We are sending buses to bring Ukrainian children safely to school.
120 have been donated via our solidarity campaign by 🇪🇪🇫🇮🇦🇹🇩🇪🇱🇺.
We are also donating €14 million to purchase and transport school buses, bringing the total to more than 240 buses.
More are coming ↓
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1608092908153880578
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
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
7⃣Ensuring fair wages across Europe.
We introduced EU legislation on fair minimum wages.
This means improving working and living conditions for millions of Europeans.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1608010734838992896
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Since February, 🇪🇺 has shipped over 77,000 tonnes of in-kind assistance to 🇺🇦
This includes life-saving supplies such as medicine, food, shelter items.
As well as fire-fighting vehicles and mobile hospitals.
Europe's solidarity with Ukraine is only growing stronger.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1607666472133836800
Do you know that eurozone countries may issue 2 commemorative coins per year?
They have the same features as the normal €2 coin. The only difference is the design of the national side.
Check our Pinterest pin to see some of them→ https://pin.it/KICaoBT
#EUROat20
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1607648243932069893
On 1 January 2023, a new country will join the eurozone – Croatia will become its 20th member.
The euro will bring benefits to Croatian society and its economy.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1607648240245133317
Public support for the euro remains very strong.
According to our latest Eurobarometer survey, 77% of respondents believe the euro is good for the EU, and 69% believe it is good for their own country.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1607648237787160577
Since 2002, the eurozone has expanded and today it covers 19 EU countries and over 340 million EU citizens.
The euro is an emblem of integration and a symbol of a greater European economic and political identity.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1607648233295077376
Time goes by so fast – already 20 years of the euro!
This year, we celebrated with you #EUROat20 – the currency of 340 million people and 19 countries.
Check out our Medium post, with 9 little-known facts about the euro ↓
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1607640046357585922
Putin’s bombs have caused a humanitarian catastrophe — forcing millions of Ukrainians to flee their country.
But people across the EU opened their homes and hearts in solidarity with 🇺🇦 friends.
We will continue to help for as long as it is needed.
#StandWithUkraine
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1607420985640206338
Travelling back home for the holidays?
People from 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇸🇪 Sweden and 🇦🇹 Austria are more likely to take trains to travel nationally in comparison to other modes of transport.
Let’s follow their lead and travel sustainably this season.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1607398328806825985
#DYK you can help shape EU policies?
More than 800 people have used European Citizens’ Initiative to shape EU policy receiving over 16 million signatures of support!
Here’s how this tool gives Europeans a real say— with the youth often taking the lead↓
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1607315412701659136
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