Oliver Varhelyi @OliverVarhelyi@respublicae.eu

Good discussion during the Plenary Session of the #EU-#Albania SAC in the presence of 🇪🇺EU MS on the pillars of the accession negotiations:
📌Rule of Law
📌Functioning market economy
📌EU Acquis
Albania is a strategic partner of the EU & receives all our support to advance.

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1️⃣2️⃣th 🇪🇺-🇦🇱 Stabilisation & Association Council w/ PM @ediramaal & HRVP @JosepBorrellF
On the agenda:
🔹Stock taking on the #EU accession negotiations
🔹Supporting #Albania w/ €80m energy support package
👉work on speeding up the pace of reforms & #EIP to boost jobs & growth.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1636317174577938433

1️⃣2️⃣th 🇪🇺-🇦🇱 Stabilisation & Association Council w/ PM @ediramaal & HRVP @JosepBorellF
On the agenda:
🔹Stock taking on the EU accession negotiations
🔹Supporting #Albania w/ €80m energy support package
👉work on speeding up the pace of reform work & #EIP to boost jobs & growth.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1636307650467045376

"Our thousand-year history serves as a testimony that we are not an infant nation;
Our history from 1848 serves as a testimony that we are not an ancient nation." Lajos Kossuth

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“Ezredéves történelmünk bizonyságul szolgál, hogy nem vagyunk gyermek nemzet; 1848-i történelmünk bizonyságul szolgál, hogy nem vagyunk elaggott nemzet.” Kossuth Lajos

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A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Dost kara günde belli olur.

The International #Donors’ Conference 🫴20 March 2023 #Earthquake
Press release: http://europa.eu/!CXpQKC

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I welcome the decision of the ruling party withdrawing the controversial NGO law.
#Georgia 🇬🇪 can continue to count on our support on its EU 🇪🇺 path.
RT @EUinGeorgia: We welcome announcement by the ruling party to withdraw draft legislation on “foreign influence”. We encourage all political leaders in GE 🇬🇪 to resume pro-EU 🇪🇺reforms, in an inclusive & constructive way and in line with the 12 priorities for Georgia to achieve candidate status

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Discussion w/ Minister @GDarmanin on the delivery of our common projects on #migration across the #WesternBalkans & North Africa.
Full agreement to expand & scale up cooperation on preventing illegal migration, cracking down smugglers and increase returns.

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Honoured to meet leaders of the Jewish community Serge Berdugo, SG of the Council of Jewish Communities & Rabbi Levi Banon, President of Chabad-Lubavitch in #Morocco to discuss how to rebuild #Jewish life and culture.
EU is ready to support projects through a new €3m programme.

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Great to receive an update by the first 🇪🇺🇮🇱🇲🇦 #water dialogue on trilateral cooperation projects. 💦

New EU facility in support of the #AbrahamAccords to finance the design and implementation of such projects.

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Had a good meeting with Minister Abdellatif Miraoui on the future of the youth.
The EU- Morocco cooperation includes higher education reforms, skills development, labour market growth, RDI, and student exchanges incl. bilateral and trilateral cooperation.

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Excellent exchange w/ Minister @MezzourR on how to boost 🇪🇺🇲🇦trade relations, cooperation on innovative areas like digital & green transition, energy security, value chains and competitiveness.
Our aim is to bring growth & jobs as the economy of 🇲🇦 is going through a transition.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1631376605615382528

Remarques par le Commissaire Várhelyi à la conference de presse avec le ministre des Affaires étrangères, Nasser Bourita 🔗 https://europa.eu/!3c8db8

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Productive meeting w/ Minister Abdelouafi Laftit
We reaffirmed our EU – Morocco joint commitment towards preventing irregular departures of migrants, the fight against smugglers & organised crime.
We step up our efforts to increase the numbers of returns, including from the WB.

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W/ Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch
Committed to deepen the strategic Partnership between the EU & Morocco w/ innovative & unique flagship projects in agriculture, energy, water.
We are ready to co-finance projects & also directly contribute to the Mohammed VI Investment Fund.

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In 2023 work continues unabated:
🔹we support projects in energy & transport to boost competitiveness
🔹we support water management & agriculture sector
🔹we support the policy of the Gov’t to offer jobs & economic opportunities to SME
🔹we support Mohammed VI Investment Fund

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1631309330292023303

Important meeting with Mr André Azoulay, Advisor to HM the King.

I conveyed our message: #Morocco is a strategic partner of EU.
We help each other in these challenging times.

EU is also ready to support the Jewish community, culture & heritage in 🇲🇦 with a new €3m project.

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We address crucial challenges together.
We signed today a substantial financial package.

We are financing 5 projects worth EUR 500 million:
🔹KARAMA- social protection
🔹Terre Verte - agriculture
🔹Migration
🔹Public Administration
🔹Financial inclusion

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Morocco is our major partner in the field of agriculture, energy, & water
Good news: our #EIP is already delivering.
Today we signed 5 programs worth €500 million to boost our cooperation.
▶️More to come as we discussed with Minister Delegate of Economy & Finance, Fouzi Lekjaa

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1631246997733687296

W/ Mohamed Benchaâboun, DG of Mohamed VI Investment Fund
EU is ready to co-finance projects & make direct contribution to the Fund.
Our aim: to mobilise 🇲🇦&🇪🇺public & private sector to
🔹Invest in real economy
🔹Promote digital & energy transition
🔹Support RDI & tech transfer

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