🚨Registrations are open for the Annual #EUBudget Conference!🚨This year, the topic is “Looking ahead: the EU Budget of the Future” 🚀🗓️✍️ The conference will host a list of high-level speakers and panellists and will be Conference will be a unique opportunity to discuss the most important issues concerning the future of Europe.Do you want to participate in discussions or just learn more about what should be the main priorities for the next EU budget? How can the EU budget foster cohesion and resilience? How can we achieve a simpler, more resilient and flexible EU budget? What will the role of the EU budget be in increasing the EU’s strategic competitiveness? How to be more competitive in a global economy? Is the budget suitable for the challenges we face? How to be an actor in our neighbourhood and beyond?If you have not registered yet, don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about the EU budget of the future! 💶🚀

The Boost5 project, based on five previous Interreg-funded projects in Italy and Croatia, is promoting the Adriatic region’s heritage to develop the sustainable tourism sector and contribute to economic growth. It is producing a guide of best practice projects, building skills in the sector and opening new markets.#culturalheritage #Interreg #EUinmyRegion

EU citizenship is: UniqueEU citizenship is: OpportunitiesEU citizenship is: ProtectionFor more than 30 years, EU citizens have enjoyed these unique rights and opportunities ↓🛫 Move: The right to live, work and study anywhere in the EU. You’re free to chase that new job across the border or study for a year abroad. No visa or work permits required!🗳️ Vote: Democratic rights are a core part of being an EU citizen. By being able to vote for your representatives in the European Parliament, your voice is heard when laws are discussed and adopted at the European level.🗣️ Speak up: In addition to your right to vote in European elections, you can launch or support a European Citizens’ Initiative and petition the European Parliament.#EuropeanUnion

The Great Forests of Mesoamerica (Central America) concentrate between 7% and 10% of all known life forms and extend across 266 000 km2—twice the size of Greece. It is the geographical area in which the EU has deployed the Great Mesoamerican Forests Program, a flagship of the Global Gateway strategy in the region that has begun its implementation in 2024, with an EU contribution of EUR 25.5 million, under a Team Europe approach.The program is the EU's most ambitious regional commitment in this matter. Last February the Team Europe implementing agencies met in Costa Rica to begin its implementation during a two-day kick-off workshop.In March 2024, Pierre-Louis Lempereur and Francois Roudié, respectively EU Ambassadors in Costa Rica and El Salvador/Central American Integration System walked in a tour through La Amistad (Costa Rica) and its surrounding. It is one of the Great Forests of Mesoamerica, at about 2,600 meters above sea. Together with officials from the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC), community leaders and local partners, the Ambassadors learned about good practices by communities in the sustainable use of forest resources that the EU is interested in replicating and scaling up.To take stock of the importance of protecting this unique natural environment, the Ambassadors traveled through part of the 80 hectares of protected primary forest. In this area, a group of families decided to invest in a forest management approach far to the traditional model of indiscriminate logging. With this project, the EU and the MSs aims —among other things— to demonstrate that experiences such as that of don William Solano's farm can serve as a model to successfully merge forest conservation and sustainable economic development in Mesoamerica.

🚨 Tobacco smuggling: in 2023 OLAF helped national and international customs, as well as law enforcement agencies, avert over €150 million of damage to public revenue by seizing:🔹616 million illicit cigarettes🔹140 tonnes of raw tobacco🔹6 tonnes of water-pipe tobacco#EUAntiFraud

Save the date for the annual #EnergyInfrastructure Forum in Copenhagen 🇩🇰 on 27-28 June!As usual, registration is upon invitation only, but the sessions on 27 June will be web-streamed.#EnergyIF

In 2023, an area around twice the size of Luxembourg was burnt in the EU. 2023 was the fourth worst year since 2000 regarding areas scorched by wildfires.Last year we also witnessed the single largest fire ever to occur in Europe since the 1980s.European Commission is calling for enhancing prevention using the resources made available through the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism.

Co-hosted by the European Commission and the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, the Global Gateway High-Level Education Event, which will take place on 11 April 2024 in Brussels, aims to highlight EU's role in transforming global education and bridging skills gaps.

