RT by @EU_Commission: Today we launch our Strategic and Comprehensive partnership with Egypt.
We will work together in six areas of mutual interest:
1. Political relations
2. Economic stability
3. Investments & Trade
4. Migration
5. Security
6. People and skills
[2024-03-17 15:27 UTC]
This week, we recommended to the
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to open EU accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has taken impressive steps forward, and the positive dynamic on the reform path needs to continue.
Their future lies in our Union.
[2024-03-17 09:30 UTC]
Congratulations to Budapest 🇭🇺 for winning the European Mobility Award 2023 for its outstanding activities in sustainable urban mobility!
Nudgd, an online 🇸🇪 platform leveraging behavioural science to promote sustainable school travel in Helsingborg won the Mobility Action Award
[2024-03-16 16:00 UTC]
🇬🇱🤝🇪🇺 Embraced by the warmth of the people of the great North, a new era of our partnership has begun.
This week President
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was in Nuuk to open the new EU Office & deepen our cooperation with two
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agreements worth almost €94 million.
Discover how ↓
[2024-03-16 11:15 UTC]
A tangible example of 🇪🇺 immediate support to 🇺🇦 and 🇲🇩.
Today marks two years since the successful emergency synchronisation of their electricity grid to Continental Europe.
It helped Ukrainians keep access to electricity, heat and hot water during winter.
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[2024-03-16 09:30 UTC]
Weekend recap ↓
Speech on the preparation of the European Council meeting
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http://europa.eu/!qjFmfc
Proposal to open accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina
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https://europa.eu/!Fw6gTT
Inauguration of the EU Office in Greenland
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https://europa.eu/!vtt93H
[2024-03-16 07:00 UTC]
We need to improve the position of farmers and reinforce trust between all actors along the food supply chain.
Today, we are proposing a new set of actions.
Find out more ↓
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[2024-03-15 16:31 UTC]
In the context of addressing the situation on the grain market, we are evaluating the possibility of introducing restrictions on the import of agricultural products from Russia to the European Union.
On this basis we will come forward with a proposal shortly.
Read-out of the call between President
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and Prime Minister
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↓
http://europa.eu/!9Vr4QF
[2024-03-15 16:10 UTC]
R to @EU_Commission: Two newly signed agreements will further deepen them:
➡ The Education programme
➡ The Green Growth programme
Worth almost €94M, they will boost our cooperation in education, renewable energy, critical raw materials, and biodiversity protection, among others.
[2024-03-15 12:20 UTC]
🇬🇱🤝🇪🇺 The beginning of a new era of our partnership.
In 🇬🇱 Nuuk, President
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inaugurated our new EU Office – a concrete EU presence in Greenland and the wider Arctic region.
More than bricks and mortar, a house to deepen our strengthened relations ↓
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[2024-03-15 12:20 UTC]
We are taking new measures to support our citizens’ security through EU Defence readiness, with a total commitment of around €2 billion.
These measures include:
🔸€500 million to ramp-up ammunition production capacity to 2 million per year.
🔸€310 million to incentivise EU countries to procure defence capabilities together.
🔸€1.1 billion to boost EU defence R&D projects.
Read more ↓
http://europa.eu/!dbGPpR
[2024-03-15 11:32 UTC]
We welcome the agreement between
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and
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on the European Health Data Space.
It will:
▪️Enable patients to obtain better healthcare across the EU.
▪️Unleash the potential of health data for the development of innovative treatments and devices.
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[2024-03-15 11:02 UTC]
Product safety is the backbone of consumer protection.
The Safety Gate has proven to be an extremely reliable tool to keep EU consumers safe from dangerous products.
Discover below the most frequent alerts by product category notified in 2023 ↓
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[2024-03-14 11:38 UTC]
We have opened formal proceedings to assess whether AliExpress may have breached the Digital Services Act in areas linked to:
▪️ mitigation of risks
▪️ content moderation
▪️ internal complaint handling mechanism
▪️ advertising
▪️ traceability
▪️ data access
More info ↓
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23DSA
[2024-03-14 11:08 UTC]
Joint Statement on Ministerial Consultations to advance a maritime corridor to deliver humanitarian assistance to Gaza ↓
On March 13, Republic of Cyprus Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Constantinos Kombos hosted U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; European Union Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič; UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Cameron; UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Qatar Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh al-Khulaifi, and UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza Sigrid Kaag for a virtual ministerial to advance planning to open a maritime corridor to deliver much-needed additional humanitarian assistance to Gaza by sea.
The ministers agreed that there is no meaningful substitute to land routes via Egypt and Jordan and entry points from Israel into Gaza for aid delivery at scale. The ministers also agreed that opening Ashdod port to humanitarian assistance would be a welcome and significant complement to the corridor.
The ministers committed to continue their engagement and send senior officials to the Republic of Cyprus during the week of March 18 for in-depth briefings on the activation of the corridor, including U.S. military planning efforts to establish a temporary pier able to receive significant quantities of humanitarian assistance. Senior officials will also undertake consultations on the possibility of establishing a common fund to support the maritime corridor, and coordinate in-kind and financial contributions to its sustainment.
The ministers reaffirmed that this maritime corridor can—and must—be part of a sustained effort to increase the flow of humanitarian aid and commercial commodities into Gaza through all possible routes—including expanded land routes and continued aerial delivery, working closely with Coordinator Sigrid Kaag — who is charged w…
[2024-03-14 10:08 UTC]
R to @EU_Commission: How did we address these challenges and what did we achieve during the year?
Read our full report to find out. → https://europa.eu/!PNFtvG
[2024-03-13 15:23 UTC]
R to @EU_Commission: In 2023, your priorities became our priorities:
📈 Making our economy stronger
🛡️ Enhancing security and international cooperation
🌱Fighting climate change
🤝 Improving how we manage migration
[2024-03-13 15:23 UTC]
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