European Commission @EU_Commission@respublicae.eu

Russia is once again using food as a weapon.

Since the beginning of this brutal aggression, the Kremlin has destroyed grain silos, agricultural production and blockaded 🇺🇦ports.

We've joined the initiative 'Grain from Ukraine' to support global food security.

#StandWithUkraine

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1597519645170438155

The EU is also supporting food security and stronger food systems in Africa with over €4.5 billion until 2024.

And today we agreed to launch a joint task-force to make fertilisers accessible and affordable.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1597284430476767232

We are investing in key transport corridors as part of our €150 billion #GlobalGateway Plan for Africa.

The investment package will develop multi-country infrastructures to facilitate trade and mobility within Africa as well as between Africa and Europe.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1597283664651780096

Africa and Europe are partners in times of crisis and for the future.

We remain strongly committed to deliver our joint priorities with #GlobalGateway ↓

https://nitter.eu/i/broadcasts/1MnxnpOPydOGO

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1597274279644913664

Based on a request from the Italian Civil Protection Authority, @CopernicusEMS has been activated to provide support in the island of Ischia.

Yesterday, clouds continued to cover central & southern Italy, as seen in this Sentinel3 🛰️ image.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1597242639329693697

RT @vonderleyen: Glad to welcome @AUC_MoussaFaki and the @_AfricanUnion at the @EU_Commission today.

We live through bitter times. So Africa and Europe need to work even closer together.

We are partners in times of crisis and partners for the future.

#GlobalGateway

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1597213367923802112

More protection for EU workers.

Today we recommend that EU countries recognise COVID-19 as an occupational disease.

We stress the importance of supporting workers infected and families who have lost members because of work exposure to the disease.

More ↓ #HealthUnion

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1597186450046521345

The #vdLCommission and the Commission of the @_AfricanUnion are meeting today to strengthen the partnership between the two continents.

They will discuss the #GlobalGateway and cross-continent issues, such as food security, energy, climate and security.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1597145028748795904

We just launched a new Digital Partnership between the EU and the Republic of Korea 🇰🇷🇪🇺

It will strengthen the cooperation in areas such as semiconductors, mobile networks, High-Performance Computing, cybersecurity and AI.

Read the full statement → https://europa.eu/!MpQ4HG

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1597142203209601024

By the end of this year, we will achieve the largest renewables growth in the EU's history.

And we could accelerate even more.

This is why we have proposed a temporary emergency regulation to unlock countless renewable projects in the next 12 months.

#REPowerEU #EUGreenDeal

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1597130673172758530

Young people are the driving force of progress. And the European Solidarity Corps are here to empower them.

We have launched the #EUSolidarityCorps call for proposals for 2023—making €140 million available for solidarity and youth-led projects.

#EuropeanYearOfYouth

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1596851335860609024

It is time to break the glass ceiling with rules that work.

By 2026, companies will need to have 40% of the underrepresented sex among non-executive boards or 33% among all directors.

This week, @europarl_en adopted the new EU law on gender balance on corporate boards.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1596821136762966019

📡 5G on planes and WI-FI on the road.

This week we've updated the implementing decision to use 5G on-board aircraft like being on ground and for Wi-Fi in road transport.

Read more ↓ #DigitalEU

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1596790945072222210

"Women, men and children are freezing in the dark because of Putin's deliberate and barbaric targeting of Ukraine's civilian infrastructure.

The sole purpose is to terrorise Ukrainians.

These acts are war crimes."

— President @vonderleyen, 24 November 2022

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1596768284736516097

Europe is getting stronger in supercomputing.

LUMI and our recently inaugurated Leonardo are among the world's 5 most powerful supercomputers.

Coming up: Deucalion 🇵🇹, MareNostrum 5 🇪🇸

Read more ↓

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1596549341979738114

RT @vonderleyen: This is on top of the 28 million of tons of agri products shipped via the EU’s Solidarity Lanes and the Black Sea Grain Initiative.

Europe is boosting the capacities of the Solidarity Lanes to keep providing access to food to our partners worldwide.

→ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/SPEECH_22_7212

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1596543850897707009

RT @vonderleyen: 90 years after the Holodomor, the Kremlin is again using food as a weapon.

We stand with Ukraine to guarantee global food security.

Under President @ZelenskyyUa's Grain from Ukraine initiative, the @EU_Commission will pay to ship 40,000 tons of Ukrainian grain via two boats.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1596520227650797569

The organisers of the 🇪🇺 citizens’ initiative ‘Save Bees and Farmers’ met Commissioners @VeraJourova and @SKyriakidesEU after collecting over 1 million signatures.

Next: we analyse the content of the initiative and will respond to its calls in April.

#EUTakeTheInitiative

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1596519150070861824

Ukraine needs to pay pensions and keep essential public services such as hospitals and schools running.

This week, we disbursed an additional €2.5 billion in Macro-Financial Assistance to 🇺🇦 to ensure it can continue to meet its short-term financing needs.

#StandWithUkraine

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1596488952751525888

Russia is bombing the schools of Ukrainian children, forcing them to make unsafe journeys to reach other schools.

We are calling on public and private entities to join us in donating school buses and bring 🇺🇦 children back to the classroom safely ↓

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1596458752751931392