In the face of today’s challenges, EU military cooperation is crucial. Pleased to receive the Chair of the EU Military Committee General Seán Clancy and his team to discuss 🇪🇺 #DefenceReadiness

Belgium is strong in defence, strong on Europe, and for many years my home away from home. So my wife Rasa and I were very honoured to meet Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde today. 🇧🇪🤝🇪🇺

Good to meet Boris Schucht, CEO of @urencogroup.bsky.social Insightful discussion on nuclear’s role in the energy mix, on industrial decarbonisation, EU competitiveness and energy security.

The courage of the Iranian people is humbling. The brutal response by the security forces is unacceptable and exposes a regime afraid of its own people. The EU already has sweeping sanctions in place on Iran. We are now discussing putting additional sanctions.

It was a pleasure meeting 🇫🇷 Minister Delegate Éléonore Caroit for the first time in Brussels. We had a very good discussion on climate and taxation files.

The government is seeking confidence, yet it does not show unity on the most crucial issue. In a time when the world order is breaking apart, should Czech foreign policy be divided between the prime minister and the unruly coalition partners, each saying something different? I see no reason to trust this government.

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We cannot escape the effects of climate change in our everyday lives, and adaptation is essential. In workplaces, this means, for example, protecting against extreme temperatures. In Finland, roughly 60,000 people regularly perform so‑called hot work. Common rules in the EU are needed. voima.fi/ad/saan-aari...

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PFAS pollution is a growing concern for drinking water across Europe. With harmonised limits and mandatory monitoring now in force, Member States have the rules and tools to swiftly detect and address PFAS to protect public health. environment.ec.europa.eu/news/new-eu-...

🇪🇺Good meeting with Clea Papaellina, 🇨🇾Deputy Minister of Social Welfare. We discussed combating poverty and reinforcing child wellbeing, including in the context of the EU’s comprehensive anti-poverty strategy and the strengthening of the Child Guarantee that I aim to deliver this year.

Presenting in the Chamber of Deputies the Commission’s work programme Our priorities for 2026 are clear: 📈 Competitiveness 📚 Simplification 🔗 Independence 💶 Affordability and more security, also in the agricultural sector To remain the leaders and masters of our future

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Grok’s output undressing women and children is horrendous. @EU_Commission has already: • taken investigative steps • ordered the company to retain internal documents. X now has to fix its AI tool in the EU - and they have to do it quickly. 1/2

A thorough conversation on the EU’s added value in achieving European defence readiness fast ⬇️ With Gaston Moonen for ECA Journal #EuropeanCourtOfAuditors www.eca.europa.eu/ECAPublicati...

Concept of total #DefenceReadiness means both military and civil #preparedness Great to hear about 🇸🇪 experience and cooperation with its neighbours in preparing the society for any crisis: from 🇸🇪Chief of Defence Gen Michael Claesson and DG of Defence and Resilience Agency Mikael Frisell.

Great to have Sweden 🇸🇪 among enthusiasts of European #DefenceReadiness 🇪🇺 With Defence Minister Pål Jonson: how to #ReArm our armies faster through #SAFE, #EDPCI’s & joint procurement, to ensure that our support to Ukraine 🇺🇦 leads to a sustainable peace.

No one argues: 🇸🇪 is serious about security and defence. With Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson about many short & long term security issues: EDPCIs, joint procurement in #defence, support for 🇺🇦, 🇪🇺 pillar of #NATO, 🇪🇺 space independence, true #EuropeanDefenceUnion, 🇪🇺Security Council & more.

What a shameless display this is. She is itching to sell her country and sacrifice the Venezuelans on the altar of big capital. I stand by it: the only rightful winner would have been Francesca Albanese. And how unfortunate that you apparently can no longer accept a Nobel Prize! 😡

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Portugal has much to offer when it comes to strengthening European defence and space! 🇪🇺🤝🇵🇹 Video impressions from an intensive mission to Porto and Lisbon this week ⬇️

🇸🇪National Annual Conference #FolkochForsvar counts its 80 years. A great honour to meet His Majesty The King Carl XVI Gustaf (who attends the Conference since 1976) and HRH The Crown Princess Victoria and exchange views on security of 🇸🇪 and 🇪🇺

Glad to meet again President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo, after the successful first EU–Egypt summit in October. Egypt is, and will remain, a strategic partner for the EU, with a prominent role in regional security and stability. (1/2)