End of a long day spent in the middle of the North Sea.
Thanks to all the amazing people who operate the Troll A platform, the pilots who flew us there and back and all the colleagues of PM @jonasgahrstore and @jensstoltenberg, including my good friend @NATOpress Oana Lungescu.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MamerEric/status/1636783346524078097
Today’s @EU_Commission College agenda:
▶️Critical Raw Materials (⚠️Read-out / press conference by @VDombrovskis & @ThierryBreton at +/- 12:00 CET)
▶️ Net-Zero Industry Act
▶️ Roadmap towards a European Hydrogen Bank
▶️ Long-term competitiveness Strategy & the Single Market at 30
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MamerEric/status/1636305770277896192
RT @vonderleyen: By 2030, we want Europe to be able to produce at least 40% of its clean tech.
The Net-Zero Industry Act will speed up and simplify permitting and funding.
The Critical Raw Materials Act will help secure the critical materials needed for the digital and green transition.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MamerEric/status/1635924643360931841
RT @vonderleyen: Our single market underpins our prosperity & competitiveness.
To improve competitiveness, we need to increase our research spending target, ensure regulation enables business and reduce unnecessary reporting obligations.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MamerEric/status/1635924620749447168
RT @EU_Commission: We want to ensure that electricity consumers benefit from reduced prices.
So we propose that benefits from investments in new nuclear and renewable power facilities or in repowering them, are channeled to consumers, through ‘contracts for difference’.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MamerEric/status/1635702666176102420
🆕The Communication on European integrated border management is the first ever multiannual strategic policy cycle 2023 -2027.
🛂The Recommendation provides guidance to Member States to strengthen cooperation on mutual recognition of return decisions and expediting returns.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MamerEric/status/1635651962317295618
An effective management of EU external borders is key for a comprehensive #MigrationEU approach. So are returns.
Both are at the core of 2⃣initiatives adopted today:
🔹European integrated border management
🔹Mutual recognition of return decisions
🔗https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_1629
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MamerEric/status/1635651957913276416
With support for longer term contracts, our reform will bring the stability and the investment certainty that the industry needs.
🔗Q&As: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_23_1593
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MamerEric/status/1635634864773816321
The more we support the deployment of renewable energy sources and new solutions like demand response and storage, the less our electricity systems will depend on fossil fuel generation, and the lower electricity prices will be.
🔗Press release: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_23_1591
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MamerEric/status/1635634861187772417
Today we are proposing the reform of the EU electricity market
➡️to better protect consumers
➡️to boost the use of renewable energy
➡️and to make our European industry cleaner and more competitive
🔗Factsheet: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/fs_23_1594
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MamerEric/status/1635634857744257025
Who says European politics can’t be spectacular?
Great shots from our photographer @DatiPhotography
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MamerEric/status/1635332567208697859
We have two College meetings this week (Tue & Thu).
Tomorrow in Strasbourg the @EU_Commission College will discuss the:
➡️Revision of EU’s internal electricity market design
➡️Migration package:
🔹European integrated border management
🔹Mutual recognition of returns decisions
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MamerEric/status/1635329914202361859
RT @POTUS: Madam President, it’s always good to have you back at the White House.
Together, the EU and U.S. have increased our shared energy security, economic security, and national security.
I look forward to achieving even more in the coming years.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MamerEric/status/1634462071013113856
RT @vonderleyen: On #IRA, two new major steps:
→ Starting on a critical raw materials agreement
To secure strong supply chains for batteries in 🇪🇺 & ensure access to the 🇺🇸 market
→ Launching a dialogue on Clean Energy Incentives
So our incentives reinforce each other rather than compete
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MamerEric/status/1634296285950881794
To foster the transition to a net-zero economy @EU_Commission has adopted a new State aid Temporary Crisis & Transition Framework.
Together with the amendment to the General Block Exemption Regulation it will help speeding up investment & financing for clean tech prod in Europe
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MamerEric/status/1633860858047504387
The @EU_Commission is today providing guidance to Member States on the conduct and coordination of fiscal policy for next year.
We want to strengthen our focus on future growth and debt sustainability ⬇️
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_1410
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MamerEric/status/1633490562677342216
З першого дня російської агресії ми твердо стояли на боці #Ukraine та її народу.
Завдяки Директиві про тимчасовий захист понад 4 мільйони людей знайшли безпечний притулок у ЄС.
Сьогодні ми звітуємо про прогрес та прокдаємо шлях вперед ⬇️
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/uk/ip_23_1525
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MamerEric/status/1633435421874040833
From Day 1 of Russia's war of aggression, we stood firmly with #Ukraine and its people.
Through the Temporary Protection Directive, more than 4 million people found safe haven in the EU.
Today we report on progress and pave the way forward⬇️
https://europa.eu/!WjCPtg
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MamerEric/status/1633432969426681856
RT @JustinTrudeau: No matter where we meet, I can always count on President @vonderleyen’s friendship, partnership, and valuable insights. That was true today, as we made progress on some of our many shared priorities – like supporting Ukraine, growing resilient economies, and creating good jobs.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MamerEric/status/1633212592142385158
RT @vonderleyen: Inspiring visit of @li_cycle, where lithium batteries are recycled.
Recycling will be a key pillar of our Critical Raw Materials (CRM) Act.
And our CRM Partnership with Canada will strengthen our strategic value chains and help us reach our climate objectives.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MamerEric/status/1633212231826407426
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