Generational renewal starts with opportunity 🚜❌ Too many young farmers face barriers to finance when investment is most needed. Glad to sit down with young farmers & banking institutions today to bridge this gap and turn barriers into practical solutions 🤝 @eib.org @ficompass

🇪🇺 deal 🇦🇺 Trade policy is about balance: creating opportunities for our exporters while protecting their interests & our food production. That balance is at the core of this agreement. 1/3

Australia and Europe may be oceans apart, but our security is inseparable. Signing this new Security and Defence Partnership with @senatorwong.bsky.social and @RichardMarlesMP is a strategic investment in Europe’s and Australia’s joint security. (1/2)

Good call with PM Luxon of New Zealand Our relations are going from strength to strength. Trade is thriving. We are building on the recent Business Summit and our dialogue with CPTPP.

Australia is one of the world’s most important producers of critical raw material. In contrast, Europe is one of the world’s major users. So today, we agreed on four major projects, covering production of rare earths, lithium, and tungsten.

To my fellow Europeans.

Europe and Australia are long-standing friends and allies. Our security matters to you. The reverse is also true. Stability in the Indo-Pacific is now our common goal ↓ link.europa.eu/NfvGrC

Today, we are also launching our new Security & Defence Partnership. We will deepen our cooperation from joint maritime exercises to space, defence industry and countering hybrid threats. And we will work hand in hand to strengthen the resilience of our democracies.

After almost a decade of work – we can say: we did it. We have concluded the EU-Australia Free Trade Agreement. And it is such a win for both sides ↓ link.europa.eu/x33M9C

🇪🇺🇺🇸Great to meet with Governor @gavinnewsom in Sacramento today. 🤝 In these complex geopolitical times, fostering true friendship and shared vision between key partners is more essential than ever. California and the European Union are aligned in the urgency to act.

🇦🇺 Dear PM Albanese, thank you for your warm welcome to Canberra today. Europe and Australia share the same vision of the world – even though worlds apart.

The EU & Africa are natural partners in space; our strategic partnership is key to driving innovation, resilience & shared growth. The EU-African Union #SpaceDialogue will help unlock full potential of space to deliver concrete benefits to people, societies & economies in Europe & Africa.

The EU is a reliable and predictable partner for Nigeria, and we’re committing to deepening that partnership. It is an honour to meet President of Nigeria @officialABAT. Our discussions today are kicking off an ambitious new chapter in our EU-Nigeria relations.

The 2nd EU-AU Space Dialogue kicked off today in Brussels. I had the pleasure, together with the #AfricanUnion Commissioner Prof. Gaspard Banyankimbona, to meet an inspiring group of students & discuss opportunities and careers in the space sector.

Frank exchange with Deputy Prime Minister for the Restoration of Ukraine Oleksii Kuleba 🇺🇦 I heard DPM’s presentation how Ukraine is protecting its critical infrastructure; there is much to learn for Europe and to work together with Ukraine to increase our #DefenceReadiness 🇪🇺

I had a good exchange with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of 🇲🇰, Timcho Mucunski. Erasmus+ remains a key bridge between 🇲🇰 and the 🇪🇺 Between 2021 and 2024, €32 mln has supported 830 organisations, and enabled more than 14,300 students and staff to gain valuable experience abroad.

Starting my US mission this morning on CNBC, with two issues at the centre of the global conversation: Big Tech and energy. Innovation drives progress, but it also requires responsibility. Open markets, fair conditions and shared prosperity must remain the guiding principles.

Why does this affect us so much? Because it can affect anyone. Because today it is technically shockingly easy. Because men do it. And because this form of violence is often not sufficiently punishable. Not even in Austria.

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Consultation and dialogue remain the modus operandi 💬🤝 Second meeting of the European Board on Agriculture and Food this year: taking stock of the ongoing implementation of #Vision and the impact of global events📊