The #RiDaysEU shed light on the need to eliminate #GenderBasedViolence from the ERA. ⏯️ Join the mission for a more equitable research landscape by watching the session replay.

#EUCO leaders decided to open accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina. The country has taken impressive steps towards our Union. More progress has been achieved in just over a year than in over a decade.Congratulations 🇧🇦!

Labour and skills shortages have been increasing in 🇪🇺 countries.Today, we've presented an action plan to tackle those shortages. It will help boost the EU’s growth and provide better opportunities for all. #SocialRights

Make your travels smoother with #OnlineLanguageSupport. 🌍  Join Carlos and Katerina at an archaeological museum and learn useful phrases for meetings, buying tickets and appreciating exhibits in Greek.  Become part of the community and broaden your language skills!

The wait is over: Registrations for the Brussels Economic Forum on 16 May are now open! #EUBEF24Join high-level speakers and participants from across the world to discuss the hottest economic issues ahead of the EU elections.Grab your chance to attend the event in person in Brussels.Register now!

✅ Traineeships shouldn't be used to cover regular employment vacancies.✅ Trainees should be fairly paid and have access to social protection.👉 Find European Commission's proposal to improve the quality of traineeships in the EU

Planning an exciting trip for your next holiday? 🥚🐰Keep in mind that whether you travel by bus, plane, train, boat..., EU passenger rights have it all for you. Some of your rights as an EU passenger include… 🪪 travel with your passport or just with your ID card in any EU or Schengen Area country. ✈️ choose reimbursement, re-routing or refund in case of flight cancellation. 🚢 receive compensation for a train or ship delay of at least one hour. 🛄 be compensated for lost luggage. If you have any problems while traveling – you can get up-to-date information in 23 languages with the new version of ‘Your Passenger Rights’ app. #EUPassengerRights #EuropeanUnion

Have you just arrived in a new workplace? Or are you meeting a new colleague? See and listen how Juhani shows his new colleague Maria around the office.Watch this short video to learn the basics of meeting and greeting people and saying where you are from and where you live. Then it's time to get moving and talk about your favourite mode of transport. Once you're done, take the quiz and test your understanding.You can change the language of the teaching breaks in the video, and of your EU Academy, to English, Spanish, Italian, French, German, or Finnish in the top right-hand corner of your screen.

Almost 300 million people estimated to need humanitarian assistance in 2024 ↓ The EU reinforces its commitment with an initial humanitarian aid for 2024 of €1.8 billion. It will continue to fund humanitarian action in support of the most vulnerable globally.

We are ready to cycle towards the future 🚲The EU has adopted the European Declaration on Cycling that recognises cycling as a sustainable and affordable mode of transportation.It contains clear commitments to boost cycling in the EU, including:🔹 safe and coherent cycling networks in cities🔸 better links with public transport🔹 secure parking spaces and access to recharging points for e-bikes.Join the bike side and contribute to a more sustainable EU!#EuropeanUnion

Make every day #FactCheckingDay!Make the most of it with op.europa.eu, your gateway to trustworthy EU information. Get the facts right and debunk #disinformation with data and information you can trust.

On March 19th, we celebrate the UN International Day for #DigitalLearning. 🎉 This day reminds us how important digital ways of learning are in everyday education. What about starting your own online language journey with the courses offered by #OnlineLanguageSupport? Take a look at the OLS platform and discover the diverse content it offers for 29 languages 👇 https://bit.ly/EU-OnlineLanguageSupport #LanguageLearning #Erasmus #ErasmusPlus

When sustainable mobility is high on the agenda, we all win. 🏆 The winner of the European Mobility Award 2023 is the city of Budapest 🇭🇺! The city is leading the way when it comes to providing safer, more sustainable ways to travel in urban areas. Last year, Budapest organised an ambitious car-free weekend attracting about 10,000 people and a Car-Free Day on 22 September 2023. The city plans for the construction of a new, pedestrian-friendly car-free zone on the Danube embankment. 🏅 The winner of the Mobility Action Award 2023 is Nudgd, an online 🇸🇪 promoting sustainable school travel in Helsingborg. The platform supports the city’s goals to step up cycling, and promote safer, more sustainable travel. #MobilityWeek #EuropeanUnion #EUGreenDeal