Twenty years ago,
#Estonia
joined the
#EU
!
These two decades have brought great benefits: investments, the Single market, free movement, better opportunities for our students etc.
The 🇪🇺 has changed 🇪🇪 for the better & the Union is stronger because of Estonia!
#20YearsTogether
2⃣0⃣ years together
79% of citizens living in 🇨🇾 🇨🇿 🇪🇪 🇭🇺 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 🇲🇹 🇵🇱 🇸🇰 🇸🇮 believe that their country has benefitted from EU membership. And their inclusion has made our Union stronger.
President
@vonderleyen
and our commissioners share what this enlargement meant for the EU
Today, we are celebrating 20 years since the great EU enlargement!
On 1 May 2004, the citizens of 🇨🇾 🇨🇿 🇪🇪 🇭🇺 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 🇲🇹 🇵🇱 🇸🇰 🇸🇮 became citizens of the EU.
Over the past two decades, the pace of change across our Union has been remarkable.
#20YearsTogether
⚡️Great news! The results of the 1st auction of the
#EuropeanHydrogenBank
prove the high interest from industry to produce & use
#hydrogen
.
✅The selected projects will help us deliver our 2030
#energy
&
#climate
targets, while creating new opportunities for green jobs & skills.
The EC 🇪🇺 is awarding nearly €720 million to 7
#RenewableHydrogen
projects in Europe, selected through the 1st competitive bidding process under the European
#Hydrogen
Bank.
Its funding comes from the revenues of the EU Emissions Trading System.
Great to see you again,
@turkdm
, 🇺🇸Deputy Secretary of
@Energy
.
Discussing
#LNG
trade & global developments, with our focus firmly on 🇺🇦
Ukraine’s energy infrastructure is under constant Russian attacks & we need to have a coordinated approach to help them battle these strikes.
Very good contact with Ken Saito, Minister of
@METI_JPN
, at the margins of the
#G7
ministerial on Climate, Energy & Environment.
We focused on our joint upcoming High-Level
#Hydrogen
Business Forum,
#energysecurity
,
#methane
emissions & more. Thank you for the great interaction!
Participated in a high-level panel discussion on
#energytransition
with HRH, Minister of Energy of 🇸🇦, Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud & Minister of State for Energy Affairs of 🇶🇦, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, amongst others. Thank you for the good exchange.
Commissioners
@KadriSimson
,
@VSinkevicius
and
@WBHoekstra
will participate in the
#G7
Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy ⚡️ and Environment from 28-30 April.
The Commissioners will also hold a series of bilateral meetings.
More details 🔗
#G7Italy
⚡️The
#energytransition
is underway, with record deployment of
#renewables
. The sector will create over 3 million new jobs by 2030, but we will need the right skills.
Don't miss out on the “European Year of Skills – what comes next?” event on 30 April👇
Great discussions with
@Eurelectric
on the importance of expanding & digitalising 🇪🇺 electricity grids. I find your Grids for Speed study very timely, with interesting insights that are aligned with our analysis. We remain very committed to deliver the recent EU
#GridsActionPlan
.
Important exchange with the
#EuropeanParliament
on the
#EnergyCharterTreaty
.
For the Union, remaining in this unreformed Treaty is not an option, as it is incompatible with our energy & climate goals & opens up multiple risks.
Good to see that the
#EP
agrees with our assessment.
Launching the Energy Efficiency Financing Coalition!
There has never been such🌍momentum to make progress on
#energyefficiency
. But without proper financing, we risk jeopardising our 2030 & 2050 targets.
That’s why
#EEEFinCoalitionlaunch
is essential.
📜