2021 has been a challenging year but we have managed to make progress towards a more resilient, greener, and more digital Europe.

⭐ It’s time to wrap up 2021! Let’s have a look at the main highlights of the year!
Undoubtedly, #NextGenerationEU has been the flagship initiative of the #vdLCommission in 2021.

💚More than a recovery plan, it is a chance to emerge stronger from the pandemic, transform our economies, and create opportunities for the Europe where we want to live.
🩹 What we’ve managed to achieve during 2021 was a true European success story.

✅All Europeans have access to vaccines.
✅Most vaccinated region in the world.
✅More than 1 billion vaccine doses exported worldwide.
✅Biggest donor of vaccines in the world.

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🌳 In 2021, our #EUGreenDeal turned 2 years old.

Over this year, we've presented a plan to cut emissions by 55% by 2030 and several actions to boost investment and protect our biodiversity.

We will continue leading the fight against climate change in 2022 to save our planet!
We also made strong progress on #DigitalEU.

Our targets:

👨‍💻A digitally skilled population
🔒Secure and sustainable digital infrastructures
📲Digital transformation of businesses
🖥️Digitalisation of public services
📲 We also helped Europeans with a unique tool to make travelling safer.

Since the launch of the #EUCOVIDCertificate, EU countries have issued millions of certificates, and several countries outside the EU connected to our system. Image
We want everyone to feel, see and experience the green transformation.

This year, we kicked off the #NewEuropeanBauhaus to help us bring the #EUGreenDeal closer to people.

For a more human, green, and beautiful world of tomorrow. 🌍

europa.eu/!GP79mn
🔬🧬Our #EUCancerPlan is our political commitment to turn the tide against cancer.

This year, we gave another steppingstone towards a stronger #HealthUnion for everyone to have the same right to high-quality care, diagnosis and treatment.

europa.eu/!ug49vf
♿ In 2021, we also took concrete steps towards building a #UnionOfEquality, where people with disabilities can participate equally in all areas of life.

This year, we presented the #EUDisabilityRights strategy for 2021-2030 to ensure that no one is left behind. Image
🔌 This year we also proposed a common charger for mobile phones and other similar electronic devices.

We aim to reduce electronic waste and the fuzz of having several cables for different devices.

The USB-C will be the standard in our main electronic devices.

#DigitalEU
🥤 Last, if you are looking for your favourite Christmas single-use plastic straw... stop searching for it.

Since last summer, the ban on 10 single-use plastic products has become effective. It will reduce marine litter and protect our environment.

#PlasticsStrategy
🗳️ Which of the following #vdLCommission topics do you think has been the most important achievement in 2021?

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More from @EU_Commission

29 Dec
To all EU history enthusiasts: in 2022 we will celebrate many anniversaries!

These milestones laid the foundations for the EU as we know it today.

Discover them in our thread 🧵

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🙋‍♂️10 years of the European Citizens' Initiative

Since April 2012, the Citizens' Initiative allows Europeans to call on the European Commission to propose new EU legislation on a particular issue.

Find out more here → europa.eu/!fg98kR

#EUTakeTheInitiative #EUarchives Image
💶 20 years of the euro in circulation

On 1 January 2002, euro notes and coins became legal currency in 12 EU countries.

Today, 19 different countries use the euro.

There are over 140 billion coins and 27 billion banknotes in circulation.

#EUROat20 #EUarchives Image
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27 Dec
Despite all the challenges we faced this year, 2021 has also been a year full of inspiring stories about solidarity, merit and hope.

We bring you 7⃣ inspiring stories of 2021!
1⃣ The power of science

In 2021, Dr Özlem Türeci and Dr Uğur Şahin, co-founders of @BioNTech_Group, received the Order of Merit – an award for their scientific persistence to develop a COVID-19 vaccine saving lives of millions of people worldwide. 🏅

An inspiration to all.
2⃣ The power of solidarity

In 2021, #TeamEurope shared over 350 million doses to low and middle-income countries - mostly via #COVAX. And our efforts will continue next year with more donations.

Because no one is safe until everyone is safe.
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22 Dec
We aim for a fairer global corporate taxation.

Today, we propose swift transposition of the international agreement on minimum taxation of multinationals.

Implementing the @OECD Agreement Pillar 2 on the minimum effective tax rate is historic global tax reform.

↓ More
@OECD Our proposal sets out how the principles of the 15% effective tax rate – agreed by 137 countries – will be applied in practice within the EU.

It is a significant step forward for our fair taxation agenda.

#FairTaxation
Implementing the @OECD agreement on minimum effective taxation into EU law is key for:

✔️fighting tax avoidance and evasion
✔️preventing a ‘race to the bottom’ with unhealthy tax competition between countries

#FairTaxation
Read 4 tweets
17 Dec
A modern, resource-efficient economy and climate-neutral by 2050. This is our objective.

This week we kept delivering on Europe’s climate targets with new #EUGreenDeal proposals.

⚡️Energy and climate
🚆Efficient and green mobility
⚖️Combating environmental crimes
➡Europe needs to decarbonise the energy consumed.

Our proposals will help cut emissions by:

🔸facilitating the uptake of renewable and low carbon gases, including hydrogen
🔸ensuring energy security for all citizens in Europe.
🔸removing regulatory barriers

#EUGreenDeal Image
➡️Europe needs to curb methane emissions.

In a first-ever EU legislative proposal to reduce methane emissions in the energy sector, we will require the oil, gas and coal sectors to:

🔸measure
🔸report, and
🔸verify methane emissions

#EUGreenDeal Image
Read 7 tweets
15 Dec
Objective➡️EU climate neutrality by 2050.

We keep delivering on Europe’s climate targets with new #EUGreenDeal proposals.

📗 Decarbonising Europe's gas markets

📗 Cutting methane emissions

📗 Energy Performance of Buildings

📗 Sustainable Carbon Cycles
The 🇪🇺 needs to decarbonise the energy it consumes to cut emissions by 55% by 2030.

Our proposals will help reach that goal by:

🔸facilitating the uptake of renewable and low carbon gases, including hydrogen

🔸ensuring energy security for all citizens in Europe.

#EUGreenDeal
We aim to sustainably decarbonise the system.

We want to remove regulatory barriers to facilitate & promote access to the existing gas grid.

With these proposals we are creating the conditions for a cost-efficient deployment of renewable gases, including hydrogen.

#EUGreenDeal
Read 9 tweets
14 Dec
Faster rail connections, improved public transport, and better infrastructure for walking and cycling.

Today, we present four proposals to put the transport sector on track to cut its emissions by 90% and in line with the objectives of the #EUGreenDeal.

#MobilityStrategy
1️⃣
A smart and sustainable Trans-European Transport Network, boosting high-speed trains and embedding multimodality.

424 cities will be interconnected by ports, airports and railway terminals. Once completed, travel times between these cities will be considerably reduced. Image
2️⃣
Only 7% of rail kilometres travelled between 2001 and 2018 involved cross-border trips.

We aim to make long-distance cross-border train travel more attractive and the default travel option for many more 🇪🇺 passengers: quicker journeys, more frequencies, and more affordable. Image
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