👋🏻We are the🇪🇺
@EU_Commission
's Directorate-General for EU Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations (NEAR) managed by our Director-General
@GertJanEU
.
Children’s right to quality education does not stop in times of humanitarian emergencies.
The EU helps Syrian children caught in the ongoing crisis to go back to and stay in school through formal and non-formal education pathways.
#SeeSyria
#SyriaConf2024
Today, the 3rd regional summit on the
#WesternBalkans
#GrowthPlan
took place in 🇲🇪 Kotor.
🇪🇺 Commissioner
@OliverVarhelyi
& leaders from the region discussed progress made & 3 new priorities to help bring the region closer to the
#EU
Single Market 🤝
#Kotor
‘One Region, Common Vision’
After two months we are here again.
Committed.
The work on the WB 6 Reform Agendas is a testimony to that.
The
#GrowthPlan
provides irreversible set of tools that leads us to
#EU
#enlargement
.
Speech:
Today in 🇲🇪
#Kotor
we discussed 3 new priorities that can bring the region closer to the EU's single market.
Together with further regional economic integration, progress on reforms and additional funding from our recently adopted Facility, our
#GrowthPlan
is making a difference!
At today's summit in 🇲🇪
#Kotor
, we discussed the progress made on the priorities agreed in 🇦🇱
#Tirana
.
We will continue to support our partners to reap the benefits that access to the Single Euro Payments Area, Green Lanes, Wifi4WB & the European Digital Innovation Hubs offer!
Glad to accompany Commissioner
@OliverVarhelyi
at today's leader's summit in 🇲🇪
#Kotor
on the
#GrowthPlan
.
Work is in full swing to deliver concrete benefits for our partners and their 🇪🇺
#EU
path.
Our 3 new priorities will help to bring the region closer to the EU single market!
We're supporting improved 🇺🇦🇲🇩 border cooperation in Reni, Ukraine as part of
#SolidarityLanes
, which speeds up border crossings.
The Solidarity Lanes have allowed Ukraine to export over 136 million tonnes of goods and import over 52 million tonnes.
#StandWithUkraine
Great to be in Kotor,
#Montenegro
The motto of the conference ‘One Region, Common Vision’ rightly refers to our aim & aspirations.
Our ambitious offer of the
#GrowthPlan
&
#EIP
will only work when the region itself can work together in particular w/in the Common Regional Market
Pro-Kremlin voices spread
#disinformation
targeting the protests against the "foreign agents" law now passed in
#Georgia
, slinging the usual accusations that the West is plotting a revolution & decrying ‘double standards’.
#DontBeDeceived
, read more:
Happy Vyshyvanka Day🇺🇦! Let's honour this symbol of resilience, passed down through generations. Today, it's a reminder of strength as we stand united against Russian brutal aggression.
#SlavaUkraini
@EUDelegationUA
#GrowthPlan
is in full action.
After Tirana we are again together in
#Kotor
.
At today’s
#WesternBalkans
Leaders meeting
���sharing the updates on the first set of commitments (SEPA, Green Lanes, 2 digital projects)
✅adding 3 new priorities 👇
On
#VyshyvankaDay
, we honour the tradition of Ukrainian embroidery & the cultural significance it holds.
At
@eu_near
, we are proud to continue supporting 🇺🇦
#Ukraine
’s recovery, reconstruction, & 🇪🇺
#EU
path while celebrating its rich culture & traditions.
#StandWithUkraine
Kicking off a new round of 🇪🇺
#EU
accession-focused meetings with 🇺🇦
#Ukraine
& 🇲🇩
#Moldova
today, with topics on trade, stability & peace🤝
Discussions will cover chapter 30 on external relations & chapter 31 on foreign, security & defence policy.
#EUEnlargement
#StrongerTogether
Before the Leaders’ summit kicks off visited 2️⃣
#EU
flagship projects in the
#Kotor
Bay.
The Lastva electricity substation & the Tivat-Kotor Wastewater Treatment Plan
➡️excellent examples of our economic & investment projects of
#WesternBalkans
.
#EIP
#Connectivity
#Growth
#Jobs
The work on the Growth Plan started with great commitment & dedication.
Happy to attend a new round of
#WesternBalkans
Leaders Meeting in
#Montenegro
🇲🇪
#Kotor
Ready to discuss 3 new strategic steps towards integrating the WB6 into the EU Single Market.
There is still a chance for the authorities to reconsider this legislative initiative.
We stand with the Georgian people and their choice for democracy, human rights, fundamental rights, and the rule of law & their choice for a European future for their country.
#Georgia
#EU
Thank you Prime Minister
@Dabaibahamid
for a good meeting.
The EU is committed to a peaceful, secure & prosperous Libya.
We discussed the current political situation, our bilateral relations, and how to manage migration in full respect of international law & human rights.
Glad to be in 🇲🇪
#Kotor
to discuss our
#GrowthPlan
with Western Balkans ministers of European Affairs and Finance.
The Growth Plan is in full action & already delivering results.
Key that partners maintain the momentum & communicate clearly about the
#GrowthPlan
's benefits!