Since 2021 we have provided over โฌ1.09 billion in assistance โ including โฌ295 million in Macro-Finance Assistance this year.
We have already mobilised โฌ673 million under the Economic and Investment plan. We will triple the amount with โฌ1.6 billion in additional financing.
We have grown close cooperation in many fields, from health to customs. The EU Partnership Mission in Moldova we opened yesterday is the next step to help the country increase its resilience.
Rest assured Moldova is not alone. โ
Today, Moldova is the political heart of Europe.
The European Political Community meeting in Bulboaca ๐ฒ๐ฉ will be an opportunity for us and 47 Heads of State and Government to discuss common issues and strengthen the security, stability, and prosperity of our continent.
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Without any added formalities, the Unitary Patent will be effective in 17 EU countries, ๐ฆ๐น ๐ง๐ช ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ช๐ช ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐ท ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ป ๐ฑ๐น ๐ฑ๐บ ๐ฒ๐น ๐ณ๐ฑ ๐ต๐น ๐ธ๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ช
In practice, this cuts the renewal fees over 10 years from around โฌ29,000 to less than โฌ5,000 โ
The new system will strongly reduce the gap in patent protection costs between us and our major trade partners โ including the USA and Japan.
While the new Unified Patent Court will further ensure companies have effective protection of their patent rights โ
Patients across the EU deserve timely access to high quality, affordable medicines.
We are proposing a modern regulatory framework & industry incentives to make unmet medical needs and shortages of critical medicines a thing of the past.
National medium-term fiscal-structural plans are the cornerstone of our proposals.
EU countries will have greater leeway in setting their own fiscal adjustment paths and reform and investment commitments. twitter.com/i/web/status/1โฆ
Simpler rules
For EU countries with a deficit above 3% of GDP or public debt above 60% of GDP, we will issue a country-specific โtechnical trajectoryโ.
For EU countries with a deficit below 3% of GDP and public debt below 60% of GDP, we will provide technical information. twitter.com/i/web/status/1โฆ
Russiaโs aggression against Ukraine is causing challenges that we can only overcome in unity.
With our 2023 work programme, we want to build a Union that stands firm and united.
This year, we will turn our priorities into action by focusing on these initiatives โ
๐ต European Green Deal
The EU will further accelerate its energy transition, strengthen sustainable food and transport, and tackle food and textile waste while building healthier ecosystems.
Additional export restrictions have been introduced which aim to reduce Russiaโs access to military, industrial and technological items, as well as its ability to develop its defence and security sector.