European Commission @EU_Commission@respublicae.eu

A message to all Europeans by President @ZelenskyyUa

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1623688815289286659

"We have the political will
to hold the perpetrator accountable
for the crime of aggression.

Russia must pay for the destruction caused and for the blood spilt."

— President @vonderleyen at the Special #EUCO press conference.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1623681487525617667

Ukrainians are giving their life
for a free and independent Ukraine. 

They are fighting for the respect of our common values.

Press conference by President @vonderleyen, President of the EU Council @CharlesMichel and Ukrainian President @ZelenskyyUa.

https://n.respublicae.eu/i/broadcasts/1lPKqBRjNAwGb

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RT @vonderleyen: With your voice, President @ZelenskyyUa, the voices of millions of Ukrainians echo through the halls of this assembly.

Millions of Ukrainians who are aspiring to a European future.

Let’s turn their dreams into reality.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1623643760541270016

Today, courage has a name, and that name is Ukraine.

Courage has a face, the face of Ukrainian men and women who are standing up to Russian aggression.

🔴 LIVE: President @ZelenskyyUa addresses the European Parliament

https://n.respublicae.eu/i/broadcasts/1yNxaNdjDyqKj

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We are sending a message to the people of Türkiye and Syria: the EU will support you.

President @vonderleyen and @SwedishPM have today announced their intention to host a Donors' Conference to mobilise the international community in support of the people of Türkiye and Syria.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1623367499524804628

EU countries continue to make progress in the implementation of their Recovery and Resilience Plans.

Today, we've endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of:
🇸🇰Slovakia (€709 million)
🇨🇿Czechia (€928 million)

And we disbursed €1.8 billion to 🇵🇹Portugal.

#NextGenerationEU

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1623359558688153602

More and more European teams are joining rescue efforts in Türkiye via #EUCivPro Mechanism.

20 EU countries 🇦🇹🇧🇪🇧🇬🇭🇷🇨🇿🇨🇾🇪🇪🇫🇷🇬🇷🇩🇪🇭🇺🇮🇹🇲🇹🇳🇱🇵🇱🇵🇹🇷🇴🇸🇰🇸🇮🇪🇸 and 🇦🇱🇲🇪🇷🇸 have offered 31 search & rescue and 5 medical teams.

In total, 1,500 rescuers and 100 search dogs have been mobilised.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1623325421138857984

European rescue teams are working around the clock to save the lives of the thousands of people trapped under the rubble and to support those affected.

The EU is considering all feasible options to deploy additional resources inside Türkiye and Syria.

https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/stories/how-eu-responding-devastating-earthquake-turkiye-and-syria_en

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1623315048297910275

Syria requested the activation of the #EUCivPro Mechanism.

The EU is the primary donor of humanitarian aid for Syria and in no way the EU sanctions imposed on the Syrian's regime's violent repression affect the delivery of humanitarian aid.

Commissioner @JanezLenarcic ↓

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1623299355334656001

For over 20 years, the #EUCivPro Mechanism has ensured a swift and efficient emergency response.

The new goals will help to keep up with the changing and more challenging disaster risk landscape.

More information: http://europa.eu/!YVBF9w

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1623265623181492225

5️⃣ Secure:

Emergency response operation centres across Europe will help make sure that civil protection systems are operational 24/7, during and after disasters, when they are needed the most.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1623264462248505346

4⃣ Respond:

Scaling-up the EU's own strategic reserves and pool capacities will ensure that the EU can provide more help and fill critical gaps when the capacity of a disaster-affected country is overwhelmed.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1623264345084887041

3⃣ Alert:

Linking early global warning with local action in Europe will help ensure that warning messages across the national, regional and local levels reach people on time.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1623264079400796160

2⃣ Prepare:

A pan-European awareness programme for disaster resilience will help increase risk awareness and preparedness of people.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1623264077110730752

1⃣ Anticipate:

Developing several Europe-wide disaster scenarios will help improve disaster risk assessment, anticipation, and the planning of response management.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1623264074069934081

Climate change, pandemics, conflicts and natural hazards are becoming more frequent.

And we need to boost our response, prevention and preparation for the consequences of major disasters in the EU.

Today we establish 5 goals to boost disaster resilience in civil protection ↓

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1623263311667118082

Today, the #vdLCommission will discuss at its weekly meeting:

🔹 The European Disaster Resilience Goals

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1623222598598361089