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🟢Today @vonderleyen will deliver her first State of the Union #SOTEU speech!

🕘Watch it live at 9:00 CEST: europarl.europa.eu/soteu/en/

#StrongerTogetherEU #EUGreenDeal #DigitalEU #NextGenerationEU #FutureofEurope #COVID19 #EU #Europe #MigrationEU @boell_stiftung @boell_EU_USA

🟢 What is the State of the European Union #SOTEU debate? It's an important moment of #EU #democracy, when MEPs hold the @EU_Commission to account, checking on work done & the #FutureofEurope.

🎞️by @Europarl_EN

#NextGenerationEU #EUGreenDeal @boell_stiftung @boell_EU_USA

🟢Starting in 5 min! First @vonderleyen's State of the Union #SOTEU speech and debate with @Europarl_EN MEPs & @EU2020DE.

Follow it live here: multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/soteu-2020_…

@boell_stiftung @boell_EU_USA #EUGreenDeal #DigitalEU #MigrationEU #NextGenerationEU #StrongerTogetherEU #CoFoE

🟢#SOTEU is live! @vonderleyen delivers her first State of the Union speech at @Europarl_EN.

Watch it here: multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/soteu-2020_…

@boell_stiftung @boell_EU_USA @EU2020DE #EUGreenDeal #DigitalEU #MigrationEU #NextGenerationEU #StrongerTogetherEU #CoFoE #COVID19 #Coronavirus

🟢@vonderleyen: People want to move out of this #COVID19 world, they are ready for change and to move on. #Europe needs to lead the way our of #fragility, to new #vitality.

#SOTEU #NextGenerationEU #EUGreenDeal

🟢@vonderleyen: It’s turbulent time for many, with #jobs, #health & #stability at risk. @EU_Commission’s 1st priority is to be there for those who need it most. With a human #economy that protects against poverty & unemployment

#SOTEU #NextGenerationEU #EUGreenDeal #COVID19

🟢@vonderleyen: #health competences should be discussed in the Conference on the #FutureofEurope #CoFoe. The @EU_Commission will together with #Italy @G20 chairmanship convene a #GlobalHealthSummit in Italy 2021.

#SOTEU #NextGenerationEU #EUGreenDeal

🟢@vonderleyen: the @EU_Commission will propose to support #EU countries in setting up a framework for #minimumwage #minimumwages.

@etuc_ces #DecentWork #SOTEU #NextGenerationEU #EUGreenDeal #SocialEU #SocialRights

🟢@vonderleyen: We must restore the #FourFreedoms – in full and as fast as possible. We will propose a new strategy for the future of #Schengen.

#SOTEU #NextGenerationEU #EUGreenDeal #FreedomOfMovement #DontTouchMySchengen

🟢@vonderleyen: We are proposing to increase the 2030 target for #emission reduction to at least 55%*. What is good the #climate is good for #business.

*up from 40%

#SOTEU #NextGenerationEU #EUGreenDeal #EUETS #ETS #emissions #CO2 #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency

🟢@vonderleyen:
❗️37% of #NextGenerationEU will be spent directly on #EUGreenDeal objectives
❗️30% of #NextGenerationEU's €750 billion euro will be raised through #GreenBonds

#SustainableFinanceEU #SOTEU #GreenBondsEU #GreenFinance #investgreen #EUbudget #recovery

🟢@vonderleyen: We must make this #Europe’s #DigitalDecade. For that, we need to follow clear principles: the #RightToPrivacy and #connectivity, #FreedomOfSpeech, free flow of #data and #cybersecurity

#DigitalEU #SOTEU #NextGenerationEU #EUGreenDeal #TechCovid19 @ZoraSiebert

🟢@vonderleyen: the @EU_Commission will propose a new secure EU-wide #DigitalIdentity, with full control of #data transfer by users

#DigitalEU #SOTEU #NextGenerationEU #EUGreenDeal #TechCovid19 @ZoraSiebert

🟢@vonderleyen: We will also...

✅Build a European cloud–based on #GaiaX
✅Drive expansion of #connectivity to every village
✅Invest €8 billion in #supercomputers
✅Invest in expansion of #5G, #6G & fiber

#SOTEU #DigitalEU #TechCovid19 @ZoraSiebert

🟢@vonderleyen: Vaccine nationalism puts lives at risk.
Vaccine cooperation saves them.

#EUHealth #SOTEU #NextGenerationEU #EUGreenDeal #COVID19 #Coronavirus #cooperation #vaccines #CovidVaccine @WHO @ECDC_EU

🟢@vonderleyen: Revitalising the multilateral system has never been so urgent. Yes, we want change. But change by design – not by destruction.

#Multilateralism #GlobalEU #SOTEU #NextGenerationEU #EUGreenDeal @ansuschwarz @UN @eu_eeas

🟢@vonderleyen calls for #QualifiedMajorityVoting #QMV instead of #unanimity in #EUForeignPolicy, in #HumanRights and #sanctions implementation

#SOTEU #NextGenerationEU #EUGreenDeal #MagnitskyAct @ansuschwarz @boell_secpol @eu_eeas @EP_ForeignAff @EP_HumanRights

🟢@vonderleyen: @EU_Commission will propose next week a human & humane #MigrationPact. Saving lives at sea is not optional. Countries more exposed to #MigrationEU must be able to rely on the #solidarity of other #EU countries

#SOTEU #NextGenerationEU #EUGreenDeal @ansuschwarz

🟢@vonderleyen: #Moria is a painful reminder of the need for #Europe to come together on #MigrationEU. All Member States must step up their efforts.

#SOTEU #NextGenerationEU #EUGreenDeal @ansuschwarz @ErikMarquardt #Lesvos #Lesbos #Greece #migration #refugees

🟢@vonderleyen announces a new annual #RuleOfLaw report in 2020, providing a comprehensive overview of the situation in all EU Member States.

#SOTEU #NextGenerationEU #EUGreenDeal @ZoraSiebert @EU_ENoP @LGBTIintergroup #ENoP #DemocracyWeek2020 #DemocracyDay2020 #Poland #Hungary

🟢@vonderleyen: We will ensure that money from #EUBudget and #NextGenerationEU is spent with the #RuleofLaw guaranteed. This is non-negotiable.

#SOTEU #EUGreenDeal @ZoraSiebert @EU_ENoP #ENoP #DemocracyWeek2020 #DemocracyDay2020 #Poland #Hungary

🟢 @vonderleyen #LGBTQI-free zones are humanity-free zones, and have no place in the #EU 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

#SOTEU #NextGenerationEU #EUGreenDeal
@TerryReintke @ILGAEurope @IGLYO @LGBTIintergroup

🟢@vonderleyen: Hate is hate – and no one should have to put up with it. We will put forward an action plan to build a truly #antiracist Union. We will appoint its 1st ever #EU #antiracism coordinator.

#UnionOfEquality #SOTEU @ENAREurope @ARDIEuroParl

🟢@vonderleyen: we will propose to extend the list of #EU crimes to all forms of hate crime and hate speech – whether because of #race, #religion, #gender or #sexuality.

#UnionOfEquality #SOTEU @ENAREurope @ARDIEuroParl @EuropeanWomen @gwi_boell

🟢Read the full @vonderleyen State of the Union #SOTEU speech here: ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…

📼Recording here: pscp.tv/w/1jMJgXOpbeXxL

@boell_stiftung @boell_EU_USA @marc_o_berlin #EUGreenDeal #NextGenerationEU #DigitalEU #MigrationEU #EUHealth #StrongerTogetherEU #EU #EPPlenary