CETA keeps its promises 🇨🇦🤝🏻🇪🇺.
Since its provisional application, CETA has led to an impressive 66% increase in total trade in goods, equivalent to €77 billion.
#CETA has proven to be a solid partnership of trust and reliability.
#EUtrade
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1633097671237070848
Landed in Ottawa 🇨🇦 for a visit I’ve been looking forward to.
Canada is one of our most trusted partners - and a close friend.
We will discuss how to take our excellent cooperation forward:
→ Support to Ukraine
→ Raw materials
→ Energy transition
→ Climate action
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1633093146669117440
We are making Europe a safer place for its citizens.
The Schengen Information System is the largest information sharing system for security and border management in Europe.
As of today, the renewed SIS is operational in 30 countries throughout Europe.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1633064790519164930
We welcome the adoption of our proposal on the Medical Device Regulation extension by the @europarl_en and the @EUCouncil.
This will ensure a continued access to needed medical devices for patients in the EU without jeopardising their safety.
#HealthUnion
RT @EU_Commission: The availability of safe medical devices for European patients is our priority.
We adopted a proposal to give more time to certify medical devices and adapt to the new rules.
This will miti…
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1633053644315607041
Together, we want to drive progress on shared priorities, including:
▪️ the EU-Canada Critical Raw Materials Partnership
▪️ cooperation in support of Ukraine
A joint press conference is scheduled at +/- 17:00 CET.
Follow on EbS → http://europa.eu/!xg93PF
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1633009960945680387
Did you know that our relationship with Canada is the oldest formal relationship the EU has with any industrialised country, dating back to 1959?
Today, President @vonderleyen will meet with @CanadianPM Trudeau to build on our strong transatlantic relationship.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1633009857501491201
Today marks one month since Türkiye and Syria were hit by devastating earthquakes.
#EUCivilProtection operations continue to help on the ground from day one.
Over 52,000 people lost their lives. Our hearts go out to those affected.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1632777854705336321
La UE apoya a América Latina en la lucha contra el crimen organizado.
Hemos propuesto un proyecto piloto para fortalecer el intercambio de información entre @Europol y Colombia para llevar a criminales ante la justicia y desmantelar organizaciones dedicadas al tráfico de drogas.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1632757704430084096
The EU supports Latin America in the fight against transnational organised crime.
We've proposed a pilot project to strengthen the exchange of information between @Europol and Colombia to bring criminals to justice and to dismantle criminal groups involved in drug trafficking.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1632755664572276738
We welcome WhatsApp's commitments to change its practices to comply with EU rules, informing users better and respecting their choices on contract updates.
EU consumers have a right to understand what they agree to and what that choice concretely entails.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1632735258180218882
Last night, Russia launched another barbaric attack on 🇺🇦 civilians.
On Saturday, an agreement was signed to establish the International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.
Russia must pay for its crimes.
#StandWithUkraine @ChristianWigand
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1632718754793635842
The high seas provide invaluable ecological, economic, social and food security benefits to humanity and need urgent protection.
After a decade of international negotiations in which the EU played a key role, it is now time for countries to ratify it swiftly.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1632692033910456320
A historic moment for #ourOcean.
Areas beyond national jurisdiction will be protected from the ecological challenges they are facing.
The Treaty of the High Seas will:
🔵protect the ocean
🔵tackle environmental degradation
🔵fight climate change
🔵prevent biodiversity loss
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1632691733426307073
This morning I discussed with PM @kmitsotakis further technical support that the EU can provide to Greece to modernise its railways and improve their safety.
Commission and @ERA_railways experts will travel this week to Athens.
Rail safety is paramount.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1632678930883792899
We have a deal on the #BBNJ Treaty!
With this global agreement on the UN #HighSeasTreaty, we take a crucial step towards protecting the ocean, tackling environmental degradation, fighting climate change and preventing biodiversity loss.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1632428894165803014
President @vonderleyen will be in Canada and the US next week.
She will meet @CanadianPM Justin Trudeau and @POTUS Joe Biden to discuss transatlantic relations and cooperation in support of Ukraine.
The transatlantic partnership is key to safety, prosperity and security.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1632413409408069632
Europe is committed to supporting Ukraine’s successful integration in the Single Market.
This week we launched two calls for proposals to support and help Ukrainian entrepreneurs and businesses to benefit from the Single Market.
Read more ↓
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1632380446691717120
The EU will be the first region worldwide to have a driving licence that works across borders:
🔹 it will be accessible through a mobile phone, and
🔹 would be recognised throughout the EU.
This would make it easier to replace, renew or exchange a driving licence at EU level.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1632350252174016512
The ocean is food, energy, life. It has given humanity so much - it’s time to give back.
I welcome the agreement on the High Seas; a treaty that will protect the ocean beyond national jurisdiction.
Grateful to the High Ambition Coalition for its perseverance. We made it!
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1632299724748275712
The European Citizens' Panel on learning mobility met in Brussels from Friday to Sunday to work on guiding principles to make learning mobility in the EU more accessible to learners and educators.
Their recommendations will feed into the EU policy-making process in this field ↓
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1632320051671085057
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