Europe’s defence readiness in action. France 🇫🇷 & the Czech Republic 🇨🇿 advance under #SAFE 🇪🇺 Scaling defence industry, boosting resilience, delivering faster. Next: Council approval to unlock funding support. 🔗 #SAFE ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Timely discussion with Mustafa Çiftçi. Open channels of communication and cooperation are a must for the EU and Turkiye in these times. We agreed to stay in close contact on common challenges and priorities, including border management and the fight against migrant smuggling.

Wildfires can be devastating to our farmers, forest-holders, food supply & rural livelihoods. Abandoned land fuels fires. Active farming and forestry reduce them 🌲🌳 The CAP invests €3.9 billion in forest management including fire prevention, restoration and resilience.

We need to be ready to win the wars of tomorrow: to adapt - very quickly, to ramp up production - immediately. We need to be smarter & quicker than our adversaries. SMEs & startups can help if we ‘boost’ them with speedy support - the proposed #AGILE programme is exactly that! #EUDefence

Latvian companies are already successfully participating in the European Defence Fund competitions. But the path from research to market is long. ✅ Today @ec.europa.eu is launching the #AGILE program, which will allow small and innovative companies to finance product testing and market launch. link.europa.eu/CDwC6k

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Wildfires are becoming more ferocious and more destructive across Europe, with catastrophic consequences for our lives, environment and economies. It shows how our economic resilience is directly linked to the health of our ecosystems, and how protecting one, protects the other.

Great to reconnect with 🇦🇺 Chris Bowen, also in light of the strengthened 🇪🇺–🇦🇺 partnership on security, defence, and trade. We had a productive exchange on the EU’s expectations for COP31 and for global climate diplomacy. Let’s continue our discussions at the Petersberg Dialogue!

Today we propose a “booster” for innovative SMEs & scale-ups —#AGILE: ✅€115M to scale up innovation ✅Faster funding ✅Grants in just 4 months ✅High-risk, high-impact projects ✅Full integration of Ukraine 🇺🇦 Our militaries need more disruptive low-cost solutions! #EUDefence

Today we met with Equipo Europa to discuss the proposals and conclusions of the Forum on the Future of the EU. 🌎🤝 We talked about the relations between the EU and Latin America, and how both regions can move forward together in birregional cooperation and a strategic alliance.

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Very good visit to the Garden Island Defence Precinct, Sydney’s major naval base. The Indo-Pacific is crucial for the world’s security. Any tension here echoes through the whole world.

To the Australian and European business community: It's time to build new alliances with trusted partners. To withstand shocks and stay competitive. Europe is ready to work closely with you in the Indo-Pacific. link.europa.eu/RFpkdy

Great visit today to Y Combinator in San Francisco! 💡 Had the opportunity to meet brilliant innovators. It was encouraging to hear how the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) is helping to bring options to developers and consumers, preventing and curbing the anti-competitive practices.

This morning, I visited the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI)🤖. We had an insightful exchange on the future of #AI development, focusing on the critical balance between innovation and privacy. Key topics: AI governance and the ethical use of data for model training.

Today I exchanged with the leading teams and CEOs of @google, @meta, and @openai on AI challenges. How to ensure a safe and fair AI development, a competitive ecosystem that provides reliable info and respects data and creativity. #SiliconValley #AI #EUTech #DigitalTransition

To be defence ready in a volatile security environment, 🇪🇺 needs to speed-up, ramp-up & develop its own defence capabilities fast. @ec.europa.eu proposes many incentives, and industry & MSs can use unique Ukraine’s knowledge. #POLITICOCompetitiveEurope 📹 audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/media/video/...