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2 Jun

The free flow of people, goods and services is at the heart of the EU. It is also key for our #COVID19 recovery.

A new strategy sets out a path forward for Schengen, ensuring security and mobility while boosting its resilience to new challenges. #Schengen

The #Schengen area in numbers:

📍 26 European countries
🏠 420 million residents
🧳 3.5 million people crossing between Schengen countries every day
💼 1.7 million people living in one Schengen county and working in another

The new Strategy aims to:

1️⃣ Manage effectively the EU’s external borders
2️⃣ Reinforce the Schengen area internally in the absence of internal border controls
3️⃣ Improve preparedness and governance
4️⃣ Enlarge the Schengen area

#Schengen

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1 Jun

The gateway for the EU Digital COVID Certificate goes live at EU level one month ahead of deadline.

🇧🇬 🇨🇿 🇩🇰 🇩🇪 🇬🇷 🇭🇷 🇵🇱 have already connected to the gateway and started issuing first EU certificates.

More countries will join in the coming days and weeks. #EUCOVIDcertificate

This technical system will allow to verify the EU Digital COVID Certificate in a secure and privacy-friendly way.

The go-live of this gateway completes the preparatory work at EU level.

#EUCOVIDcertificate

EU citizens are looking forward to travelling again this summer.

The EU Digital COVID certificate allows them to do so in a free and safe way.

We urge EU countries to get fully ready, so the system will be fully up and running on 1 July. #EUCOVIDcertificate

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@EU_Commission

11 Mar

2020 was a year to remember.

In the face of the unfolding human tragedy, Europe stepped up in the greatest collective mobilisation in the history of our Union.

See some examples of the initiatives taking place throughout 2020 in our Annual Report #StrongerTogether thread ↓

The climate crisis remained the defining challenge of our times.

With the #EUGreenDeal, we committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and become the first climate-neutral continent, by 2050. #StrongerTogether

The pandemic has shown the need to step up EU coordination before, during and after a health crisis.

In 2020, we proposed to build a European #HealthUnion with a Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe, to make sure that patients have access to affordable medicines. #StrongerTogether

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@EU_Commission

10 Mar

Next week we will present a proposal for digital green certificates.

This digital proof that a person:
has been vaccinated against COVID-19
or has recovered from COVID-19
or has a negative test result

will facilitate safe free movement of citizens in the EU.

To have digital green certificates in place by summer, we will work closely with EU countries to:

✅ Identify technical solutions that can be deployed rapidly
🔍 Ensure that the authenticity of certificates can be checked securely throughout the EU
🔁 Enable mutual recognition

Digital green certificates will meet data protection, security and privacy requirements.

They should be set up on the basis of the interoperability guidelines and the common data set for test results, on which EU countries have agreed already.

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@EU_Commission

10 Mar

Many humanitarian crises risk being forgotten. But the EU does not forget.

We propose steps to strengthen the EU’s global aid to help meet the rising humanitarian needs worsened by the #COVID19 crisis.

More: europa.eu/!mU68Cu #EUsolidarity

The EU’s global responsibility as a humanitarian actor has never been more important.

We propose to:
◾ Expand the EU's resource base
◾ Champion respect for International humanitarian law
◾ Address root causes of crises

#EUsolidarity

@EurobarometerEU

Europeans support EU humanitarian action.

A new @EurobarometerEU survey shows 9 in 10 Europeans have positive views on EU-funded humanitarian aid activities.

See the full results: europa.eu/!vU77Kc #EUsolidarity

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@EU_Commission

9 Mar

Europe has a lifetime opportunity to build back better.

Our targets for a digitally empowered Europe by 2030:
🎯A digitally skilled population
🎯Secure and sustainable digital infrastructures
🎯Digital transformation of businesses
🎯Digitalisation of public services

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🎯 TARGET 1: A digitally skilled population and highly skilled digital professionals.
▶ 80% of adults with basic skills
▶ 20 million employed ICT specialists in the EU – while more women should take up such jobs

#DigitalEU

🎯 TARGET 2: Secure and performant sustainable digital infrastructures.
▶ All EU households with gigabit connectivity
▶ All populated areas covered by 5G
▶ 10 000 climate neutral highly secure edge nodes in the EU
▶ First quantum computer in Europe

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