European Commission @EU_Commission@respublicae.eu

🇸🇰 Slovakia is receiving today the first payment under the Recovery and Resilience Facility #NextGenerationEU.

We're disbursing €398.7 million in grants to support its reforms and transition towards a green and digital future.

ℹ️http://europa.eu/!vKTcwv

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1552965056022941697

Good news for Latvia! 🇱🇻

Today, we have endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of Latvia’s payment request for €201 million in grants under the Recovery and Resilience Facility.

This #NextGenerationEU financing will support the country’s green and digital transitions. 👇

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1552961598737862657

Europe faces the risk of further cuts of gas supply from 🇷🇺.

We are already getting 75% more gas from other countries than in 2021. But we now need to save gas to fill our storage faster.

This week, EU countries agreed to reduce their gas consumption by 15%. ↓

#REPowerEU

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1552921001914253312

The 🇵🇱 Bolesławiec Pottery.
The 🇪🇸 Footwear of Menorca.
The 🇫🇮 Rauma Lace.

We have an exceptional legacy of world-renowned crafts and industrial products.

👇 #EUDataCrunch tells us how we can protect these products and the traditional know-how, with Geographical Indications.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1552670218509553665

🇨🇾 Cyprus has sent its first request for an €85 million payment under the Recovery and Resilience Facility.

We will now assess the request and check the 14 milestones outlined in its recovery and resilience plan.

Learn more: http://europa.eu/!CTYTN7

#NextGenerationEU

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1552644590947164161

The EU compensates for the dramatic fall in Ukrainian maize imports and increases agri-food exports to Africa.

Learn more about the EU agri-food trade in our latest report 👇 #EUTrade

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1552610555436965889

The digital transition is accelerating.

The message of the 2022 Digital Economy and Society Index is positive, but we must continue our efforts to put the EU at the forefront of the technological race.

Dig deeper into the statistics and browse #DESIeu by country ⬇️

#DigitalEU

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1552603707916828677

Our proposal removes 🇷🇺 and 🇧🇾 from our Trans-European Transport Network maps.

And extends 4 Corridors to the territory of 🇺🇦 and 🇲🇩—including the ports of Mariupol and Odesa.

This will improve connections for people, businesses and #FoodSecurity.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1552600951948824583

🍃 Natura 2000 is the largest network of protected areas globally, a haven for threatened species.

💚 We are stepping up our action with the #EUBiodiversity strategy.

More with #EUDataCrunch. ⬇️

#WorldNatureConservationDay

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1552564522723844096

It's #WorldNatureConservationDay!

We need your help to achieve our target 🎯↪️ #3BillionTrees 🌳 by 2030.

How? Plant a tree that meets the eligibility criteria and register it on our #MapMyTree web app ➡️ http://mapmytree.eea.europa.eu/#/

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1552541867085967360

Aware of anyone violating EU sanctions on Russia or Belarus?

We have created an online tool for whistleblowers to contact us and report violations of EU sanctions.

Make a report 👉 http://eusanctions.integrityline.com

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1552308958228090880

Europe is facing intense wildfires—active across the Mediterranean and in the centre of our continent.

We've swiftly mobilised two #rescEU firefighting planes and two helicopters to 🇨🇿 Czechia, where a large forest fire is burning in the country's north.

#EUSolidarity

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1552248504696938498

Every tonne of cereals produced in the 🇪🇺 will help to increase #FoodSecurity worldwide.

We are proposing a temporary short-term derogation from certain agricultural policy rules to:

🌾 maximise the production capacity for cereals
🚜 put back 1.5 million hectares in production

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1552235604972376069

Europe faces the risk of further cuts of gas supply from 🇷🇺.

We are already getting 75% more gas from other countries than in 2021. But we now need to save gas to fill our storage faster.

Yesterday, EU countries agreed to reduce their gas consumption by 15%. ↓

#REPowerEU

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1552179479157547008

Today, the EU has taken a decisive step to face down the threat of a full gas disruption by Putin.

We strongly welcome the endorsement by @EUCouncil of the regulation to reduce by 15% gas consumption. This will help fill our storage ahead of winter.

#REPowerEU

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1551885701263904778

The Pelješac Bridge is inaugurated tonight, finally connecting the north and south of Croatia!

#EUFunds financed €357 million, making it the largest 🇪🇺 investment ever in 🇭🇷.

The bridge will shorten journeys for citizens, businesses and emergency services.

#EUinmyRegion

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1551990736295436289

Czechia has activated the #EUCivPro Mechanism to fight forest fires in Hrensko and České Švýcarsko national park.

Poland and Slovakia are helping by sending one firefighting helicopter each.

Two #rescEU firefighting planes from Italy will also join the operations.

🇪🇺🇵🇱🇸🇰🇮🇹🤝🇨🇿

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1551952336825860096

Despite the challenges, Ukraine has taken important steps in implementing its reform agenda.

The reforms that have been introduced enable Ukraine to enter the new phase of its European integration with confidence - we will continue to support 🇺🇦 on this path.

#StandWithUkraine

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1551922159857111042

Today, the EU has taken a decisive step to face down the threat of a full gas disruption by Putin.

We strongly welcome the endorsement by @EUCouncil of the regulation to reduce by 15% gas consumption. This will help fill our storage ahead of winter.

#REPowerEU

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1551885701263904778

RT @vonderleyen: I strongly welcome the endorsement by Council of the regulation to reduce gas demand and prepare for the winter.

It is a decisive step to face down the threat of a full gas disruption.

Thanks to today’s decision, Europe is now ready to address its energy security, as a Union.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1551883942541889536