We will:
🔹 hold a conference to take all measures needed to establish their whereabouts.
🔹assist UN bodies and international organisations in gathering information on deported children.
These children must return to their homes.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1640268334334726146
16,200 Ukrainian children are known to have been deported by Russia. Only 300 have returned so far.
Their abduction and change of status – including nationality – are war crimes.
With 🇺🇦 and 🇵🇱, we are stepping up efforts to help find them. ↓
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1640267783404486657
Keep your friends close and your books even closer.
Today we celebrate for the first time the Day of European Authors!
Join us and discover the EU diversity in literature by sharing an image of a book by your favourite European author.
#ReadWithEurope @europe_creative
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1640253038152622080
Braga 🇵🇹 has won the European Mobility Week 2022 Award for its outstanding activities in favour of green mobility.
Metropolia GZM 🇵🇱 has won the MOBILITYACTION Award for innovative mobility solutions proposed by a local university.
Congratulations to all finalists and winners!
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1640006693919551489
This week we disbursed €1.5 billion of the Macro-Financial Assistance package to Ukraine.
Our support helps the country on reforms, governance and financial stability and puts Ukraine on its EU path.
We will #StandWithUkraine for as long as it takes.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1639960640071798793
From ensuring a fair and open Single Market to support Ukraine and exploring new opportunities in trade EU-US, EU leaders had a full agenda at #EUCO this week.
Key outcomes include prioritising the Green Deal Industrial Plan, addressing trade issues and tackling climate change.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1639922639430115328
Today is #PurpleDay
💜1 in 100 people have epilepsy making it one of the most common neurological diseases globally.
With 50 specialist hospitals in 24 European countries our EU network @EpiCARE_ERN shares knowledge and helps finding the best therapy for patients.
#EUprotects
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1639885142507536385
The lights are off tonight at our headquarters, in support of #EarthHour.
Every year, the world's largest environmental movement @earthhour reminds us that small actions can make a great difference for our planet.
Turn your lights off and join us!
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1639717848552439812
Reduce, reuse, recycle... repair!
This week we proposed a ‘right to repair’ initiative.
By promoting repairs both within and beyond the legal guarantee, it will:
🟢 reduce waste,
🟢 boost the repair sector, and
🟢 make repairs easier and cheaper for consumers
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1639613604067672065
Our commitment to those in need is unwavering.
Team Europe pledged €3.6B for the people in Türkiye and Syria at the International Donors' Conference.
With contributions from the international community, we have raised an impressive €7B.
#TogetherForTürkiye #TogetherForSyria
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1639583152854417409
There are 230 different ecolabels on the EU market and many are misleading.
Our new proposal will protect 🇪🇺 consumers from greenwashing by providing reliable and verifiable environmental information on products 👉 http://europa.eu/!XCKPxW
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1639568556739244032
RT @TimmermansEU: We have found an agreement with Germany on the future use of efuels in cars.
We will work now on getting the CO2-standards for cars regulation adopted as soon as possible, and the Commission will follow-up swiftly with the necessary legal steps to implement recital 11.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1639554133215662081
People in Türkiye and Syria have our support.
A total of €7 billion was pledged on 20 March at the International Donors' Conference for the people in Türkiye and Syria.
Our #EUDataCrunch breaks down the pledges ↓
#TogetherForTürkiye #TogetherForSyria
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1639537602671038466
The spirit of the Conference on the Future of Europe lives on.
This weekend, the Learning Mobility Citizens’ panel will gather to discuss how to open up study, learning and training mobility opportunities to more people.
Their proposals will help shape our policies.
Tune in ⬇
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1639299261656334343
Today we are opening a new chapter in EU-UK relations.
The EU-UK Joint Committee adopted a decision laying down the arrangements relating to the Windsor Framework.
The full implementation of the Windsor Framework for Northern Ireland's prosperity is now our joint priority.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1639261522135248897
"We've tabled the relevant concrete legal proposals — Net-Zero Industry Act and Critical Raw Materials Act.
The proposals are in line with the EU leaders' conclusions.
It is now up to the @europarl_en and @EUCouncil to find a rapid agreement."
— President @vonderleyen #EUCO
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1639257262416965633
We are making Russia pay.
To this day, we have imposed 10 rounds of heavy sanctions against Russia, including:
🔹 listing individuals complicit in human rights violations
🔹 freezing assets of oligarchs and companies
🔹 ban on critical tech exports
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1639218258493489154
We won’t be swayed by the false narratives and lies used by Russia as an instrument of its war of aggression against Ukraine.
We #StandWithUkraine in its fight for truth and justice.
#EUvsDisinfo → https://euvsdisinfo.eu/
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1639217310522044418
We stand united for justice for Ukraine ⚖️
The setup of the future International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression within @Eurojust is another crucial step to prosecute Russia’s crimes in Ukraine.
→ https://eu-solidarity-ukraine.ec.europa.eu/holding-russia-accountable_en
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1639216352757170176
Russia must be held accountable in courts:
🔹14 EU countries have already opened national investigations for international crimes in 🇺🇦
🔹6 EU countries are part of the Joint Investigation Team supported by @Eurojust, together with Ukraine and @IntlCrimCour
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1639215775872417793
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