Today we raised a further €6 billion in #EU Bonds from capital markets! 🇪🇺💶

This will: 📈fund the #NextGenerationEU recovery programme, support #Ukraine ’s 🇺🇦recovery, reconstruction & reforms + finance other crucial #EU programmes.

More info: 👎

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Incredible teamwork on display at this year's annual EU Budget conference! 🇪🇺

With our Commissioner @JHahneu's presence, interpretation in 23 languages, & seamless collaboration amongst #ConferenceManagers and operators, shaping a future-ready Europe!

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Don't miss this year's Brussels Economic Forum on 16 May!

Check out the line-up of high-level speakers that will discuss 💬 how the upcoming EU elections will shape future economic policies.

Register now to join #EUBEF24 ! 👇

Happy to be back in future-oriented #Dubai 🇦🇪!

I have the pleasure to present #EU -bonds 🇪🇺 at OMFIF as a safe investment for investors from all over the globe, and most prominently today: the #MiddleEast .

Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for Budget and Administration at the European Commission (@EU_Budget) is giving a keynote address on how EU-bonds are assisting in the transformation of Europe at OMFIF's EU Bond Summit in Dubai

OMFIF's EU Bond Summit in Dubai has commenced with welcoming remarks from Stephanie Riso of the European Commission (@EU_Budget) and OMFIF CEO John Orchard

Good to see you Kristalina Georgieva indeed. Today’s topic in Brussels is the priorities of next EU budget: defence, competitiveness, data economy, green transition and #InvestUkraine fund.

Important discussion today in Brussels with Enrico Letta, Stéphanie Riso, Jyrki Katainen and Henry Foy on the priorities, financing and future of the #EUBudget .
And great to see the familiar faces of Johannes Hahn, Kristalina Georgieva, Andrej Plenković, Maia Sandu and Nadia Calviño again.

'We need to understand that our security is part of our competitiveness. There cannot be prosperity and competitiveness without security, so investing in security right now is necessary to preserve our economies in the long-term.' - Nadia Calviño at the Annual #EUBudget 2024

'We have wonderful innovators in Europe, wonderful start-ups, the ecosystems are thriving, we have excellent universities.
What we need is to scale up.'
🎙️President Nadia Calviño at the Annual #EUBudget Conference

At the end of a day full of inspiring & interesting discussions on the future #EUBudget , I would like to thank all speakers, panellists +moderators who made this conference a success!

A big thank you also to the teams of EU Budget and my cabinet f. the excellent organisation!

Finally, a lot of insightful take-aways with a concluding key note speech by 🇧🇪DPM Vincent Van Peteghem and Commissioner Johannes Hahn’s fire-side chat with Maria Tadeo.

An #EUBudget fit for the future is a common challenge!

After many great speakers & interesting discussions Kristalina Georgieva managed, as usual 🙂, to attract the audience with a dynamic & inspiring speech. ✨

Thank you, dear friend, for your unwavering belief in #Europe ! 1/2

Congratulations European Commission EU Budget for the excellent organization of a very interesting conference on the #EUbudget for the future…

… and thank you for the warm welcome!

I was delighted to catch up in #Brussels with Stéphanie Riso and the team.

Very inspiring and insightful speech by IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva on

- global challenges from slow growth & high debt
- positive impact of #NextGeneration 🇪🇺 investment and reform programme
- priorities for future #EUbudget
- value of multilateral safety-net

#TogetherWeAreStronger

'Jean Monet said “Nothing is possible without men, but nothing lasts without institutions” and I share this sentiment. We have finally the proof that joint action delivers more than fighting alone.' - Johannes Hahn at the Annual #EUBudget Conference 2024

'Put in place a MFF that is commensurate to the huge challenges we face. Don’t go for what's popular at home, go for what's right for Europe. We have work to do and we have the most wonderful people of Europe to do it - Kristalina Georgieva at the Annual #EUBudget Conference 2024

Great discussion today with Nadia Calviño, Wim Mijs, Magnus Brunner, SilviaAmaro at the #EUBudget conference today.

I highlighted that only 7% of the 🇪🇺 budget goes to innovation. It should be 25%.

Also talked about EU companies falling in love with the #SingleMarket again:

📣 President Fredrik Persson stresses the need for a greater focus on #growth and #competitiveness in the EU in order to support a budget that can meet our widening challenges at the #EUBudget Conference 2024.

Happy to bump into Enrico Letta at the #EUBudget conference and talk about his report on the #SingleMarket .

We agree on the goal: making the 🇪🇺 internal market seamless & competitive.

And on what we need: boost our capital markets, more coordinated EU funding, and a focus in