Defence needs not only material but also an intellectual Big Bang & discussions about the future of European defence and how to achieve a true European Defence Union Great discussion w Max Bergmann, co-author of the paper “How Europe Can Defend Itself with Less America”

Good meeting today with DPM, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihai Popsoi 🇲🇩 Moldova’s security is crucial for European security. I look forward to continue our cooperation under 🇪🇺🇲🇩 Security and Defence Partnership.

Always ready to engage with European political parties on building European defence and industrial strength. This time with the #EPP Working Group on Security and Defence!

At yesterday’s public lecture I had the opportunity to make clear that our only option is to go forward, and to assert our place in this new world order. We have the leverage to do so - if we act together, as European Union.

Really valuable & honest discussions today with 🇮🇪 farmers, agricultural representatives, and MPs These on-the-ground realities must be reflected in the next EU budget. The future CAP is up to the challenge: delivering opportunity and real support.

Productive & forward-looking talks today with Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Dublin We'll keep working closely with 🇮🇪 ahead of the Presidency as we shape the next EU budget ➡️ keeping the CAP a pillar of stability for farmers, allowing them to plan ahead & invest with confidence

A safe, secure and prosperous Arctic is a global common good. It’s up to us to make that happen. That is what the EU will work for, together with the Arctic nations. Extract of my speech at the Arctic Frontiers Conference ↓

📊 Adapting our public finances to meet new spending needs is a challenge for the here and now. At today’s DG ECFIN's fiscal policy workshop, I shared my views on how we can maintain fiscal sustainability while investing for the future. My remarks ➡️ link.europa.eu/tW7rVk

I turned to the European Commission in response to the BBC investigation, which alleged that security forces in Georgia could have used the chemical agent kamit, a fundamental violation of international law. Security means protecting people on the streets, not suffocating them with gas. As an EU candidate country, this is an absolute minimum.

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Great Meeting today with the Eurochild team led by Tanya Ward. We had a good discussion about key priorities for children in Europe, including how we could strengthen of the European Child Guarantee.

📍To make sure all companies compete on equal terms in the European Single Market, the EC has opened an in-depth investigation into the activities of Goldwind in the European wind sector under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR). 👉🏻 ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #FSR #SingleMarket #EUComp

ICE & CBP shoot innocent people and they are armed with Austrian Glock pistols. In Minneapolis, the 37‑year‑old nurse Alex Pretti was shot dead by federal officials while he was apparently only filming and helping.

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I'm honoured to be able to work on the Cybersecurity Act as the rapporteur on behalf of the European Parliament. There are few things as urgent as ensuring a common European response in all fields of security.