European Commission @EU_Commission@respublicae.eu

Stronger CO2 emissions standards for new heavy-duty vehicles are crucial to achieving the EU climate goals.

Today we are proposing that new trucks become less polluting and that more buses with zero emissions will ride through our cities from 2030 onwards.

#EUGreenDeal

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1625496329119207427

Clear support from @europarl_en for putting the car industry on the road to zero-emissions. 

The global transition is happening, and EU car industry is ready to lead it. 

Executive Vice-President @TimmermansEU at the #EPlenary 

#EUGreenDeal

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1625474858166394881

This week, the #vdLCommission meets to discuss:

🔹 Reducing CO2 emissions from trucks and buses

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1625396925683109890

Today we deliver on our commitment to protect workers from health risks linked to exposure to dangerous chemicals.

We propose to:
▪️ Lower exposure limits for lead
▪️ Introduce exposure limits for diisocyanates

This will contribute to creating healthier and safer workplaces.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1625170519606558720

Freedom, future and hope – that is what the EU means to our young Ukrainian Blue Book trainees.

Thank you for the dedication and courage you've brought to our European family. 

#StandWithUkraine

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1625162890549551105

The EU mobilises more emergency assistance from the European Humanitarian Response Capacity for Syria, and additional support for Türkiye.

We continue to work on all fronts to channel emergency assistance to both countries.

Read more ↓

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1625105509954076672

Hydrogen is expected to play a key role in the decarbonisation of industry and transport.

We've proposed clear rules to define what constitutes renewable hydrogen, to ensure that all renewable fuels of non-biological origin are produced from renewable electricity.

#REPowerEU

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1625087637424840705

Despite exceptional adverse shocks, the EU economy is set to avoid the technical recession that was anticipated for the turn of the year.

After peaking in 2022, inflation to ease over the forecast horizon. The decline was driven mainly by falling energy inflation.

#ECForecast

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1625060165283094529

Growth forecast for 2023 (%):

🇮🇪 4.9
🇲🇹 3.1
🇷🇴 2.5
🇱🇺 1.7
🇨🇾 1.6
🇸🇰 1.5
🇪🇸 1.4
🇧🇬 1.4
🇬🇷 1.2
🇭🇷 1.2
🇸🇮 1.0
🇵🇹 1.0
🇳🇱 0.9
🇧🇪 0.8
🇮🇹 0.8
🇪🇺 0.8
🇫🇷 0.6
🇭🇺 0.6
🇦🇹 0.5
🇵🇱 0.4
🇱🇹 0.3
🇩🇪 0.2
🇫🇮 0.2
🇨🇿 0.1
🇪🇪 0.1
🇱🇻 0.1
🇩🇰 0.1
🇸🇪 -0.8

Winter #ECForecast ↓

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1625058425716588548

The EU and EU countries are the leading donors of international aid to Syrians in need. Together, we have mobilised over €27 billion since 2011.

We are quickly adapting ongoing humanitarian projects and have allocated a further €3.5 million to cover needs after the earthquake.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1624800499613720576

"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 this week's special #EUCO press conference.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1624777847108964352

This week, Ukrainian President @ZelenskyyUa addressed the European Parliament in Brussels at a special session and shared a message to all Europeans ↓

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1624694811079892994

Today, EU citizens will present their final recommendations on food waste reduction in 3 areas:

🟢 Cooperation in the food value chain: from farm to fork
🟢 Food business initiatives
🟢 Supporting consumer behavioural change

Watch live from 9.00 CET ↓
#FoodWasteEU #EUFarm2Fork

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1624672151356977153

👩‍🔬👩‍💻How many #WomeninScience are in your country?

🇸🇪 13%
🇩🇰 11%
🇮🇪 11%
🇵🇹 10%
🇸🇮 10%
🇧🇪 10%
🇳🇱 9%
🇱🇹 9%
🇲🇹 9%
🇦🇹 9%
🇱🇺 9%
🇪🇪 8%
🇵🇱 8%
🇷🇴 8%
🇧🇬 7%
🇪🇸 7%
🇫🇮 7%
🇪🇺 7%
🇨🇾 7%
🇨🇿 7%
🇫🇷 7%
🇱🇻 7%
🇩🇪 6%
🇭🇷 6%
🇬🇷 6%
🇭🇺 5%
🇸🇰 4%
🇮🇹 4%

Stats on #WomeninScienceDay via @EU_Eurostat

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1624438112268197889

We are prolonging our roaming agreement to ensure affordable or free calls between the EU and Ukraine.

The voluntary measures taken jointly by EU and UA operators allow over 4 million refugees to have affordable connectivity as they seek shelter in the EU. ↓

#StandWithUkraine

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1624385262343143432

Today is 11/2 – #112Day!

Wherever you are in the EU, you can call 112 to contact any emergency service.

If you don’t know your exact location, the operator will identify it and pass it to the emergency authorities so that they can help immediately.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1624347514693619712

💙 Heroics
💙 Determined
💙 United

We would like to thank all the rescue teams who – through our #EUCivilProtection Mechanism - offered support and quickly deployed to help in the rescue efforts following the devastating earthquakes.

🇪🇺 is with the people of Türkiye and Syria.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1624310014012956672