Ursula von der Leyen
@vonderleyen
President of the @EU_Commission. Mother of seven. Brussels-born. European by heart. 🇪🇺
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https://eu-solidarity-ukraine.ec.europa.eu/index_en 03-07-2019 08:08:33
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The bonds between Lebanon and Europe are deep and strong.
President NikosChristodoulides and I are here to say that the EU strongly supports Lebanon and its people.
And we want to reinforce our longstanding cooperation.
Dear NikosChristodoulides, it's moving to be in Cyprus today.
20 years of EU membership have made Cyprus stronger.
And you've made Europe stronger, too.
Cyprus is not only one of the places where European culture was born.
It's one of our Union's gateways to the world.
The 2004 enlargement was a defining moment for our Union.
One that transformed the societies & economies of new member states.
And made our Union stronger together.
Today, we proudly hoist the flags of these countries.
We unfurl our Union's flag, celebrating #20YearsTogether .
Czechia’s accession was a promise of freedom and stability, peace and prosperity.
And in the twenty years that followed, this promise has been fulfilled.
Dear Petr Pavel, very glad to be in Prague today to celebrate 20 years of your EU membership.
With the right political action, we can trigger a new surge of European competitiveness.
At the last #EUCO , EU leaders gave us a clear mandate to turn this political will into action.
So Europe remains the global beating heart of industry & innovation ↓ twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Good call with President Biden.
I thank the US House of Representatives for the bipartisan support to Ukraine.
A historical decision that will make a decisive difference.
We also discussed the evolving situation in the Middle East.
And the risk of foreign interference in upcoming…
Norway is a key EU ally.
Great talk with Jonas Gahr Støre on our cooperation in energy and climate, reinforced by the 🇪🇺🇳🇴 Green Alliance.
I welcome your new defence plan and strong support for Ukraine.
We also discussed the need to stabilise the situation in the Middle East.
Europe should be more Finnish when it comes to security.
Dear Petteri Orpo, thank you for inviting me here to Lappeenranta, close to the Russian border.
We have a lot to learn from your model of preparedness across all levels of society ↓ twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Very glad to be here with you, dear Petteri Orpo, in Lappeeranta, to visit the Finnish border and assess the situation.
We live in tense times and stand side-by-side to ensure the security of the EU’s external borders against hybrid threats.
Dear Enrico Letta, your report on our Single Market comes at the right time.
Now is indeed the time to adopt our policies to the changing internal and external environment.
It’s the only way to ensure high levels of prosperity for everyone ↓ twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…