EU budget: for citizens, by citizens. 🇪🇺
150 randomly selected citizens from all 27 EU countries helped shape the future EU budget.
Their recommendations fed directly into the proposal-coming out tomorrow!
#ThePowerOfTogether
As shown in the latest Eurobarometer results, European citizens want the EU to continue leading with ambition to mitigate climate change.
We are rising to the challenge, working with EU countries to build a greener, more resilient Europe for all.
Together, we can turn Europe’s clean energy transition into a success story for health, security, and prosperity.
Discover the latest Eurobarometer results: https://europa.eu/!Kn9Hdb
📱 Built to last
Your new smartphone or tablet must last longer, be easier to fix, and use less energy.
As new EU Ecodesign and Energy Labelling laws have entered into force, here’s what changes:
🔧 Easier to repair – spare parts for up to 7 years
💧 More durable against drops, water, dust
💡 Labelled for energy use, battery life, durability
💶 €20 billion savings for consumers by 2030
🌱 Using 1/3 less energy vs. doing nothing
Smart rules. Smart savings. All win.
Europeans are among the best savers in the world. Yet, many keep their savings in bank accounts that pay very little interest.
It's time to give you better choices about where to put your money.
Today, we invite you to help create a European plan for savings and investment accounts that will help people build wealth while strengthening Europe's economy and competitiveness.
Our goal is to make these accounts simple, affordable, and easy to use.
#HaveYourSay
🚆 The #DiscoverEU results are out!
35,000 young Europeans will soon be exploring the continent with a free rail pass, discovering new places, new friends, and new adventures.
As the Schengen area turns 40, we celebrate the freedom that makes DiscoverEU possible: no border checks, no passports – just pure adventure across a united Europe.
More info: https://europa.eu/!6xXcnd
Europe remains engaged, optimistic and united!
Our latest Standard Eurobarometer results are in:
🔹 Trust in the EU is at its highest since 2007
🔹 75% feel they are citizens of the EU – a 20+ year record
🔹 62% are optimistic about the EU’s future
🔹 81% support a common defence and security policy
🔹 83% in the euro area support the euro – a record high!
The Eurobarometer gives us a snapshot of how Europeans feel about the EU and key issues shaping Europe.
Find out more: https://europa.eu/!rQ8QbC
🚉 🚍 🚲 Transport should be available, accessible, and affordable for all.
We have adopted recommendations to tackle transport poverty, so no one is left behind.
Transport poverty is more than an economic challenge. It is a barrier to social inclusion – potentially blocking people’s access to essential services, such as education or healthcare.
By working together, we can build a more sustainable and inclusive transport system that benefits everyone.
More info: https://europa.eu/!tHdmff
Tonight, Europe showed love to JJ and Austria!
Congratulations on winning #Eurovision2025!
Let’s write the next EU budget together! We randomly selected 150 citizens from all 27 Member States to help us shape the new EU budget.
This weekend, they will finalise their concrete recommendations.
You can also still have a say on the Citizen’s Engagement Platform: https://europa.eu/!bxkW7M 🗣️📢
The EU is the biggest provider of external assistance to the Palestinians, and we are determined to support their reform efforts.
Today, we announce a Comprehensive Support Programme for Palestinian recovery and resilience worth up to €1.6 billion.
It will cover the period 2025-2027 and concern:
1. Support to services for Palestinian people.
2. Support to recovery and stabilisation of the West Bank and in Gaza.
3. Support for the private sector.
Read more: https://europa.eu/!fmW9jQ
2024 was a record year for renewables.
Renewable generation reached 47% of the EU power mix, helping to bring down average wholesale electricity prices since 2021.
Here are some key figures:
🔼 Solar generation increased by 19%
🔼 Hydropower output improved by 13%
🔽 Demand for gas was 20% lower than 2021 levels, and renewables played a big role
Every watt counts when it comes to cutting energy emissions and costs.
Europe is on the right side of the equation.
#EU
What if the next big AI breakthrough came from Europe? 🇪🇺
We’ve got a plan to make this happen:
🏭 13 AI Factories to bring together top talent, high-quality data, and powerful computing.
🚀 AI Gigafactories with 100,000 state-of-the-art AI chips.
📊 Data Labs to curate large, high-quality data volumes.
🎯 An Apply AI Strategy to boost industrial use in EU sectors.
💪 Attracting global talent.
Safe, transparent, sustainable AI.
Let's get it there.
Bringing down costs, powering up sustainability ⚡
Our Action Plan for Affordable Energy will save Europeans €45 billion in 2025 and up to €260 billion annually by 2040 by:
📉 Cutting taxation
⚡ Introducing tariff flexibility
⚖️ Enabling supplier switching and flexible billing for lower-income households
🤝 Strengthening energy sharing communities
🛢️ Breaking the link between electricity and volatile gas prices
☀️ Accelerating clean energy projects
More info → https://europa.eu/!xvrRC7
🇪🇺 challenges require 🇪🇺 solutions. The time to deliver them is now.
At the European Council, we presented a roadmap to safeguard the EU’s future as an economic powerhouse with a Clean Industrial Deal.
We discussed ways to lower energy prices, use cleaner energy sources, simplify processes, and strengthen the Savings and Investment Union.
After the Council agreed to more defence investments, we’ve presented our Readiness 2030 Plan to make them happen.
This is for our citizens, our Union.
Nearly 125 million Europeans play games online. ️🎮💻
Buying virtual currency can add some fun – and our EU consumer rights are here to keep the game fair.
Look out for bad practices that encourage overspending:
🔸 Hidden costs of virtual currency and items
🔸 Bundles that force you to buy more than needed
🔸 Exploitation of vulnerabilities, such as targeting children or people suffering from addictions.
🔗 Our actions to protect consumers from harmful gaming practices: https://europa.eu/!4mNpjj
Tariffs are bad for business, and worse for consumers.
We regret the unjustified 25% tariff on steel and aluminium imports imposed by the United States worth $28 billion.
We are responding with countermeasures worth up to €26 billion.
Nobody needs that – on both sides, neither the European Union nor the United States.
In a world fraught with uncertainties, it is not in our common interest to burden our economies with tariffs.
More info ↓
Press release: https://europa.eu/!Jxcfhq
Work programme website: https://europa.eu/!J7vbnH
Factsheet: https://europa.eu/!3NVyXt
Simplification communication: https://europa.eu/!Xqyd9x
The upcoming first simplification proposals will cover:
🔹 simplification of sustainable finance reporting
🔹 sustainability due diligence and taxonomy
The aim is to make our policies work better and faster.
Our goal: reduce administrative burdens by at least 25%, and at least 35% for small businesses.
We will propose tools and targets to reduce the regulatory load and simplify EU rules.
People and businesses will feel meaningful improvements.
A bolder, simpler, and faster Union to address our era's greatest challenges.
The 2025 Commission work programme focuses on Europe’s competitiveness, security, and economic resilience.
A key aim: Simplification of EU rules 👇
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