Very good to meet with 🇵🇹 Finance Minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento. We had a very good conversation on the current energy crisis, the economic situation in the EU, competitiveness and tax-related matters.

Great to catch up with 🇵🇹 Climate Minister Maria da Graça Carvalho. I commend the work done by Portugal on decarbonisation. We need to work on climate, competitiveness and independence together.

Day 1 in 🇵🇹 - We kicked off the visit with a roundtable discussion on innovation with companies across sectors. It was an insightful exchange on how businesses are navigating the clean transition.

Looking forward to speaking to young Europeans this afternoon, especially two days before 🇪🇺 day!

"Climate, competitiveness, and independence are linked" EU Commissioner @wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu closed #SolarPowerSummit with a clear signal: Europe must move faster on electrification and take control of its energy future as global crises evolve

Took the opportunity to have several meetings with Ministers of finance who where in town for the ECOFIN @consilium.europa.eu 🇱🇺🇳🇱🇸🇪🇪🇪 We discussed a broad range of tax matters and the current geopolitical situation in relation to our economic security.

Great news to combat VAT tax fraud more efficiently at EU level 🙌

I was at the #ENVI @Europarl_EN Committee 🇪🇺 yesterday. If you missed my speech, see here: ec.europa.eu/commission/p... In the EU, we need to work on climate, competitiveness and independence. Because the problem is indeed threefold:

Europe needs bold, innovative companies that can compete on the global stage. We have the talent. Now we must create the environment for Europe’s next champions.

Great to exchange with MEPs here in Santa Marta 🇨🇴 on the margins of the conference. The importance of Parliaments in the conversation around transitioning away from fossil fuels and providing electrified alternatives is clear. I very much appreciate our collaboration.

The conference on Transitioning away from Fossil Fuels is an important first step in a broader process, and I commend Colombia 🇨🇴 and the Netherlands 🇳🇱 for taking this initiative and for gathering us all here so quickly after COP30. My speech ➡️ ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Thanks for your commitment @saraaagesen.bsky.social. Great conversation yesterday on energy independence in Colombia 🇨🇴.

Great to meet with Abubakar Momoh, Minister for Regional Development of Nigeria 🇳🇬. The 🇪🇺 is committed to joining forces with Nigeria to advance the energy transition and achieve shared climate goals.

Always great to catch up with 🇧🇪 Minister Jean-Luc Crucke, in Belgium but also in Colombia at the conference for transitioning away from fossil fuels.

Important to be in 🇨🇴. Transition away from from fossil fuels is essential for our energy independence. Fossil fuel dependence means structural vulnerability whereas clean energy means resilience and security. Huge thanks to Colombia and the Netherlands for the initiative 🙌

Pleased to welcome Damjan Ćulafić, Montenegro's Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Northern Region Development, in Brussels. Montenegro's EU accession path and its climate commitments go hand in hand and we are committed to supporting that journey. 🇲🇪🇪🇺

This morning, I spoke at @caneurope.org's General Assembly in Brussels, the Europe's leading civil society coalition on climate action. It was an important discussion on international climate diplomacy and domestic climate policies.

The Petersberg Climate Dialogue was extremely successful! Huge thanks to all Ministers and 🇩🇪 Minister Schneider. If you missed my intervention, please read it here 👉🏻 ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Very good to catch up again with 🇩🇪 Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Great to hear his remarks on the imperative of bringing climate and competitiveness hand in hand.

Excellent first meeting with 🇸🇸 Minister Willie Aucamp and his team here at Petersberg. We agree on the importance of a clean transition, electrification, renewables, and the need to strengthen climate resilience.

Great to catch up with 🇩🇪 MPs Andreas Jung, Thomas Gebhart, and Mark Helfrich on the nexus between climate, competitiveness and innovation.

Very good to meet with Dr Deborah Barasa, 🇰🇪 Minister for Climate Change. We discussed COP31, but also COP32 which will take place in Africa. We agreed to collaborate further on international climate diplomacy and carbon pricing.

Important discussion with 🇩🇪 Minister Carsten Schneider and 🇨🇾 Minister Maria Panayiotou on COP31 strategy.

Great exchange with 🇦🇺 @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social alongside EU ministers — even from afar. Despite the energy crisis, we had a constructive discussion on EU priorities for COP31 and the need to have the world going from declarations to implementation.

Great to meet with Canadian 🇨🇦 Minister Julie Dabrusin and Chinese 🇨🇳 Vice Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment Li Gao in the preparation of the MoCA climate dialogue taking place in Brussels this year.

Great to catch up with 🇨🇦 Environment, Climate Change and Nature Minister @juliedabrusin.bsky.social Canada and EU climate collaboration is second to none. We had a productive exchange on strengthening our partnership, with a focus on carbon pricing and on international climate diplomacy.

As always very good to meet with 🇩🇪 Finance Minister @larsklingbeil.bsky.social We had a constructive discussion on the energy crisis, the economy, and taxation.

