European Commission @EU_Commission@respublicae.eu

2⃣0⃣ years together
79% of citizens living in 🇨🇾 🇨🇿 🇪🇪 🇭🇺 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 🇲🇹 🇵🇱 🇸🇰 🇸🇮 believe that their country has benefitted from EU membership. And their inclusion has made our Union stronger.
President
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and our commissioners share what this enlargement meant for the EU

[2024-05-01 07:30 UTC]

Twenty years ago, our European family grew bigger
With the enlargement of 2004, the EU became a bigger political, economic & cultural entity – creating more opportunities for citizens across our Union.
Tonight, our building displays bright colours to celebrate
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[2024-04-30 20:58 UTC]

Tomorrow, we celebrate International
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reflecting on the skills revolution ignited by the
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.
A transformation aimed at meeting the needs of the EU's evolving labour market, accompanied by strong social protection and inclusion.
While more remains to be done, we can be proud of the progress we have made.
Statement:
http://europa.eu/!7WNnCc

[2024-04-30 14:56 UTC]

The EU's remote work rate rose from 11.1% in 2019 to 20% in 2022.
We must ensure workers’ rights are respected in a more digitised work environment.
Today we launched the first-stage consultation of European social partners on fair telework and the right to disconnect ↓

[2024-04-30 13:30 UTC]

✈️ Is your airline asking to pay a fee to offset CO2 emissions?
This could be a misleading greenwashing practice.
Together with national consumer authorities, we are taking action against 20 airlines for their misleading environmental marketing claims.

[2024-04-30 12:52 UTC]

We have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with Japan on digital identities and trust services.
It will simplify processes, boosting online commerce and creating new business opportunities 🇪🇺🇯🇵
From AI to 6G, we work together with Japan for a secure digital future.
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[2024-04-30 12:15 UTC]

Are you aware of harmful practices by companies under the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act?
We've launched whistleblower tools to report violations of obligations by Very Large Online Platforms, Search Engines and gatekeepers under the
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23DSA
and
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23DMA
.
More info ↓

[2024-04-30 11:01 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: More info:

Enlargement brochure → https://europa.eu/!4bKkrH
Webpage 20 years together → https://europa.eu/!kMvJKG
Facts and figures about the benefits of the enlargement → https://europa.eu/!XNCHng

[2024-04-30 10:41 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: The addition of 10 new countries has boosted our economic power globally.

A larger single market has made the EU an even more attractive trading partner.

Since 2004, our global international trade has expanded by €3 trillion – reaching €5 trillion in 2023 ↓

[2024-04-30 10:40 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: With the 2004 enlargement, 🇪🇺 has become one of the world’s largest #SingleMarket.

It has also created opportunities to sell into a larger market for agri-food produce, offering citizens a greater choice of quality products ↓

[2024-04-30 10:40 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: Since 2004, we have invested substantially in infrastructure across 🇪🇺.

Slovenia's electrified train network has expanded, Hungary's metro lines have developed and soon Rail Baltica will connect the Baltic states.

Today, we are taking things further with #NextGenerationEU ↓

[2024-04-30 10:37 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: Over the past 20 years, the EU's economy has grown by 27%. The countries that joined in 2004 have witnessed substantial economic growth.

Out of 26 million new jobs across the EU in the last 20 years, 6 million have been created in 🇨🇾 🇨🇿 🇪🇪 🇭🇺 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 🇲🇹 🇵🇱 🇸🇰 🇸🇮 ↓

[2024-04-30 10:36 UTC]

On 1 May 2004, our European family grew bigger, and the citizens of Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia became citizens of the EU.
Our journey since then has been one of growth and shared prosperity ↓
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[2024-04-30 10:35 UTC]

We have opened formal proceedings against Meta to assess whether Facebook and Instagram may have breached the Digital Services Act in areas linked to:
▪️ Disinformation
▪️ Visibility of political content
▪️ Non-availability of election-monitoring tools
▪️ Mechanisms to flag illegal content
http://europa.eu/!h4Tjfy
More info ↓
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[2024-04-30 10:16 UTC]

Today, the flags of Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia are raised in front of our headquarters in Brussels.
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[2024-04-30 10:02 UTC]

Let’s celebrate
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since the great EU enlargement of 2004 with some good music!
Listen to the 'Best of 2004' on our EU Spotify account and immerse yourself in the eclectic mix of some of Europe’s top charting music from the early 2000’s!

[2024-04-30 07:23 UTC]

Next stop: Europe!
There's only two days left to apply for a free
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travel pass.
If you are...
✅ born between 1 July 2005 and 30 June 2006
✅ a citizen or a resident of the 🇪🇺 or 🇮🇸, 🇱🇮, 🇲🇰, 🇳🇴, 🇷🇸 or 🇹🇷
Apply now ↓

[2024-04-28 15:00 UTC]

✅ Yes to a culture of zero tolerance of violence against children, going beyond the EU.
This week, we adopted a recommendation to better protect children from all forms of violence ↓

[2024-04-28 13:00 UTC]

Ukraine has made its European choice and we have made our Ukrainian choice.
The decisions we will take in the next months will decide who wins the future of Europe.
So together, let us stay united. Let us stay strong with 🇺🇦. And let us stay ambitious on enlargement and reform.

[2024-04-28 10:00 UTC]

Weekend recap ↓
Proceedings against TikTok
📂
http://europa.eu/!HQdcGP
Recommendations to better protect children from violence
📂
http://europa.eu/!X3gwPb
20th anniversary of the 2004 EU Enlargement
📂
http://europa.eu/!HC9Y7Q
European Health Data Space
📂
http://europa.eu/!H3Bg3Y

[2024-04-28 07:00 UTC]