Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen@respublicae.eu

A great pleasure to exchange with President Mattarella. And we had a lot to talk about.

From tackling the energy crisis to rolling out the 🇮🇹 #NextGenEU plan.

We also discussed our unyielding support to Ukraine and commitment to the 🇪🇺 integration of the Western Balkans.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1600509088936378368

🌈 Proud of the new rules we are presenting today on the recognition of parenthood in the EU.

We want to help all families and children in cross-border situations.

Because if you are parent in one country, you are parent in every country.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1600452338799374336

The global competition is getting tougher.

To nurture clean tech we need now:

1. To make public investments in the transition simpler

2. More 🇪🇺 funding with a boosted #REPowerEU

3. To work with 🇺🇸 in clean tech sectors

We also need to discuss the idea of a Sovereignty fund.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1600447638729465856

Nature is our best ally to fight climate change.

So the EU will use all its clout for an ambitious deal at #COP15

🟢 Restoring 3 billion ha of land and 3 billion ha of oceans by 2030

🟢 Bringing back nature in degraded areas

🟢 Funding biodiversity in vulnerable countries

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1600174460518412288

We remain fully focused on the enlargement process and on regional integration.

This year has seen a lot of progress.
 
We are bringing our migration and justice systems closer.
 
And we are investing in youth.

In the next generations of Europeans in the Western Balkans.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1600159057754497024

With today's agreement, telecom operators will start lowering data roaming charges between the EU and the Western Balkans, starting next year.
 
This is good for business and tourism.
 
It is also a great way of bringing people closer together.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1600064789056741376

Dear @ediramaal, thank you for hosting us in Tirana for the EU-Western Balkans Summit
 
For the first time, our summit takes place in a Western Balkan country.
 
This sends a strong message about our unity and our enduring partnership.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1600059463569768449

For friends like 🇪🇺🇺🇸 competition & cooperation can be two faces of the same coin.

We’re working together on strengthening our clean energy industrial bases, from standards to raw materials.

In the global context we have a common interest in preserving our industrial leadership

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1599437865792188416

The EU is in a strong position to compete on global markets.

And #NextGenerationEU accelerates the #EUGreenDeal

But to keep up in the clean tech race, we need to do our homework in Europe and rebalance the playing field where the IRA and others create distortions.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1599418297484967936

We welcome fair competition.

It can push both our industries to excel, innovate and transform faster.

But it has to respect the level playing field.

It is critical that the 🇪🇺🇺🇸 tech competition is a race to the top for our industries on both sides of the Atlantic.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1599417067056549888

Looking forward to exchanging with @collegeofeurope students about Europe’s competitiveness in a new context: accelerating the clean transition with a strong industrial base.

You can watch my address to the students tomorrow at 2pm.

→ https://europa.eu/!Jw63DJ

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1599047312445435905

Fruitful exchange with @andrejplenkovic ahead of #EUCO

We discussed further integration of the Western Balkans, Croatia joining the Eurozone and Schengen.

We also touched on energy and the need to strengthen our 🇪🇺 competitiveness in a more challenging global environment.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1599028985299468289

Good meeting with @kmitsotakis in preparation of the next #EUCO summit.

We need to improve our toolbox to support vulnerable households and businesses dealing with high energy prices.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1598749708733775889

The EU agreement on an oil price cap, coordinated with G7 and others, will reduce Russia’s revenues significantly.

It will help us stabilise global energy prices, benefitting emerging economies around the world.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1598734779750309888

Japan is an energy partner we can count on.

Following agreements with 🇪🇬🇰🇿🇳🇦, I welcome the start of a 🇪🇺🇯🇵 partnership on hydrogen, to boost innovation and create a global hydrogen market ↓
RT @KadriSimson: Historic day for #EU-#Japan energy partnership: we signed w/ Minister Nishimura a Memorandum of Cooperation on #hydrogen, to boost innovation & help create a🌍market for this fuel of the future.

🇪🇺 & 🇯🇵 are both trailblazers for H2 technology & together we c…

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1598642557499703296

History has never been easy on Ireland.
 
But you have never surrendered your soul.
 
Always rising up from crises with resolve, ingenuity and optimism.
 
Today 🇮🇪 is helping us overcome the energy crisis by being a wind energy superpower and a key player in our #EUGreenDeal

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1598329653562843137

🇮🇪 In Dublin today. Very happy to meet @MichealMartinTD.

Thank you for the great cooperation over the past 2.5 years - quite eventful years, too.

In difficult times, you always remained true to our European values.

Go raibh míle maith agat.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1598303208396316674

Russia must pay for its horrific crimes.

We will work with the ICC and help set up a specialised court to try Russia’s crimes.

With our partners, we will make sure that Russia pays for the devastation it caused, with the frozen funds of oligarchs and assets of its central bank

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1597888002436796417

Russia must pay for its horrific crimes.

We will work with the ICC and help set up a specialised court to try Russia’s crimes.

With our partners, we will make sure that Russia pays for the devastation it caused, with the frozen funds of oligarchs and assets of its central bank

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1597857662753902592

Our €150 billion #GlobalGateway Plan for Africa is delivering.

Solar and hydro power projects.

Interconnectors.

Submarine cables to digitally connect our continents.

Key transport corridors.

And of course, our vaccine initiative.

There is much more to come.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/vonderleyen/status/1597277078021234688