🎉 Celebrating 20 years since the 2004 enlargement!

Since '04:

📈 27% economic growth

💼 26M new jobs

🧑‍🎓 2.7M #Erasmus + participants from 10 new countries

Here's to prosperity, stability, and unity! 🥂 #20YearsTogether

Read more: commission.europa.eu/20-years-toget…

Your input matters! 🌟

#EUHaveYourSay evaluating the Standardisation Regulation and its relevance as the cornerstone of the European standardisation system!

Reply to our public consultation⤵️
europa.eu/!p6tmCv

The questionnaire is open until 25 July 2024.

#EUstandards

The Net-Zero Industry Act is our first step towards restoring European industrial competitiveness and finally creating a business case for industrial decarbonisation in Europe.

A short summary of what #NZIA will do for European industry 👇

#EPlenary

📢 New Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs call!

This call aims to select Intermediary Organisations to implement the #EYE programme at local level. They will be responsible for recruiting & matching #entrepreneurs with host entrepreneurs.

Learn more 👉 europa.eu/!KXpGV7

Dear Enrico Letta, your report on our Single Market comes at the right time.

Now is indeed the time to adopt our policies to the changing internal and external environment.

It’s the only way to ensure high levels of prosperity for everyone ↓ x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

We're celebrating the 1⃣ year anniversary of the #PublicBuyersCommunity Platform!

Created by European Commission the PBC is a collaborative space for public procurers across the 🇪🇺 to enhance public purchasing.

🙏 Thank you to all our members!

Join us here👉public-buyers-community.ec.europa.eu/about/particip…

'It is my duty today to pass a very stark message about the future of our Union:

A Putin win would not only change the map.

But it would change the course of European history.'

— Speech by President Ursula von der Leyen at the #EPlenary marking #20YearsTogether

Ukraine is carrying a heavy burden on its shoulders for all of us.

Today, we disburse an additional €1.5 bn, under the €50 bn Ukraine Facility.

This is vital to keep Ukraine's state & services running, while it fights back the aggressor.

Europe remains united and resolute.

EU #competitiveness is on everybody’s lips, especially in the run-up to 🇪🇺 elections.

A competitive Europe is at the heart of our citizens’ preoccupations.

My views on the 4 pillars for a ‘Competitiveness & Industry New Deal’ that makes a difference👇

linkedin.com/pulse/successf…

The #GreenDeal will not be achieved by magic wand or ”from Brussels”.

There is no zero-emission mobility without good #KPIs ! 🚙

Our new #Route35 dashboard helps track progress & necessary adjustments to meet 2035 targets👇

europa.eu/!kPjTQ3

💡How can clusters shape the future of the EU single market?

💼Join the #EUClusterConference 2024 in Brussels🇧🇪on 7 & 8 May to discover their role as drivers of competitiveness & innovation.

Explore topics like the green & digital transitions!

Register👉bitly.ws/3bvWk

🚨 2 new investigations on #ForeignSubsidies in #Solar sector 🏭

Solar panels have become strategically important for Europe: for our clean energy production, jobs in Europe, and security of supply 🇪🇺

We aim to preserve Europe’s #EconomicSecurity & #Competitiveness by ensuring…

We have just signed a strategic partnership with Norway on sustainable land-based raw materials and battery value chains.

This is an important building bloc and another tangible result of the EU-Norway #GreenAlliance 🇳🇴🇪🇺

Opening remarks by President Ursula von der Leyen at the joint press conference with President Charles Michel following the meeting of the #EUCO of 21 March 2024 on:

▪️ Ukraine
▪️ Russian grain
▪️ Defence
▪️ Enlargement
▪️ Gaza

In addition, we maintain our commitment to preserving global food security, especially for developing countries.

Read more ↓

Press release: europa.eu/!TTpKkW
Q&A: europa.eu/!xmwjdX

The measures are designed to achieve several objectives:

▪️ to prevent EU market destabilisation

▪️ to tackle Russian exports of illegally appropriated grain produced in the territories of Ukraine

▪️ to prevent Russia from using revenues from exports to the EU to fund its war…

We are proposing to increase the tariffs on imports into the EU of cereals, oilseeds, and derived grain products from Russia and Belarus.

These tariffs, while high enough to suppress such imports into the EU in practice, would not affect exports to third countries.

Biotechnology and biomanufacturing are key to solve some of our most pressing challenges.

Today, we've proposed a series of targeted actions to boost these fields.

This will contribute to create the right environment for the sector to grow and deliver global solutions.

More ↓

Thanked Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz for Germany's support to Ukraine and commitment to Baltic defence.

Estonia allocates 0.25% of GDP to Ukraine's military aid each year. Introduced our idea. It's a winning strategy if all join.

Also discussed the need to invest more in Europe's defence.

🇪🇸 The Spanish Government has approved a groundbreaking #BIM plan for #PublicProcurement ,
revolutionising construction contracts.

📰 Learn about this decision, which promises enhanced efficiency & transparency in procurement 👉 europa.eu/!h6Rd3y

#PublicBuyersCommunity