European Commission @EU_Commission@respublicae.eu

Enough is enough.

Every victim is one too many. And there is no place for any form of violence against women in Europe.

On #IWD2023, our Commissioners stress that sexual violence against women is not a private issue, but a societal problem - and therefore we must combat it.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1633377512515604480

A woman’s place is…
in leadership
in engineering
in the lab
in politics
in space
EVERYWHERE

Gender equality is a core principle of the EU.
Together we will make sure that change happens.

#IWD2023 #InternationalWomensDay

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1633362664373075969

Excellent education that benefits both teachers and learners: 

With the launch of 16 new @EUErasmusPlus Academies we take a concrete step towards the European Education Area. 

Let's empower our educators and enhance our students' learning experience ↓

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1633139693264011269

CETA keeps its promises 🇨🇦🤝🏻🇪🇺.

Since its provisional application, CETA has led to an impressive 66% increase in total trade in goods, equivalent to €77 billion.

#CETA has proven to be a solid partnership of trust and reliability.

#EUtrade

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1633097671237070848

We are making Europe a safer place for its citizens.

The Schengen Information System is the largest information sharing system for security and border management in Europe.

As of today, the renewed SIS is operational in 30 countries throughout Europe.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1633064790519164930

We welcome the adoption of our proposal on the Medical Device Regulation extension by the @europarl_en and the @EUCouncil.

This will ensure a continued access to needed medical devices for patients in the EU without jeopardising their safety.

#HealthUnion
RT @EU_Commission: The availability of safe medical devices for European patients is our priority.

We adopted a proposal to give more time to certify medical devices and adapt to the new rules.

This will miti…

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1633053644315607041

Together, we want to drive progress on shared priorities, including:

▪️ the EU-Canada Critical Raw Materials Partnership
▪️ cooperation in support of Ukraine

A joint press conference is scheduled at +/- 17:00 CET.

Follow on EbS → http://europa.eu/!xg93PF

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1633009960945680387

Did you know that our relationship with Canada is the oldest formal relationship the EU has with any industrialised country, dating back to 1959?

Today, President @vonderleyen will meet with @CanadianPM Trudeau to build on our strong transatlantic relationship.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1633009857501491201

Today marks one month since Türkiye and Syria were hit by devastating earthquakes.

#EUCivilProtection operations continue to help on the ground from day one.

Over 52,000 people lost their lives. Our hearts go out to those affected.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1632777854705336321

La UE apoya a América Latina en la lucha contra el crimen organizado.

Hemos propuesto un proyecto piloto para fortalecer el intercambio de información entre @Europol y Colombia para llevar a criminales ante la justicia y desmantelar organizaciones dedicadas al tráfico de drogas.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1632757704430084096

The EU supports Latin America in the fight against transnational organised crime.

We've proposed a pilot project to strengthen the exchange of information between @Europol and Colombia to bring criminals to justice and to dismantle criminal groups involved in drug trafficking.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1632755664572276738

We welcome WhatsApp's commitments to change its practices to comply with EU rules, informing users better and respecting their choices on contract updates.

EU consumers have a right to understand what they agree to and what that choice concretely entails.

#EU4Consumers

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1632735258180218882

Last night, Russia launched another barbaric attack on 🇺🇦 civilians.

On Saturday, an agreement was signed to establish the International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.

Russia must pay for its crimes.

#StandWithUkraine @ChristianWigand

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1632718754793635842

The high seas provide invaluable ecological, economic, social and food security benefits to humanity and need urgent protection.

After a decade of international negotiations in which the EU played a key role, it is now time for countries to ratify it swiftly.

#OurOcean

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1632692033910456320

A historic moment for #ourOcean.

Areas beyond national jurisdiction will be protected from the ecological challenges they are facing.

The Treaty of the High Seas will:

🔵protect the ocean
🔵tackle environmental degradation
🔵fight climate change
🔵prevent biodiversity loss

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1632691733426307073