🇸🇰🇪🇺 No better place to mark #20YearsTogether than in Slovakia.

At Slovakia MFA 🇸🇰, we not only reflected on the past two decades but also discussed the EU's 🔝 strategic interests, incl. ways to firmly boost our competitiveness.

Thank you, Ministers J. Blanar and Karoline Edtstadler.

I am as proud today as back in 2004 - if not more so. The Schengen. The euro. #Slovakia 's progress. #20YearsTogether have brought us much more than fits into this video. We are so much stronger together.

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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 Ursula von der Leyen and our commissioners share what this enlargement meant for the EU

#20YearsTogether : the best proof that the hard work and the investment in the EU's #enlargement pay off.

A timely exchange on pre-enlargement reforms at Informal #GAC under Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2024, chaired by @hadjaLahbib.

Today, the flags of Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia are raised in front of our headquarters in Brussels.

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🆕 Nearly € 720M awarded to 7 renewable #hydrogen projects in Europe. A clear signal of confidence in the market and this key technology.

Stay tuned, as the European Commission plans to launch a 2nd European Hydrogen Bank auction by the end of this year.

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🇪🇺 Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the enlargement of the European Union, together with the partners with a European perspective. #EU2024BE

My engagement on the #EUGreenDeal continues. Glad to have exchanged with the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in BE and LU, as the green transition offers significant economic opportunities. Spain can benefit greatly, being rich in renewable resources as well as biomethane.

Maros Sefcovic : 'La transition doit être juste et verte, mais respecter la compétitivité' f24.my/AHup.x

🇪🇺🇦🇩🇸🇲 We are all aware of the need to consolidate our partnership with neighbours and countries sharing the same values. Aligning Andorra and San Marino with the EU's internal market framework will bring mutual advantages and will strengthen our political ties.

Significant step forward in our relation with Andorra and San Marino.

We propose to the EU Council the signing and provisional application of Association Agreements with 🇦🇩🇸🇲 to enable them to participate in the #SingleMarket and to enhance cooperation in other policy areas.

It was a real pleasure meeting with EU EVP Maroš Šefčovič🇪🇺 and his team.

We discuss how open, accurate, and actionable data are key for achieving the deep methane reductions science requires us in the next 68 months and avoid the worst effects of climate change.

Maros Sefcovic : « La mise en oeuvre du Pacte vert ne doit pas réduire notre compétitivité » trib.al/xRVXYQk

Visiting Air Liquide Group to see some of the innovative solutions to produce #hydrogen , in combination with carbon capture and storage.

We need all hands on deck to create a large 🇪🇺 market and an innovative, sustainable, globally competitive industrial base for clean tech.

Thanks, International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO), for an insightful presentation - #IMEO role set to grow with the need for data-based mitigation efforts. The EU wants to remain a leading player on methane, with our new regulation as the first step in that direction. Looking forward to our continued coop.

🤝 Thrilled to welcome European Commission EVP Maroš Šefčovič🇪🇺 to UN Environment Programme's Paris office.

🌍 We discussed Europe’s leadership on methane and how credible data is enabling it to drive #ClimateAction through its policy and economic strength. 🧵

Always valuable to see Élysée's SG Alexis Kohler. We share the objective to make the EU politically strong, globally competitive, socially fair.

That's also why under the #EUGreenDeal , we're making sure that the transformation and competitiveness of EU industry go hand in hand.

Les villes ont un rôle essentiel à jouer pour transformer les objectifs du pacte vert en réalité. Paris, avec son approche ambitieuse, est une ville phare, inspirant bien d'autres villes en Europe & dans le monde.

Avec Anne Hidalgo, riches échanges sur la transition écologique.

Vital that Europe's future green economy is built in Europe, creating modern growth and jobs.

In France, engaging with stakeholders Institut Montaigne. We're set to ensure 🇪🇺 industry thrives in the EU, by boosting its competitiveness: 👉🔎 simplification, energy prices, raw minerals.