Oliver Varhelyi @OliverVarhelyi@respublicae.eu

Started my two-day mission in Morocco.

We will discuss how we can deepen further our strategic Partnership between #EU & #Morocco.
Morocco 🇲🇦 is a strong partner of the EU. Working together for our common prosperity and security.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1630970588654174208

Illegal migration is a common challenge for the 🇪🇺EU & 🇷🇸Serbia.
We agreed with Minister for Interior Bratislav Gašić to step up our common efforts to stop it. EU supports Serbia in border protection, returns and anti-smuggling.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1630607290670759960

Good news today: 90% of €165 m budget support is paid to 🇷🇸.
The EU’s Energy Support Package helps people paying energy bills & 🇷🇸reducing its dependence on Russian energy: we keep supporting new gas interconnectors, LNG terminal, energy efficiency & renewable energy projects⤵️

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1630586816850976773

#Belgrade - 🔹Press conference with President @predsednikrs Vucic 🔹http://europa.eu/!dYGQnk

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1630567903081779200

Signing the Rail Corridor X project #Belgrade - Nis:

Today we celebrate.
We celebrate the EU – Serbia partnership.
We celebrate the largest transport project connecting #Serbia to the #EU.
We connect, we grow & we thrive for the benefit of the 🇷🇸people & business. ⤵️

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1630564146532974597

We are connecting all the capitals with road and rail within the #WesternBalkans & with the #EU.
These connections accelerate economic development through trade & through attracting investment into the region.
With @predsednikrs Vucic on the 🚂 line btw #Belgrade - Nis

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1630558010450771969

Only the EU can offer a long-term, sustainable perspective to transform the economies of the #WesternBalkans.
With @EIB and @EBRD, our €30b #EIP offers financial support to energy and transport connections for the region.
We need to speed up the implementation. #Serbia

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1630556656072359940

Starting my busy day in #Belgrade with Ana Brnabic @SerbianPM and Tanja Miščević @MINEIsrb
We have discussed the tasks ahead of us to move forward on the 🇪🇺EU path. The #EU supports the Serbian reform agenda. #Serbia

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1630497728743583744

Being the largest donor of the @coe, I had a valuable exchange with SecGen @MarijaPBuric .
We agreed to continue with our solid & reinforced partnership which from this year on will be even more extensive as work has begun to prepare 10 Enlargement Reports by the end of 2023.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1630257916476284930

Today is a dark day in our history.
We saw suffering, destruction, and death during the last one year in Ukraine.
The European 🇪🇺 community’s solidarity to Ukraine 🇺🇦 is unwavering in these difficult times.
#StandwithUkraine

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1629060625467904000

The Russian military aggression against Ukraine 🇺🇦 is violating international law and undermining the security & stability of our world.
Russia must end this war & respect the territorial integrity & sovereignty of #Ukraine.
RT @vonderleyen: 141 countries called for the restoration of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

One year on, the international community stands strong with Ukraine.

The call is clear: Russia must end its war of aggression.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1628872196398497792

The damage of the earthquakes are immense and beyond possible terms to enumerate them.

However, Türkiye needs to know that 🇹🇷 is not alone.

The international community is standing by 🇹🇷.

🔹My statement at the press conference:
https://europa.eu/!hKCxRf

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1628435934428516352

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Dost kara günde belli olur.

W/ Minister @MevlutCavusoglu agreed to hold an international Donors’ conference to mobilise global support for reconstruction.

We will be by 🇹🇷Türkiye’s side in good & bad times.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1628373603262537728

We help w/ what it takes in the reconstruction efforts.
W/ Minister @NureddinNebati discussed post-earthquake macro-economic & financial situation and post-disaster needs assessment.
Int. Donors’ conference aims to mobilise substantial 🌍support in cooperation w/ 🇹🇷authorities.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1628330981760417792

W/ Minister @Varank discussed situation on the ground:
🔹efforts to address emergency assistance & relief
🔹plans to build back after devastating quakes
🔹mobilize global support for that purpose
🔹supporting SMEs & private sector, incl green 🟢 economy
We stand by 🇹🇷#Türkiye.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1628328647152095234

Back in #Türkiye.
Together w/ SE 🇸🇪🇪🇺Council Presidency I express my condolences to all the families and friends of the victims.
Our solidarity and support remain unwavering.
We bring early recovery and relief.
Türkiye 🇹🇷 can count on the EU 🇪🇺 in these difficult times.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1628283358756106243

As the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine 🇺🇦 is approaching,
today’s #FAC is focusing on
▶️Russian agression against #Ukraine
▶️EU support to EU candidate country #Moldova with @nicupopescu

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1627615343333060609

A dear friend has passed away, much too early, much too young. A true friend, a true Czech, a true Central-European, a man with great humanity and humility. Will be missed terribly! Rest in peace dear Jakub, may the ground be light for you!

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1626307597899911169

Great to see that 🇪🇺delivers! W/EU support, @WHO has just donated 59 special-equipped buses to the @MoH_Ukraine. Our teams help strengthen vaccination efforts across the country in these challenging times. We reach out to IDPs & vulnerable groups in remote & hard-to-reach 🇺🇦areas

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1625850095651655689

#Ukraine is one step closer joining the EU’s Roam Like At Home area, the free roaming area.
Today, the Commission adopted a proposal to incorporate roaming into the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement.
Europe delivers!

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1625559506464788480