On the occasion of launching 🇩🇰&🇱🇹 Forum: on achievements in defence, industry & #space with Ministers Robertas Kaunas of defence and Edvinas Grikšas of economy. (My speech ➡️ audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/media/video/...) On space - at VilniusTech un-ty with astronaut Andreas Mogensen.

Spoke with Prime Minister Montenegro to express my deepest solidarity following the extreme impact of Storm Kristin in Portugal. The loss of life and destruction to infrastructure are heartbreaking. My gratitude goes to the teams working to ensure citizens’ safety and to restore power.

Very interesting and inspiring #Blueprint conference today. A timely discussion on Europe’s challenges and on how competitiveness, fairness and sustainability must move forward together. Thanks to all speakers for their clarity and commitment.

It’s been a great and inspiring blueprint Conference. Great contributions, great debates, great pannellists. Europe is a great place to live and updating and connecting dots is important to improve the enrorcement of competition policy based n values. Thanks to all for being there today!! #Blueprint

Russia is failing on the battlefield, so it is trying to weaponise winter. The EU is responding with the biggest ever winter aid package. Just today, we provided an extra 500 generators and €50 million for energy support. Extract of my press conference ↓

Productive discussion with Ministers Sergii Marchenko and Mykhailo Fedorov on the preparation of 🇺🇦 Ukraine support loan. We’re working toward approval of a €90bn package for 2026–27, aiming for the first 🇪🇺 @ec.europa.eu disbursement in early April.

In these times of geopolitical uncertainty, it is good to have Norway as part of our European family. I had an excellent exchange with the Norwegian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence.

The reforms that we are putting in place give us the momentum to prepare for a new chapter of European Migration and Asylum policy. With today’s strategy we shift the order of our priorities: stepping up migration diplomacy and working along the routes. ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…

I welcome the political agreement on new sanctions against the murderous Iranian regime And on the designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization. This was long overdue.

Repression cannot go unanswered. EU Foreign Ministers just took the decisive step of designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation. Any regime that kills thousands of its own people is working toward its own demise.

Look, I will even believe Turkovi when he says he didn’t know that Lenka White is a Russian agent. But does it surprise anyone that he himself falls into a transparent honey trap? No. And therefore he should not even approach any ministries. hlidacipes.org/divka-z-veci...

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At today’s DG ECFIN conference, I reflected on the #RRF’s success in driving reforms and investments with tangible, long-lasting impact across Europe. Looking ahead, we must stay focused on delivery in 2026 to ensure it finishes strong. Read my remarks ➡️ link.europa.eu/xwNRCq

Viiankiaapa is a sensitive carr and wetland system. They are now planning to build a mine there. Allowing mining operations in this Natura 2000 area would create a dangerous precedent that threatens the entire environmental protection in Finland. www.abounderrattelser.fi/artikel/viia... @vihreat.fi

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I am delighted to congratulate @ylvajohansson.se on her appointment as Chair of the European Skills High-Level Board. Her proven leadership will be invaluable in steering the Board’s mission to strengthen skills and talents across the EU, supporting a dynamic, skilled, and adaptable workforce.