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Dec 29, 2021 11 tweets 8 min read Read on X
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 🧵

#EUArchives
🙋‍♂️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
💶 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
📘 30 years of the Maastricht Treaty signature

The Treaty on European Union was signed by 12 countries in Maastricht on 7 February 1992.
It marked a new step in the process of creating an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe.

#EUarchives
🦅 30 years of Natura 2000 and LIFE Programme

#Natura2000 is the largest coordinated network of protected areas in the world.

The #LIFEprogramme is the EU's funding instrument for the environment and climate action.

#EUarchives
📦 30 years of the European Humanitarian Aid Office

We have been providing humanitarian aid since 1992 in over 110 countries, reaching millions of people across the globe each year.

The EU is one of the world’s largest aid providers.

#EUarchives
35 years of Erasmus

The student exchange programme was born in 1987.
It has evolved a lot since then, and places today a strong focus on:

👐 social inclusion
🌿 the green and digital transitions, and
🙋 promoting young people’s participation in democratic life.

#EUarchives
60 years of the Common Agricultural Policy

The CAP was born in 1962.

It is conceived as a common policy, with the objectives of providing affordable food for EU citizens and a fair standard of living for farmers.

#EUarchives
70 years of the Treaty of Paris.

The Treaty entered into force in July 1952.

The six founding European countries pooled their coal and steel production with one goal in mind: never again war.

#EUarchives
70 years of EU Court of Justice

The EU’s highest legal authority was created in 1952.

Its job is to ensure that EU law is interpreted and applied in the same way in every EU country. @EUCourtPress

#EUarchives
Take a trip back in time and discover more important moments in history, inventions, major events in sport and society and more, many of which made the EU what it is today.

Check our timeline:

europa.eu/learning-corne…

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Jun 24
74% of Europeans agree that the 🇪🇺 is more effective in defending the trade interests of EU countries than countries acting on their own.

Our latest #Eurobarometer shows that there is strong support for the EU's role in global trade.



#EUtrade
82% of EU citizens believe that we need international trade rules to maintain a level playing field.

Do you think we need international trade rules? The majority says yes.
6 in 10 Europeans believe they benefit from international trade.

Do you benefit from international trade? The majority answered yes.
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Jan 2
New year, new milestones!

2024 is bringing us many exciting anniversaries of EU history.

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

#EUArchives


Runners at the Parc du Cinquantenaire holding flags of the countries that were part of the biggest EU Enlargement in 2004. A large European flag is fluttering in the background
A moment from the first European elections with Simone Veil standing and giving a speech in the Hemicycle. The photo is in black and white.
A person holding a pile of stamped documents (the original EEA agreement) with the involved parties visible in the background in the meeting room.
Posting of conversion rates on the illuminated sign in the presence Jacques Santer, President of the EC.  On the background a big visual of the euro.
⚖️ 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
an extract of the official publication by the European Court of Justice
an extract of the official publication by the European Court of Justice
🏞️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:

#EUarchiveseuropa.eu/!h6dCTfA cover of the publication on “The European Community and its regions” with a stylised E letter on a red background. The text states: “10 years of Community regional policy and of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)”.
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Dec 18, 2023
We welcome today's agreement by the @EUCouncil to adopt a new package of sanctions against Russia.

The new sanctions include these key elements:

🔹 additional listings
🔹 trade measures, including on Russian diamonds
🔹 stricter asset freeze obligations
🔹 energy measures
🔹 stronger anti-circumvention measures

#StandWithUkraine

europa.eu/!gKxCpROn blue and yellow background representing the Ukrainian flag, the text: "New package of EU sanctions on Russia - 12th package"
Over 140 additional individuals and entities have been added to our list of persons subject to a freezing of their assets.

The list of newly designated legal persons covers, among others, actors in the Russian military and defence, including military industry companies.

#StandWithUkraineCard on individual listings of people and entities with the text:   - Over 140 additional individuals and entities have been sanctioned.  - The list targets those who have orchestrated the recent illegal so-called “elections” in the territories of Ukraine, or those responsible for the forced “re-education” of Ukrainian children.
The new sanctions on Russian diamonds are part of a coordinated G7 effort to introduce an internationally coordinated diamond ban.

It aims at depriving Russia of this important revenue stream estimated at €4 billion per year.

#StandWithUkraine Card on import ban on Russian diamonds with the text:   - Import restrictions on non-industrial diamonds mined, processed, or produced in Russia, aiming to deprive Russia of this important revenue stream estimated at €4 billion per year.
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Nov 8, 2023
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.
A blue background with half of the EU Emblem stars including the national flags of Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. A text on the right-hand side reads “Enlargement package 2023”.
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. A blue background with half of the EU Emblem stars in white on it. One of these stars is decorated with the Ukrainian flag. A text on the right-hand side reads “we recommend to open accession negotiations”.
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. A blue background with half of the EU Emblem stars in white on it. One of these stars is decorated with the Moldovan flag. A text on the right-hand side reads “we recommend to open accession negotiations”.
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Oct 9, 2023
Europe is delivering on its promises made to citizens to lead the way on climate action.

Our legislation to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 is now in place.

What will guide our way until 2030 to build a greener EU? Here is a brief summary ↓
→ ETS reform

Carbon pricing and an annual emissions cap will ensure that polluters pay and that EU countries generate revenues they can invest in the green transition. A text-based visual making emphasis that the green transition will be fair.  It includes the text:  "A fair transition, based on European solidarity.  Through Emissions trading, we can raise revenues to address:  -Energy poverty and mobility changes  -Sput economic growth and create employment"
→ ETS for buldings and road transport fuels

A separate Emissions Trading Scheme for fuels in road transport and buildings, to ensure emissions reductions in sectors hard to decarbonise. A text-based visual making emphasis on making the EU climate neutral by 2050.  It includes the text:  "The transport sector has the lowest share of renewable energy use:  55% reduction of emissions from cars by 2030  50% reduction of emissions from vans by 2030".
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Sep 14, 2023
Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority.

And Europe should lead the way, building a new global AI framework built on three pillars: guardrails, governance and guiding innovation ↓ President von der Leyen addressing the European Parliament and standing in the hemicycle.
Guardrails
We put forward the AI Act – the world's first comprehensive pro-innovation AI law.

Our AI Act is already a blueprint for the whole world.

We must now focus on adopting the rules as soon as possible and turn to implementation ↓
Governance
We should join forces with our partners to ensure a global approach to understanding the impact of AI in our societies.

We need a body for AI – providing the latest science to policymakers.

This will allow us to develop a fast and globally coordinated response ↓
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