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EU_Commission, 10 months ago to random

⚡ We are shifting to zero-emission mobility.
📱 What if we could also shift to digital #mobility?

The digital driving licence we proposed in March will make driving in the #EU simpler and safer.

It will be:
🏍 Valid across country borders
🚗 Accessible from your phone and other digital devices
🚙 Easier to replace, renew, or exchange online

Our proposal will also include new measures to boost road safety, including a zero-tolerance rule on drink driving.

More: https://europa.eu/!J8QqFv

An aerial view of a road to Bergheggi, Italy. The road follows the edge of a white high cliff overlooking the sea. In the background a beach and a city surrounded by mountains.
A photo of a winding road to Porto Moniz Bay. The road develops across a steep hill and is surrounded by some buildings. In the background the view of the North Atlantic Ocean.
A photo of a winding road near the Tunnels of Karamanlis in Athens, Greece. The road follows the edge of the coast with its Mediterranean shrubland biome. The shape creates a water inlet that fades into a dark blue.

EU_Commission, 10 months ago to random

🔋 From electric mobility to energy storage, we must ensure batteries are fit for our green future.

As of today, the #EU Batteries Regulation will make them safer, circular and sustainable throughout their lifecycle, including:

• A restriction on harmful substances
• Mandatory minimum levels of recycled content from 2025
• Removable and replaceable portable batteries in consumer electronics by 2027
• Recovery targets for raw materials, such as nickel and lithium

More ➡ https://europa.eu/!bRHxqc

EU_Commission, 10 months ago to random

🎵💃🥨🎉🎨🎭

Our living cultural heritage is our past, present, and future.

We support its richness and #diversity of our cities and regions with more than 20 #EU funding programmes, including:

• Creative #Europe
• Erasmus+
• Horizon Europe
• The Citizens, Equality, Rights, and Values programme
• The European Regional Development Fund – within it, Interreg Europe

Protecting and promoting these unique gems can make Europe more attractive, inclusive, and sustainable.

More ➡ https://europa.eu/!fMYXB8

A group of men raising a midsummer pole in Skara, Sweden. The pole is decorated with greenery. In the background, a group of people watch the operation. © Adobe Stock – Ph. Pavel
A close-up showing the Romanian dancers holding their hands as they perform a folk dance in traditional folkloric costume. © Adobe Stock – Ph. Zoran
A Latvian girl in the traditional costumes for the Ligo holiday walks with flowers in her hands across a green pasture. In the background, there are trees and a road. © Adobe Stock – Ph. Dace

EU_Commission, 10 months ago to random

📅 SOTEU is coming soon.
In one month, President Ursula von der Leyen will hold her 2023 SOTEU address before the European Parliament.

During this landmark annual event, she will address the major challenges of our time and set out her vision for the #EU for the months ahead and beyond.

Stay tuned and save the date!

#SOTEU

An animation showing 12 circles made of dots and the word Europe in the 24 official languages of the EU. As the circle develops, this text appears: "Save the Date #SOTEU State of the Union 2023 13 September" On the bottom-right side is the logo of the European Commission.

EU_Commission, 10 months ago to random

Today is International #YouthDay!

And 2023 is also the European Year of Skills so there’s never been a better time to learn something new.

The EU provides plenty of opportunities for young people to learn, work, volunteer, travel or even be part of the democratic process.

From #ErasmusPlus to #DiscoverEU to volunteering and being part of the democratic process, there are many opportunities in store for you.

Discover them now ➡ https://link.medium.com/NlzeoIxFbCb

#EuropeanUnion

EU_Commission, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to random

While Russia continues to attack Ukraine’s ports and blocks the Black Sea Grain Initiative, our #SolidarityLanes keep exporting grains from 🇺🇦 to the rest of the world.

Since March 2022, the EU has exported 63.9 million tonnes of cereals, flour and meals to third countries.

The EU and its countries are also supporting with 18 billion euro the food security worldwide for 2020-2024.

📷 Adobe Stock by Mykola Mazuryk

#StandWithUkraine

EU_Commission, 10 months ago to random

📖 Books inspire us and broaden our horizons.

That's why readers in Europe should have access to the richness and diversity of European literature.

#CreativeEurope helps its translation and promotion via many initiatives, such as:

• CELA, a programme to train and connect emerging authors, translators, and literary professionals;

• Every Story Matters, a project to boost the creation and promotion of inclusive #books for children and young adults.

More: https://europa.eu/!Cxpb4K

#BookLoversDay

The interior of the Livraria Lello e Irmão in Porto, Portugal, with its forked staircase connecting to the gallery on the first floor. The books are orderly organised in wooden bookshelves and on tables. © Adobe Stock Photographer: Naris
The exterior of Atlantis Books bookstore in Santorini, Greece, with books painted on the front facade with the blue, white and orange plaster standing out as a visual frame surrounding them. © Adobe Stock Photographer: Kira
The Aqua Alta vintage bookstore, in Italy, with its signature piles of vintage and old multicoloured books forming a stair and a helm standing on the right side. © Adobe Stock Photographer: Agata Kadar

EU_Commission, 10 months ago to random

Together, we are saving lives.

So far, 2,400 Ukrainian patients have been transferred to receive specialised care in hospitals across #Europe via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.

Russia's targeting of Ukrainian hospitals and #healthcare facilities has deprived chronically ill or injured patients of critical treatments.

Since the early days of this brutal war of aggression, we have organised medical evacuations of patients to relieve the immense pressure on #Ukraine's healthcare system.

#EU

ninokadic, 11 months ago to philosophy

Yet another philosophy department shut down, at Birkbeck, University of London. Don't even know what to say. Keep doing philosophy, out of spite. We've always had detractors. Remember Socrates?

@philosophy @academicchatter #philosophy #academia #academicchatter

EU_Commission, 11 months ago to random

On #RomaHolocaustDay, we pay tribute to the 500,000 Roma murdered under the Nazi regime.

Roma people still face racism and discrimination. This is why we continue working with the EU Countries on our Roma Strategic Framework for equality, inclusion and participation.

As the number of survivors and witnesses of these horrors dwindles, it is our duty to continue their remembrance and pass on their testimonies.

#UnionOfEquality