🇷🇴 🇵🇱 🇵🇹 Good meetings on the margins of today’ Eurogroup on fiscal policy and the RRF.

Thanks to Romania’s Finance Minister Marcel Boloș, Poland’s Andrzej Domański and Portugal’s Joaquim Miranda Sarmento for the useful stocktakes.

Doorstep by Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for an Economy that Works for People, at the #Eurogroup meeting taking place on 13 May 2024 in #Brussels .
'We'll continue our discussions on #EU 's competitiveness.'
newsroom.consilium.europa.eu/events/2024051…

The @EU_Council has extended the 'visa-free trade regime' with Ukraine for another year. Ukrainian entrepreneurs can continue to bring goods into the EU without import duties. Grateful to Valdis Dombrovskis and our partners for an important decision that supports 🇺🇦 economy in times

GREAT NEWS! Thank you EU Council for renewing the vital support to the 🇺🇦economy in the face of Russia’s aggression.

This means we
👉 maintain economic support for Ukraine 🇺🇦
👉 while protecting 🇪🇺farmers & preventing potential market disruptions.
👇
europa.eu/!QcdPpC

🇪🇺 Šodien ir publicēta Latvijas neformālā pozīcija, gatavojoties 10. ietvarpogrammai ('Apvārsnis Eiropa' turpinājums, 2028.-2034.). Apaļā galda diskusijā ar Valdi Dombrovski, zinātniekiem, uzņēmējiem pārrunājām veicamos mājasdarbus nacionālās pozīcijas sekmīgai pārstāvniecībai.

Eiropas dienā apsveicu 🇱🇻ārlietu ministri Baiba Braže ar jaunajiem amata pienākumiem un atbildību! 

Latvijas ārpolitikai lieti noderēs ministres pieredze un enerğija.  Turpināsim darbu, stiprinot Latviju un Eiropu starptautiski!

#EuropeDay

Prieks Eiropas dienā tikties ar Rīgas Teikas vidusskolas jauniešiem, kuri veidos Latvijas un Eiropas nākotni.

Atskatījos uz Latvijas 20 gadiem Eiropas Savienībā un paveikto Ukrainas atbalstam. Uzklausīju jauniešu viedokļus par aktualitātēm un to risinājumiem. 

#EuropeDay

Intervijā TV3 Ziņas Eiropas dienā uzsvēru Latvijas ieguvumus Eiropas Savienībā 20 gados un arī to, kas darāms turpmāk - tai skaitā Latvijai jāpaātrina ES fondu apguve zinas.tv3.lv/ekonomika/domb…

This year we celebrate Europe Day 🇪🇺between two enlargements on the EU: 20 years since biggest enlargement of the EU and looking forward for the next circle to bring into EU new countries, including #Ukraine

🔵 Same background 

🟡 Same principles

🔵 Same values

GREAT PROGRESS: EU ambassadors agreed next step on using profits from frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.
Once formalised, we need to get funds to 🇺🇦 ASAP.
First €1 bln should be transferred by summer, mainly for military support.

Russia will pay directly for its crimes.

Par godu🇱🇻dalībai🇪🇺20gadei,mēs kopā ar Mākslas akadēmija,Valdis Dombrovskis svinējam ar īpašu izstādi- Dažādas personības-Kopīgas vērtības./On honour of🇱🇻20th year since joining🇪🇺, we celebrated with Mākslas akadēmija, Valdis Dombrovskis with an exhibition- Different Personalities-Shared values.

Delighted interviewing European Commission EVP Valdis Dombrovskis
EU challenges will require a larger common European #funding he said. You may listen to our discussion here youtu.be/P7ufHzT4XQ8?si…
#defence #security #RRF #Greece #EUelections2024

Vai zināji, ka Latvijas IKP gadā ir vidēji par 8,1% lielāks, pateicoties ieguldījumiem no ES fondiem? 💶📈

📂 Uzzini vairāk, iepazīstoties ar pētījumu 'Latvija Eiropas Savienībā – 20 gadi': europa.eu/!qVV6vn

#20YearsTogether #LV20ES

34 gadus atpakaļ Augstākā Padome pieņēma deklarāciju par Latvijas Republikas neatkarības atjaunošanu.

Tā bija dāvana mūsu tautai - dzīvot, augt un attīstīties brīvā un neatkarīgā 🇱🇻.

Šajā trauksmainajā laikā katram jāiegulda savu artava, sargājot mūsu brīvību & demokrātiju!

Busy day of meetings with 🇸🇬 Singapore’s Grace Fu, 🇨🇷Costa Rica’s Manuel Tovar,
🇳🇿 New Zealand’s Todd McClay and 🇧🇷 Brazil’s Mauro Vieira.
🙏Thank you all for the great exchanges. #OECD

Good exchanges at the OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives in Paris on current trade and economic issues with colleagues from around the globe: 🇦🇷 Argentina’s Diana Mondino, 🇮🇪 Ireland’s Peter Burke, 🇹🇷 Turkey’s Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat and 🇳🇱 Karien van Gennip of The Netherlands.

#OECD

Trade policy is undergoing profound change & the international environment remains complex. Global challenges need global solutions. To find them,we need 1️⃣ thing above all: solid data. Thank you OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives for your crucial analytical work & organising this important #OECDministerial .

🇯🇵🤝🇪🇺 We’ve launched an important initiative with Japan to ensure secure & resilient supply chains.

In a turbulent world, economic security matters more than ever.

Good to see Ministers Kamikawa and Saito at our High-Level Economic Dialogue.

More 👉europa.eu/!H9VTWC

I am following the situation in Georgia with great concern and condemn the violence on the streets of Tbilisi.

The Georgian people want a European future for their country.

Georgia is at a crossroads. It should stay the course on the road to Europe.

Rīga, Cēsis, Liepāja un Rēzekne šovakar.

#LV20EU #EsEsmuEiropa #20YearsTogether