Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen@respublicae.eu

President @ZelenskyyUa in Hiroshima the city of peacesends a powerful message.

@G7 strongly supports President @ZelenskyyUa’s efforts to bring just and lasting peace.

One that restores 🇺🇦 sovereignty and territorial integrity and is consistent with principles of UN Charter.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1660110089317937153

COP28 gives us the chance to act for our climate.

We must:

Reach the agreed $100bn climate finance target this year.

Double the share for climate adaptation.

Mobilise more innovative sources of finance.

We’ll discuss this at the Paris Financing Summit and at the G20 Summit.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1659859445025734660

This year, the EU is taking forward over 90 major projects under #GlobalGateway as part of #PGII.

And we are mobilising an extra €4 billion in loans for Asia-Pacific ↓
https://n.respublicae.eu/i/broadcasts/1ZkKzXADwrgJv

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1659841853657698305

The next pandemic cannot catch us unprepared. We agreed to:

• Bolster global health architecture
• Increase regional vaccine production capacities
• Strengthen financing
• Expand Universal Health Coverage
• Address AMR

@G7 concerted action on all this is crucial.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1659812132299350017

We want a free and fair international order.

We know that our interdependencies risk being weaponised.

So I welcome the G7 communique on Economic Security

We’re willing to develop safeguards and targeted instruments together

Let’s remain coordinated to reduce economic risks

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1659773006955044864

This @G7 shows that unity is our strength.

Be it on defending the rules based international order.

Or on win-win partnerships with other global partners.

Thank you dear PM @kishida230 for your leadership of the G7 and your emphasis on a free and open Indo-Pacific.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1659764702006882306

Discussing a needed paradigm shift in engaging with global partners.

Let’s create partnerships that benefit all

We want to help partners move up value chains, helping us overcome old dependencies

We will also better fight poverty, climate change and debt challenges together

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1659736247957438464

5 strands of work:

1. Make our economies stronger, more competitive and more resilient

2. Rebalance our trade relation with China

3. Protect our national security interests

4. Stand together as partners on core foreign and security challenges

5. Offer new partnerships like…

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1659502925243355137

Our policies towards China need to change because China is changing.

Decoupling from China is neither viable nor in our interest.

Leaders united behind the idea of de-risking, but not decoupling ↓

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1659502099334348800

‘As long as it takes’ must be our common theme in support of Ukraine.

→ Provide the necessary military support

→ Ensure economic resilience incl. with financial support for this year and beyond

→ Tightening sanctions - esp. focused on circumvention

Unity is our strength.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1659460282643632128

Artificial Intelligence’s potential benefits for citizens and the economy are great.

At the same time, we need to agree to guardrails to develop AI in the EU, reflecting our democratic values.

We want AI systems to be accurate, reliable, safe and non-discriminatory, regardless…

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1659435178102775808

The clean energy transition in the EU is accelerating.

It offers real growth opportunities.

We will focus on strengthening the clean manufacturing ecosystem in Europe.

Let’s work with partners who share the same goal.

#G7Hiroshima

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1659428737212112896

What happened in Hiroshima continues to haunt humanity.

Here we remember the terrible cost of war.

And we are reminded of our duty to preserve peace.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1659409984738988035

We want to strengthen our Union’s democratic foundations like never before.

And for this we need a stronger partnership with @coe.

Today I want to confirm the EU’s intention to join the European Convention on Human Rights as soon as possible. https://n.respublicae.eu/i/broadcasts/1RDxlavrnndKL

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1658768235498549248

Be proud of who you are!

I am proud to stand with the LGBTQ+ community.

Today and everyday.

The EU will continue to champion your rights.

#IDAHOT

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1658736841854427136

Russia and its oligarchs have to contribute to rebuilding Ukraine.

At this @coe Summit, we are setting up a Register of Damages.

An important step towards a future compensation mechanism.

The EU will join and cover the start-up costs of €1 million.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1658579733267853312

As Russia wages war against democracy itself, Europe is united for Ukraine.

As we gather, @avalaina and Ukrainian human rights activists are demanding accountability for Russia’s war crimes.

It will be an important focus of this @coe summit ↓ https://n.respublicae.eu/i/broadcasts/1ZkKzXrLaovJv

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1658544688050102298

Good to meet @RishiSunak at the @coe Summit where we will reaffirm our support to Ukraine.

We looked forward to the debates in @G7 Hiroshima.

I expressed @EU_Commission support for a future UK-Frontex operational working arrangement.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1658525579409227781

Thank you @katrinjak for putting justice for Ukraine and accountability of Russia at the heart of your @coe Presidency.

It mirrors the great generosity that Iceland has demonstrated towards Ukraine and its people.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1658492840865832960

We had good and pragmatic discussions today on 🇪🇺🇮🇸 relations

I’m very glad that we have found a common understanding on ETS for aviation.

And we will work on strengthening the European economic area ↓ https://n.respublicae.eu/i/broadcasts/1lDxLnroLvMGm

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1658491824074543114