Eric Mamer @MamerEric@respublicae.eu
Unofficial automated mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ Chief spokesman @vonderleyen Commission. En français sur @MamerEric2
Joined Apr 2022
Today @EU_Commission adopted the Enlargement package assessing the state of reforms in 🇷🇸 🇲🇪 🇦🇱 🇲🇰 🇽🇰 🇧🇦 & 🇹🇷
In the current context, accelerating the integration of the Western Balkans in the EU is even more imperative.
More information: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_6082
Agenda of tomorrow’s @EU_Commission College meeting ⤵️
🔹Application of EU law
🔹Enlargement Reports 2022
🔹2023 European Year of Skills
RT @vonderleyen: Shocked and appalled by the vicious attacks on Ukrainian cities.
Putin’s Russia has again shown the world what it stands for: brutality and terror.
I know that Ukrainians will stay strong.
We will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes, with all the means we have.
RT @vonderleyen: Important discussions ahead at the informal #EUCO
• Gas price caps to tackle energy price peaks exacerbated by manipulation. We need a consensus.
• Preserving the single market and a level playing field. Let us act together, notably via #REPowerEU
RT @vonderleyen: Good to meet 🇷🇸 @avucic at the EPC summit in Prague. We discussed the impact of Russia’s war in particular on on our common energy challenges.
Western Balkans are an integral part of our European family.
I look forward to visiting all 6 partners in the region later this month.
RT @vonderleyen: Together with 🇨🇿 Prime Minister @P_Fiala, we had a good meeting with 🇹🇷 President @RTErdogan
We exchanged views on bilateral EU-Türkiye relations, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, energy and migration.
RT @vonderleyen: At this critical juncture, we must rethink and reshape energy security in Europe.
Norway is our close, reliable partner in this.
Through our joint Task Force, we continue to explore workable ways to stabilise energy markets.
🇪🇺 🇳🇴 My joint statement with @jonasgahrstore ↓
It would be appropriate to add the rest of what I said in answer to a question by one of your colleagues:
“Of course you have seen that the President herself discussed the need for European solutions and the protection of the single market in her speech in Sofia on Saturday.”
RT @suzannelynch1: Statement by European Commission spokesman on the op-ed by Commissioners #Gentiloni and #Breton --
"Op-eds are personal initiatives of the…
President @vonderleyen met 🇫🇷 President @EmmanuelMacron today in the run-up to the first meeting of the European Political Community and informal #EUCO in Prague this week.
They discussed 🇪🇺 solutions on energy prices, supporting competitiveness and protecting the single market.
RT @vonderleyen: Merci @emmanuelmacron pour cette excellente réunion avant le premier #EPC & #EUCO informel à Prague cette semaine.
Nous travaillons sur de…
As part of the #EuropeanYearOfYouth, we are launching the first-ever #YouthActionPlan in the EU external action.
The #YouthActionPlan is guided by 3 partnerships:
➕to ENGAGE
➕to EMPOWER &
➕to CONNECT with youth
More info: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_5884
Tomorrow’s @EU_Commission College will decide on the Youth Action Plan in EU external action.
➡️This is one of the main deliverables of the #EuropeanYearOfYouth and builds on its global dimension.
RT @vonderleyen: The task ahead of us is clear.
We need to reduce energy costs, while preserving a level-playing field in our single market.
We have to do this as Europeans, jointly, through a common solution.
This is what we will discuss in Prague with #EUCO leaders.
RT @vonderleyen: Europe has everything it needs to break free from Russian fossil fuels.
The inauguration of the 🇧🇬🇬🇷 interconnector is a game changer.
Together, let’s shape a strong and resilient energy Union.
https://nitter.eu/i/broadcasts/1mrxmkVjvOQGy
RT @vonderleyen: Glad to be in Sofia for the opening of the gas interconnector between Bulgaria and Greece.
This pipeline is a game-changer for 🇧🇬
It’s also a key contribution to Europe’s energy security.
Due to temporary malfunction of our email notification system, please note today's agenda @EU_Commission press room:
🕛12h00 Midday Briefing
🕑14h00 Statement by @YlvaJohansson on updated guidelines on visa issuance & controls of Russian citizens at the EU’s external borders
PM @kmitsotakis and her have agreed to replace their planned dinner this evening in Athens with a meeting in Sofia on Saturday, in the margins of the inauguration of the gas interconnector between Bulgaria and Greece #IGB.
Following the cancellation of the #MED9 summit tomorrow in Alicante, President @vonderleyen will return to Brussels this evening from Athens after her speech at the Athens Democracy Forum.
On #EUMinumumIncome, we propose that Member States make their schemes more effective to fight poverty and promote active inclusion.
Factsheet: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/fs_22_5802
We propose to improve #EUMinumumIncome:
✔️Adequate minimum income, covering those in need and reviewed annually
✔️Shorter and simpler application processes
✔️Support to find a job and access to services like childcare and training
Unofficial automated mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ Chief spokesman @vonderleyen Commission. En français sur @MamerEric2
Joined Apr 2022
