Good agreement reached on postponing sector-specific sustainability standards. The EU is listening to businesses’ concerns while maintaining its ambition on sustainability. Congratulations Axel Voss MdEP and @EU2024BE

🇪🇺 Sanctions: Mairead McGuinness chaired the 4th meeting of the High-Level Expert Group on EU Restrictive Measures. Focused on new challenges to enforcement & effectiveness of sanctions, circumvention via non-EU countries. Statement on outcomes ➡️ europa.eu/!8hGjBD

EU Sanctions Envoy David O'Sullivan hosted 3rd Sanctions Coordinators Forum w/ Member States & allies. Agenda: doubling down on implementation, disrupting RU's access to sensitive tech w/ potential military application & reducing Russia’s revenue. Statement ➡️ europa.eu/!qw6FCQ

We keep pressing on. Reducing admin burdens is among the central features of our 2024 Work Programme: 4️⃣1️⃣ proposals to simplify and rationalise reporting requirements, saving an estimated €3.6 bn. I appreciate European Economic and Social Committee's contribution via our #Fit4Future Platform. #EESCplenary

After a challenging 2023, the European economy should speed up gradually this year and into 2025. The rebound expected in 2024 is set to be more modest than projected three months ago, but still, economic activity is expected to expand by 1.7% in the EU in 2025. #ECForecast

I informed #GAC about the European Commission's Communication on pre-enlargement reforms and policy reviews 👉⏳tomorrow. Enlargement is a geostrategic investment. To fully seize its opportunities, both the EU and future Member States must be well-prepared. 📝europa.eu/!jhDjfh

Today’s European Commission College agenda: ➡️Boosting biotech and biomanufacturing ➡️Use of revenues from immobilised Russian assets to support Ukraine ➡️Pre-enlargement reforms and policy reviews ➡️Employment and Skills

Getting ready for a larger Union🇪🇺 The European Commission has adopted a Communication on pre-enlargement reforms and policy reviews. The EU must deepen as it widens. We must start preparing today for the Union of tomorrow. More info: ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…

Enlargement boosts the EU's political and economic weight globally, It anchors democracy and strengthens our Single Market. We're setting out the first step towards EU reforms needed to make us ready for a larger Union. In-depth policy reviews in 2025. 👉ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…

I welcome the adoption by UN Security Council of a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and the immediate & unconditional release of all hostages. Implementation of this resolution is vital for the protection of all civilians.

Today, the EU Commission has published an updated report on significant state-induced distortions in the economy of the People’s Republic of China. This report provides relevant factual information for ongoing and future EU trade defence investigations related to antidumping.

Very moving speech by EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson at vigil to mark 2 years since Johan Floderus, Swedish national and European Commission colleague was wrongfully detained and imprisoned in Iran. Learn more about the campaign to #FreeJohanFloderus: 👉 freejohanfloderus.org

🇪🇺🌍 From closing sustainable trade deals to opening new markets and making sure trade commitments are kept: it's been an eventful mandate for EU trade. Join us for a tour of our achievements. More dates, facts and merch dropping soon! Check out the line-up now 👇🤟 #EUdelivers

Níl ach mí amháin fágtha go dtí go reachtálfar #ToghcháinAE2024 in 🇮🇪! ⏰ Bí cinnte go bhfuil tú cláraithe chun vóta a chaitheamh roimh an 20 Bealtaine ionas go mbeidh tú in ann do vóta a úsáid ar an 7 Meitheamh 🇪🇺 🗳️ #ÚsáidDoVóta

Statement of Josep Borrell Fontelles on behalf of the EU on #IDAHOBIT 🏳️‍🌈 Homophobia, biphobia & transphobia have no place in the 🇪🇺 or anywhere in the 🌍 We'll keep working to build, not just imagine, a world where equality thrives & every person can live free & equal

🇦🇺 This just in! New agreement with #Australia on sustainable, strategic critical raw materials

Delighted at the news that our Swedish colleague Johan Floderus and his compatriot Saeed Azizi have been released from unjustified Iranian custody. I wish them a good reunion with their loved ones. Congratulations to Sweden for its persistent work to achieve this outcome.

🇪🇺🎙️ We're switching it up for the last episode of our trade podcast Trade Off. Our trade enforcement chief @dredonnet talks to two of his students about the future of international trade. Quo vadis trade policy? Tune in to find out! europa.eu/!CXKCWt

5 more years. I can’t begin to express how grateful I am for the trust of all MEPs that voted for me.