Started my day in Bogotá with a call with Foreign Minister @DmytroKuleba. We discussed the long overdue call by President Xi to President @ZelenskyyUa
Any meaningful initiative towards peace needs to aim for a just peace - based on Ukrainian terms, who’s survival is at stake
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JosepBorrellF/status/1651623801103294483
Fijne Koningsdag! Happy King's Day to @NLAmbassadorUSA, @NLintheUSA, and the many Dutch people celebrating this happy day. Enjoy! 🥳🇪🇺🇳🇱 #Koningsdag
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUintheUS/status/1651604871060021248
Today, the @EU_Commission proposed one of the most significant #EUPharmaStrategy reforms in 20 years: Build a #HealthUnion that is patient-centric, fosters innovation, fights antimicrobial resistance, and is environmentally friendly. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3L9SS0K
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUintheUS/status/1651315814702759941
Today we propose a major pharmaceuticals reform:
→ A single market for medicines: affordable, accessible, available for all, everywhere
→ A framework for easier, speedier innovation and a competitive industry
→ An initiative to tackle antimicrobial resistance…
RT @EU_Commission: We want medicine to be more accessible, available, and affordable.
Our #EUPharmaStrategy legislative reform proposes a single market of medicines that:
🔸 is patient-centric
🔹 fost…
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1651240805779099654
Topics discussed included women's rights, gender equality, gun violence against children, and technology, among others. Read the conclusions: https://bit.ly/3NekUL2
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUintheUS/status/1651251084315222016
This week, @EamonGilmore met @StateDRL Acting Asst. Sec. Erin Barclay for the 🇪🇺🇺🇸 Human Rights Consultations. Important to touch base w/ U.S. counterparts to discuss vital #HumanRights issues, especially ahead of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUintheUS/status/1651251081345728512
As part of the #DigitalServicesAct, the EU determined 19 online platforms & search engines that are systemically relevant and therefore have special responsibilities to make the Internet a safer space. A new blog post from @ThierryBreton explains: https://bit.ly/3Hg7VVu #DSA
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUintheUS/status/1651241371729100801
This is yet another negative sign from #Twitter on not making digital information space any safer and free from the Kremlin #disinformation & malicious influence. (1/2) 👇
https://apnews.com/article/twitter-russia-china-elon-musk-ukraine-2eedeabf7d555dc1d0a68b3724cfdd55
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/VeraJourova/status/1651158784629260288
RT @EUAmbUS: Today's global security challenges require a robust transatlantic relationship. Glad to see that 🇪🇺EU-🇺🇸U.S. defense cooperation has grown closer as we jointly tackle threats to international law and peace. https://t.co/tPZLVUsqWv
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUintheUS/status/1651225070709227523
Today, we are strengthening transatlantic cooperation in the areas of security and defence
We signed a @EUDefenceAgency & @DeptofDefense cooperation arrangement, which will contribute to further enhance EU-US partnership & stronger #EUdefence
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JosepBorrellF/status/1651192557613744130
A positive step for transatlantic security was formalized today! @EUDefenceAgency and @DeptofDefense have agreed on a framework that provides for stronger EU-U.S. cooperation in defense in specific areas, including exchange of information. More: https://bit.ly/40E47nJ @SecDef
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUintheUS/status/1651219089191215104
MAY 2 at 10 AM ET: Hear from the @EU_Commission DG for @EUClimateAction Kurt Vandenberghe when he joins @SenBillCassidy and @ClimateAdvisers for a discussion on policy development for decarbonizing economies and climate-aligned trade. RSVP: https://bit.ly/3Nlx190
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUintheUS/status/1650957426592477189
Thanks to the Digital Services Act, our online experience will be safer, without any restriction of freedom of expression.
Listen to the latest episode of #EuropeCalling featuring Executive Vice-President @vestager to discover more about the #DSA.
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1650882481489342465
RT @EUinSF: With #RSA this week, it’s all about Cybersecurity in SF!
What are the EU and the US doing to secure our cyberspace?
Join us this Thursday for our next Brussels to the Bay event: Transatlantic responses to Cybersecurity challenges.
Info & registration: https://t.co/VHM8uXro1O
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUintheUS/status/1650916060927868947
RT @EUAmbUS: Once again amazed at this next generation of transatlanticists! Spoke with them at the #EuroChallenge finals in NYC, where U.S. high school students discussed solutions to pressing Euro area econ challenges. Congrats to everyone, and to @MountSaintMary for winning it all! https://t.co/5WLjQMZNVl https://t.co/x5rL3MYYSx
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUintheUS/status/1650907230265556993
"The intellectual commitment of the young students in today’s competition makes me optimistic for the future of transatlantic relations,” said @EUAmbUS before the final round of the competition.
Congratulations to all the incredible teams! 🏆
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUintheUS/status/1650894687258001409
Now in its 18th year, the @EUintheUS #EuroChallenge is an annual competition that provides high school students nationwide with an opportunity to learn about the global economy, EU-U.S. relations, EU policymaking, and the Euro. 💶
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUintheUS/status/1650894682640064512
After a record 75 student teams participated in our annual #EuroChallenge academic competition on economic policy, we're excited to announce that Mount Saint Mary Academy (@MountSaintMary) in New Jersey won first place! 🥇
Here, the all-girls team is pictured with @EUAmbUS.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUintheUS/status/1650894677082624003
Today, the EU revealed the first batch of very large platforms and search engines that will have to comply with new Internet rules as part of the #DigitalServicesAct. Below, here's a refresher on this important piece of European regulation. 👇
RT @EUinSF: Today, the EU #DigitalServicesAct enters into force. This new law defines what online platforms need to do with illegal and harmful content to create a safer digital space. How? 🧵👇 https://t.co/6fLEfLh1Ob
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUintheUS/status/1650873622301376512
Today is a good day for climate: EU climate laws now match our ambition.
This final adoption puts the EU on the right path to implement our 2030 target.
The ETS will be strengthened and Member States will have more revenues to reinvest and redistribute for a fair transition ⬇️
RT @EUClimateAction: Europe is on the road to becoming climate neutral by 2⃣0⃣5⃣0⃣.
Here’s a short🧵on #EUGreenDeal updates ⤵
Today, we welcome the adoption of:
➡A more ambitious Emissi…
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/TimmermansEU/status/1650848164868509699
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