We want technologies and products to be created, manufactured and marketed in Europe.
And we must act now.
Our new Competitiveness Compass is the plan for Europe’s productivity and growth. ↓🧵
#madeinEurope
In the next five years, we’ll work on aligning all European, national and local efforts to supercharge sustainable prosperity and growth.
First, we will drive productivity through innovation.
How?
✅ Supporting start-ups and conditions for scaling up
✅ Building a deeper, more efficient venture capital market
✅ Easing talent mobility and retention
✅ Investing in state-of-the-art infrastructure
✅ Boosting research & innovation
2024 is bringing us many exciting anniversaries of EU history.
These milestones laid the foundations for the EU as we know it today ↓
#EUArchives
⚖️ 60 years since Costa v ENEL case
In 1964, the European Court of Justice established the primacy of EU law over national laws.
The principle of the primacy of EU law has developed over time and is now a declaration annexed to the Treaty of Lisbon
#EUarchives
🏞️50 years since the launch of the European Regional Development Fund
It was created in 1975, laying the foundations for today’s EU regional policy and aiming to strengthen economic and social cohesion in the EU by correcting imbalances between its regions.
Dive back in time with this read made for its 10th anniversary in 1985:
Another historic step for the citizens of 🇺🇦🇲🇩🇬🇪🇧🇦 regarding their 🇪🇺 aspirations.
We’ve adopted our 2023 Enlargement Package recommending to open negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, to grant candidate status to Georgia, and to open accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina, once the necessary degree of compliance is achieved
Completing our Union is the natural horizon.
Despite the ongoing war, Ukraine demonstrated resolve in making substantial progress in creating a powerful reform dynamic.
We recommend that the @EUCouncil opens accession negotiations with Ukraine.
Moldova has progressed steadily on meeting the 9 steps set out in its membership application, including comprehensive reforms on justice, anti-corruption, and public administration.
We recommend that the @EUCouncil opens accession negotiations with Moldova.