
Women will.
Although inequalities still persist in the EU, we have made significant progress in gender equality.
Let’s have a look at what we’ve achieved in gender equality since the
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23vdLCommission
took office five years ago ↓
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23IWD2024

[2024-03-08 08:22 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: Consumers will benefit from it with:
🔸 More and better services
🔹 More opportunities to switch providers if they wish so
🔸 Direct access to services and fairer prices

Businesses will be able to compete and innovate without unfair terms and conditions limiting their activity.

[2024-03-07 12:04 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: What does it imply?

Gatekeepers will not be allowed to use unfair practices towards the business users and customers who depend on them to gain an undue advantage.

This includes tracking users without consent or preventing users from uninstalling any pre-installed app.

[2024-03-07 12:04 UTC]

Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, and Microsoft.
These large, systemic online platforms were designated as gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act, our solution to ensure fair and open digital markets.
From midnight, they must abide by our rules ↓
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23DMA
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23DigitalEU

[2024-03-07 12:00 UTC]

The EU makes major step forward in the delivery of 2024 humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza.
We've now contracted €81 million out of the overall humanitarian aid allocation of €125 million.
We continue working on further means of delivering lifesaving supplies, including through an EU Maritime Corridor and aid Air Drops in collaboration with humanitarian partners.
Press release →
http://europa.eu/!nDY6d4

[2024-03-07 11:23 UTC]

We are launching an online survey to get direct feedback from EU farmers and identify the main areas of concern.
Short questions, available in all EU languages.
Survey:
http://europa.eu/!NWHWtp

[2024-03-07 11:14 UTC]

Today, we are hosting a high-level event on women in public life, with panels covering women in politics, journalism, and civil society.
http://womeninpubliclife.eu
Follow the live stream at 14.00h ↓
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23UnionOfEquality
https://www.youtube.com/live/BH1W1kiULTk?si=Cg5UnIUOXYPtndBK

[2024-03-06 12:45 UTC]