Putin's war demonstrates the urgency of accelerating our clean energy transition.

Today we outline REPowerEU - our plan to increase Europe's energy independence:

⚡ Reduced demand for Russian fossil fuels.

⚡ Emergency measures to tackle energy prices in Europe.

#EUGreenDeal
We simply cannot rely on a supplier who explicitly threatens us.

We will end our overdependence on Russian gas by diversifying gas supplies and reducing faster the use of fossil fuels in our homes, buildings, industry, and power systems.

#EUGreenDeal
Uncertainty on supply is rising pressure on energy prices in Europe.

To stop it and secure our gas supply, EU countries will be required to ensure that underground gas storage is filled up to at least 90% of its capacity by 1 October each year.

#EUGreenDeal
We will also help citizens and businesses to face the impact of high energy prices in recent months.

EU countries will have the possibility to regulate prices and redistribute revenue from high energy sector profits and emissions trading to consumers.

#EUGreenDeal

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Feb 28
We are strengthening our response to hold Russia and Belarus to account for their attack on Ukraine.

Our new sanctions will harm their war and propaganda machine and have an eroding impact on their economies.

We will also finance the purchase and delivery of weapons to Ukraine.
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President Putin has launched an unprecedented and unprovoked military attack against Ukraine.

We are responding in the strongest possible terms, by adopting the harshest ever package of restrictive measures.

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These sanctions cover:

⛔️The financial sector
⛔️The energy and transport sectors
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⛔️Access to important technology
⛔️Visa policy
⛔The financial sector

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⛔The energy and transport sectors

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🔹 setting out a strategy with new and existing tools;
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#SocialRights
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🌐 160 million children are in child labour, and
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These practices must stop.

The elimination of child labour and forced labour is at the heart of our strategy for decent work worldwide.

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We will reinforce our actions to change this situation, guided by the 4️⃣ elements of the universal concept of decent work. ↓

More details: europa.eu/!KxC377

#SocialRights
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It will foster a competitive data market by opening up new opportunities for businesses and making data more accessible to every consumer and business.

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The Data Act addresses the legal, economic and technical issues that lead to data being underused.

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The new rules will make more data available for re-use and are expected to create an additional €270 billion in GDP by 2028.

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#GlobalGateway is a strategy for investment in infrastructure and people.

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A thread with some initiatives⬇️
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#TeamEurope initiatives will contribute to supporting disaster risk reduction & climate change adaptation, enhance disaster preparedness for effective response and recovery, rehabilitation & reconstruction.
🔹 Great Green Wall Initiative

This #GlobalGateway initiative spans 18 countries.

It aims to green the Sahel, improve climate resilience and restore dignified and sustainable living conditions, contributing to improving stability and security across the region.

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