Today, I’m in the Lausitz Industrial Park. It is one of the traditional lignite mining region in 🇩🇪. The region as a whole has been chosen as the first European Net Zero valley. Great to discover more about Sonocrete, an SME which helps to decarbonise concrete thanks to ultrasound technology.

A very productive meeting with 🇱🇺 Deputy Prime Minister Xavier Bettel. We had a constructive discussion on geopolitics, the economy, and taxation.

Great to catch up with Serge Wilmes, 🇱🇺 Environment, Climate and Biodiversity Minister. He is doing an amazing job. We exchanged on climate resilience, clean technologies, competitiveness and how to help businesses and citizens in the transition.

Today, I had the opportunity to go to the Chamber of Deputies of 🇱🇺 for an exchange with members of the Environment, Climate & Biodiversity Committee and the Foreign & European Affairs Committee. We had a constructive exchange on climate, competitiveness and the geopolitical situation.

Always great to meet with 🇱🇺 Prime Minister Luc Frieden. We discussed the geopolitical situation, the consequences for EU's economy, and taxation.

In 🇱🇺 today and tomorrow. Took a walk to see the fantastic work done to restore the Pétrusse Valley. The main goal is to transform a heavily engineered, artificial urban river landscape into a more natural, biodiverse, and climate-resilient ecosystem.

A pleasure to meet with 🇹🇷 Turkish Minister of Trade, Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat. We exchanged on carbon pricing and Türkiye’s efforts to establish an emissions trading system, as well as on CBAM and COP31, including their role as host.

Today, I attended a Parliamentary Hearing at the 🇮🇹 Italian Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. It was an honour to speak about climate, competitiveness and independence in this difficult geopolitical context. Read my speech 👉🏻 ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Very productive meeting with Giancarlo Giorgetti, 🇮🇹 Minister of Economy and Finance. We discussed geopolitics, the economic situation and important tax-related topics.

Day 2 in Rome 🇮🇹: Good to see Guido Crosetto, 🇮🇹 Minister of Defence, again after the Munich Security Conference. We had a good talk on defence cooperation and the security challenges to maintain a safe Europe.

Always great to speak with Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, 🇮🇹 Minister of Environment and Energy Security, about the clean transition. We had a constructive exchange on the Emission Trading System, and the follow-up of the leaders’ meeting in Brussels.

Always a pleasure to meet with Antonio Tajani, 🇮🇹 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Good exchange on the current geopolitical context, European cooperation in foreign policy, international security and energy independence.

Arriving in 🇮🇹 this morning for a two-day visit. Read my interview in Corriere della Sera 👉🏻 www.corriere.it/esteri/26_ma...

Honoured to welcome 🇿🇲 Foreign Minister Mulambo Haimbe. We had a productive exchange on strengthening cooperation in international climate diplomacy and in mitigation and resilience. Great to see the work on carbon markets shaping up, and to keep momentum on forest partnerships.

Yesterday, I hosted a roundtable with major players in the 🇪🇺 cement industry. The sector is committed to the clean transition and all the opportunities that come with it. But they are facing many challenges.

Great to reconnect with 🇦🇺 Chris Bowen, also in light of the strengthened 🇪🇺–🇦🇺 partnership on security, defence, and trade. We had a productive exchange on the EU’s expectations for COP31 and for global climate diplomacy. Let’s continue our discussions at the Petersberg Dialogue!

We’re live 🎬 A conversation with #EUclimatepact ambassadors on 🇪🇺 climate policy and how climate action integrates with broader priorities🎙️ Don't miss it ⤵️ climate-pact.europa.eu/articles-and...

📖 Boekenweek 📖 With everything happening right now, books remain, for me, a source of perspective, offering glimpses into different worlds. In honour of Boekenweek (‘book week’) in the Netherlands, I thought I’d share the books currently on my bedside table. And you, what are you reading?

Great to meet 🇱🇹 Minister Kastytis Žuromskas. We had a productive exchange on priorities for the upcoming Lithuanian Presidency in 2027. Encouraging to find strong alignment on advancing both our climate goals and competitiveness agenda.

Pleased to meet with Julian Popov, 🇧🇬Minister of Environment and Water. We agreed on the central role of the ETS and the innovation fund for the clean transition and the need to maintain ambition for climate, competitiveness and independence.

Good exchange with Marija Vučković, 🇭🇷 Minister of Environmental Protection and Green Transition. We had a constructive and ambitious discussion on key climate priorities and opportunities, including support by the Social Climate Fund and ETS2 Frontloading Facility.

Starting the day with a great conversation with 🇪🇪 Climate Minister Andres Sutt — we agree that climate action and competitiveness must go hand in hand to reach our climate goals.

Always great to speak with Andreas Bjelland Eriksen, 🇳🇴 Minister of Climate and the Environment. We discussed the good cooperation between EU and Norway on climate action, energy security and clean tech. We share the same domestic and international priorities.