At #Eurogroup, I presented the @ec.europa.eu opinions on draft budgetary plans, stressing the need to improve the efficiency and quality of public spending and revenues. We also reviewed the economic outlook and challenges with #IMF. My remarks ▶️ link.europa.eu/4Wmg98

Good to meet with 🇩🇪 Minister @larsklingbeil.bsky.social We had a constructive and productive discussion on taxation-related topics.

In Nairobi for #UNEA7 Press release here: environment.ec.europa.eu/news/eu-advo...

Congratulations Kyriakos Pierrakakis on your election as #Eurogroup President! You take office at a pivotal moment for the euro area and the 🇪🇺 EU. I look forward to working closely with you to advance our work on key economic and financial priorities, strengthening Europe’s competitiveness.

Migration is key to Europe’s competitiveness. Today I hosted an Implementation Dialogue on Talent Attraction and Retention, focusing on challenges, best practices, and simpler processes to bring in and keep third-country talent that EU companies urgently need.

⚠️ The training cannot depend on money or free time: it must be a right. In the context of a technological and green transition, Europe will only be competitive if it bets on talent and a Union of Capacities that leaves no one behind.

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Today, we are presenting another significant #simplification proposal. ✅ The Environmental Omnibus shows we can achieve our environmental goals in a smarter, simpler way while cutting annual administrative burdens by €1 billion. My remarks ▶️ link.europa.eu/KhDwVm

We have a final deal on our 2040 climate target ✅ We now have a legally binding 90% GHG reduction target: 85% domestic cuts + up to 5% international credits. This is an ambitious and pragmatic agreement that brings predictability and flexibility for everyone.

"Voice of the People": Students should sit in the seats and not fight! And besides, the elections were supposed to be democratic! ... But democracy gives everyone the right to protest against whatever they want. And it wasn't by chance that students secured it for you 36 years ago. Female students and students, hold on! 💪🏻

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Yesterday I sent a priority interpellation to the Commission to ask how they view Andrej Babiš's handling of his conflict of interest. They will decide even without my question whether the prime minister will cost us millions of crowns. It is therefore good to have their preliminary opinion as soon as possible.

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Why is #standardisation so important for workers and consumers? @etuc-ces.bsky.social explains this very well. These important safety and quality standards are at risk and trade unions and consumer rights organisations must be involved when they are developed and set youtu.be/ahiYlM_9tvc

Strong, independent bodies like @euantifraud.bsky.social & EPPO are essential. When they investigate - even within our own ranks - we don’t weaken them, we support them ➡️ today’s discharge hearing @europarl.europa.eu

Grand Hotel Europa is a thought-provoking novel that imagines a future where Europe becomes one big museum. This idea stuck with me, and I spoke about it in a speech to the Royal 🇳🇱 Association of Economists warning against such a fate for our Union. ➡️ ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Meta commits to give EU users choice on personalised ads under the #DMA. We acknowledge Meta’s engagement to offer users in the EU an alternative choice of Facebook and Instagram services that would show them less personalised ads.

🧵On International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People I was invited to join a panel about @bdsmovement.bsky.social and how to increase solidarity with the Palestinians. I talked about the efforts of MEPS in the European Parliament to end the EU-Israel association agreement 1/7

Musk wants to abolish the European Union, China wants a weak European Union, and Russia has been trying for years to blow up the European Union with an information war. It almost sounds like the EU is a threat to their own interests… 🤔 Just keep going, EU!

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Here is my interview with Deia and journalist Míriam Vázquez, where I analyze current European affairs 👇 www.deia.eus/politica/202...

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