European Commission @EU_Commission@respublicae.eu

Russian bombs have left over 2,800 Ukrainian schools in ruins.

We are donating €14 million for school buses to help 🇺🇦 children get to and from school safely.

Today on #WorldChildrensDay, we are calling on public and private entities to join us in donating school buses

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1594338974901841920

R to @EU_Commission: More info:
Press release → https://europa.eu/!VpMjBg
Questions and answers → https://europa.eu/!R4R968
Factsheet → https://europa.eu/!pq8kdF

[2024-04-24 12:57 UTC]

We're ensuring that our citizens always have access to the medicines they need.
Today we have launched the Critical Medicines Alliance.
It will
🔸work to enhance security of supply;
🔸strengthen availability of medicines;
🔸reduce EU supply chain dependencies.
More ↓

[2024-04-24 12:56 UTC]

In our April infringements package, we pursue legal action against EU countries for failing to comply with EU law in several policy areas, such as:
🌳 Environment
🌊 Maritime affairs
🛡️ Migration and home affairs
⚡️ Energy
🚆 Transport
Read the key decisions ↓

[2024-04-24 12:36 UTC]

Today, we are disbursing an additional €1.5 billion in bridge financing to Ukraine.
This will ensure that Ukraine can continue to keep the State and basic services running for the population, while it fights back the aggressor.
Total EU support to Ukraine and its people since February 2022 now amounts to €98.5 billion.
http://europa.eu/!MmBX9j
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23StandWithUkraine

[2024-04-24 10:32 UTC]

"The flames of bonfires lit up the night in the Baltic states.
A thousand fireworks coloured the sea around Malta and Cyprus, and the lakes of Slovenia.
And the Ode to Joy resonated in the cities of Central and Eastern Europe.
It wasn’t just the birth of a larger Union, it was the birth of a new era."
— Speech by President
https://nitter.privacydev.net/vonderleyen
at the
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23EPlenary
marking
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%2320YearsTogether

[2024-04-24 10:18 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: This is particularly important for women, who still earn less than men for the same work.

The new rules improve access to justice for victims of pay discrimination by ensuring:
🔸 Pay transparency for jobseekers
🔸 Right to information for employees
🔸 Reporting on gender pay gap
🔸 Joint pay assessment

#UnionOfEquality

[2024-04-24 07:00 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: More info ↓

Press release: http://europa.eu/!X3gwPb
EU action on the rights of the child: http://europa.eu/!cT4Pyw

[2024-04-23 13:47 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: Together, we must build a comprehensive system of support and advocacy to:

👉 Protect children's integrity and mental health
👉 Prevent and fight (cyber)bullying
👉 Respond to children's safety needs online and offline

Every child should have the opportunity to aim for the stars. ⭐

[2024-04-23 13:44 UTC]

✅ Yes to a culture of zero tolerance of violence against children, going beyond the EU.
Today, we adopt a recommendation to better protect children from all forms of violence ↓

[2024-04-23 13:42 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: Europe continues to lead the green transition.

We are committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 and becoming the first climate-neutral continent by 2050.

http://europa.eu/!N7GcXw

#EUGreenDeal

[2024-04-22 15:31 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: 🔴Glaciers in the Alps have lost 10% of their volume in two years.

🔴The average sea surface temperature for the European ocean was the warmest on record.

🔴In 2023, Europe witnessed the largest wildfire ever recorded.

🔴Heat-related mortality has increased by around 30% in the past 20 years.

[2024-04-22 15:30 UTC]

R to @EU_Commission: Facts on #EarthDay:

🔴2023 was the joint warmest year on record.

🔴Temperatures in Europe were above average for 11 months of the year, including the warmest September on record.

🔴2023 saw a record number of days with ‘extreme heat stress’.

⬇️

[2024-04-22 15:30 UTC]

Today, on
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23EarthDay
,
https://nitter.privacydev.net/CopernicusECMWF
jointly published with the
https://nitter.privacydev.net/WMO
the annual European State of the Climate Report.
Based on scientific data and analysis, the report showcases the continued alarming trend of rising temperatures and climate change impacts across Europe ↓

[2024-04-22 15:26 UTC]

We have opened a second formal proceeding against TikTok.
We're concerned that TikTok has failed to assess the risks that its "Task and Reward Program" entails, and we consider that there are risks of serious damage for the mental health of users.
More info ↓
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23DSA

[2024-04-22 14:50 UTC]

Most harmful chemicals should only be allowed if their use is necessary for health or safety purposes, and/or is critical, and if there are no other alternatives.
We've adopted guiding criteria for what would constitute ‘essential uses’ of the most harmful chemicals ↓

[2024-04-22 10:11 UTC]

"Europe must become simpler, faster and cheaper. And that is exactly what we can achieve.
No other economic region on earth can offer global businesses and investors so much stability and planning security."
— Speech by President
https://nitter.privacydev.net/vonderleyen
at the Hannover Messe 2024

[2024-04-22 09:34 UTC]

The European Pillar of Social Rights protects the rights of everyone in the 🇪🇺.
No matter your age, gender, race, disability, origin, background or sexual orientation.
Find out what it does for you ↓

[2024-04-21 14:30 UTC]

Next stop: Europe!
The next round of
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23DiscoverEU
applications is open!
If you are...
👉 born between 1 July 2005 and 30 June 2006
👉 a citizen or a resident of the 🇪🇺 or 🇮🇸, 🇱🇮, 🇲🇰, 🇳🇴, 🇷🇸 or 🇹🇷
Deadline: 30 April
Apply now ↓

[2024-04-21 12:30 UTC]

We're aiming to rebuild bridges between young Europeans on both sides of the Channel.
We've proposed to
https://nitter.privacydev.net/EUCouncil
to open negotiations with the UK on youth mobility.
This would make it easier for young citizens to study, work and live in 🇬🇧 and 🇪🇺.
More info ↓

[2024-04-21 10:30 UTC]

Europe's social market economy allows growth while giving equal opportunities to all.
In the last years, we have worked towards:
🔹 Fair minimum wages
🔹 Better working conditions for platform workers
🔹 Training opportunities
🔹 Pay transparency
🔹 Affordable childcare
More ↓

[2024-04-21 07:30 UTC]