✨ Building partnerships ✨ Empowering people ✨ Driving innovation ✨ Fighting inequality ✨ Strengthening alliances What a year it has been! 🙌🏽 What were your #2019Highlights? 🤩 #SolidarityDay

SAVE THE DATE! #EUBlueDeal conference, the Marine Strategy Directive: 🌊 State of #OurOcean in Europe 🌊 Tackling main pressures 🌊 Working together for the governance of 🇪🇺 seas Brussels 🇧🇪 25-26 March 2020 More info soon! #EUBiodiversity #Biodiversity2020 #OceanEU #EUGreenDeal

This is the story of Europe's ordinary heroes. Meet the fishermen, businesses and scientists working side by side to reduce marine litter at the source and to protect future generations. #OceanEU #EUProtects #EUBeachCleanup #ReadyToChange

🇪🇸 Among EU Member States, Spain exported the most oranges to non-EU countries 🍊 About three quarters of oranges imported to the EU came from 🇿🇦 South Africa and 🇪🇬 Egypt 🍊 Would you like to know more ❓ 🧡 ➡️ For more information: ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/p…

Today the President of the European Commission visited staff at the EC Representation in London. Thank you for your encouraging words Ursula von der Leyen 🇪🇺

The #UK is leaving the EU 🇪🇺 next week. We have agreed a detailed Withdrawal Agreement which protects citizens’ rights, avoids a hard border on the island of Ireland & sets out a stand-still transition period until at least the end of 2020. Read more here: europa.eu/!uu99Vu

In 10 days #UK leaves #EU. Delighted EUCommissionScotland to be joined on our final trip to #Brussels by 15 leading #Scottish journalists. Always been a pleasure to deal with. Be in it dispensing praise or criticism of EU policy, Scottish media always provides balanced coverage.Thanks

🇪🇺🇬🇧 The Withdrawal Agreement was signed earlier today by Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa. Next stop: European Parliament. Check out our Q&A here: europa.eu/!bv76wY #Brexit

"We will never cease to be a European University" As #BrexitDay approaches Anton Muscatelli shares his thoughts on what the impact of Brexit will be and what the future holds. #TeamUofG Watch the full interview 👉gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/news…

Sadly it falls to me to confirm what you know already. After 45 years, @eucommscotland will close on 31 Jan 2020. The UK will no longer be an EU Member State & will become a 3rd country. EU/UK bilateral relations will conducted from our new EU Embassy in London led by Ambassador

That’s it. The #UK will leave the EU tomorrow at midnight (CET) 🇪🇺🇬🇧

"Whilst the UK will cease to be an EU member, it will remain part of Europe. Our shared geography, history and ties in so many areas inevitably bind us and make us natural allies." joint article by EU leaders Ursula von der Leyen António Costa and Roberta Metsola