European Commission @EU_Commission@respublicae.eu

EU innovation performance keeps improving steadily 🚀
Between 2023 and 2024, 15 EU countries have boosted their innovation performance.
Our European Innovation Scoreboard shows how our Union is a leading industrial and research powerhouse ↓

[2024-08-15 12:30 UTC]

Travel with confidence – with your European Health Insurance Card.
The card gives you access to emergency medical treatment under the same conditions as for their nationals anywhere in:
🇪🇺 27 EU countries
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein
🇳🇴 Norway
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇬🇧 United Kingdom

[2024-08-15 07:30 UTC]

It's on your sunglasses, e-bike, and washing machine.
It's probably even on the device you're using right now.
The letters 'CE' stand for 'Conformité Européenne', ensuring that the item you're buying meets the EU's highest safety, health, and environmental standards.
More ↓

[2024-08-14 15:36 UTC]

Greece and Albania, you are not alone, the EU is with you.
Because when a disaster strikes, the EU stands ready to help.
How can the
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23EUCivilProtection
Mechanism be activated, and how does it work? ↓
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23EUSolidarity

[2024-08-14 10:31 UTC]

Gata de acțiune! Ready for action!
This summer we have pre-positioned 🇷🇴 firefighters in 🇫🇷 to support local brigades and safeguard lives.
They are among 500+ firefighters from 12 countries in Europe’s most extreme predicted wildfire sites, such as 🇫🇷 🇬🇷 🇪🇸 🇵🇹.
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23EUSolidarity

[2024-08-14 07:35 UTC]

Overview of current wildfires and EU response in south-eastern Europe ↓
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23EUCivilProtection

[2024-08-13 15:04 UTC]

Firefighters and emergency services continue fighting wildfires in Greece.
And
https://nitter.privacydev.net/CopernicusEU
is also playing a key role in support of first responders.
The
https://nitter.privacydev.net/CopernicusEMS
Rapid Mapping Team is helping firefighting operations with detailed maps from space 👇

[2024-08-13 14:02 UTC]

Hospitals, schools, water access, electricity... While fighting an atrocious war, Ukrainians need to keep the country running.
We disbursed €4.2 billion in additional assistance to Ukraine, after fulfilling nine reform indicators linked to this payment.
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23StandWithUkraine

[2024-08-13 12:27 UTC]

A historic moment for
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23EUCivilProtection
in this age of climate crisis.
We've launched the production of twelve amphibious firefighting planes to form the permanent
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23rescEU
fleet.
These planes will become the backbone of the EU's crisis response in tackling forest fires.

[2024-08-13 11:04 UTC]

Greece calls for help, and Europe responds.
After 🇬🇷 activation of the
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23EUCivilProtection
Mechanism to fight the wildfires in Attica, we have already mobilised:
→ 2 Canadair, 2 helicopters from the
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23rescEU
fleet
→ 8 firefighting teams with vehicles, 🇫🇷🇨🇿🇷🇴🇮🇹🇷🇸

[2024-08-13 10:26 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: More info ↓
http://europa.eu/!nBx6ky

[2024-08-13 08:25 UTC]

Share of energy consumption coming from renewables in 2022 (%):
🇸🇪 66
🇫🇮 47.9
🇱🇻 43.3
🇩🇰 41.6
🇪🇪 38.5
🇵🇹 34.7
🇦🇹 33.7
🇱🇹 29.6
🇭🇷 27.9
🇸🇮 25
🇷🇴 24.1
🇬🇷 22.7
🇪🇸 22.1
🇩🇪 20.8
🇫🇷 20.2
🇨🇾 19.4
🇧🇬 19.1
🇮🇹 19.1
🇨🇿 18.2
🇸🇰 17.5
🇵🇱 16.9
🇭🇺 15.2
🇳🇱 15
🇱🇺 14.3
🇧🇪 13.7
🇲🇹 13.4
🇮🇪 13.1

[2024-08-13 08:25 UTC]

RT by @EU_Commission: To support Greece's fight against the ongoing wildfires, the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism has mobilised:

🛩️ 2 firefighting planes from the #rescEU fleet in Italy
🚁 1 helicopter from the rescEU fleet in France
🚒 Ground firefighting teams from Czechia and Romania

[2024-08-12 15:04 UTC]

Young people deserve equal opportunities to shape their community's socio-economic, political, and cultural life.
On International
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23YouthDay
, Ghent 🇧🇪 shines as the European Youth Capital.
The city was awarded for its strong commitment to youth engagement ↓

[2024-08-12 12:20 UTC]

The 𝗘mergency 𝗥esponse 𝗖oordination 𝗖entre is the heart of our
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23EUCivilProtection
Mechanism.
It coordinates the delivery of assistance to disaster-stricken countries by:
🗺 mapping crises
🚁 dispatching aircraft
👨‍🚒  deploying protection teams
Get a first-hand look at how our
https://nitter.privacydev.net/eu_echo
colleagues work in the event of an emergency ↓

[2024-08-12 10:08 UTC]

Today is
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23YouthDay
.
We are striving to give young people more and better opportunities for the future.
To learn, travel, volunteer and be part of the 🇪🇺 democratic process.
It is not just
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23ErasmusPlus
, discover the many more opportunities available for YOU(th). ↓

[2024-08-12 08:05 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: The success of the European athletes at the #Paris2024 Olympic Games is a testament to the power of unity and teamwork.

Congratulations on your performance!

And this summer of sport is far from over, with the Paralympics kicking off on the 28th of August.

[2024-08-11 16:30 UTC]

The EU countries' medals (total):
🇪🇺 309
🇫🇷 64
🇮🇹 40
🇳🇱 34
🇩🇪 33
🇭🇺 19
🇪🇸 18
🇸🇪 11
🇧🇪 10
🇵🇱  10
🇷🇴 9
🇩🇰 9
🇬🇷  8
🇧🇬 7
🇮🇪 7
🇭🇷 7
🇨🇿 5
🇦🇹 5
🇵🇹 4
🇱🇹 4
🇸🇮  3
🇸🇰 1
🇨🇾 1
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23Paris2024

[2024-08-11 16:30 UTC]

The EU: your lifeline abroad in an emergency
If you are travelling outside the EU this summer, make sure to add to your list:
✅Travel advice from your MFA
✅ Registration of your travel abroad
✅Travel insurance
✅Info on Embassy or Consulate in the country
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23ConsularProtection

[2024-08-11 12:30 UTC]

Together, we are prepared.
We are boosting our readiness against wildfires through the
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23rescEU
pre-positioned fleet and the
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23EUCivilProtection
Pool, with:
🛩️ 28 airplanes
🚁 4 helicopters
👩‍🚒 540 pre-positioned firefighters
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23EUCivilProtection

[2024-08-11 08:00 UTC]