🇪🇺I’m looking forward to collaborating with the 🇨🇾Presidency of the Council of the EU! Our focus will be on: 👉 closing the revision of social security coordination rules; 👉strengthening ELA; 👉launching the Anti Poverty Strategy and the Fair Labour Mobility Package. @cy2026eu.bsky.social

The #unionofskills is built through action. The 2026 Erasmus+ policy experimentation calls of €54 million will test and scale solutions on: ➡️AI and digital education ➡️micro-credentials ➡️STEM ➡️VET recognition ➡️basic skills Apply here by 8 April 2026 👇 ec.europa.eu/info/funding...

➡️The new Erasmus+ sport small-scale partnerships call is open, widening access to the programme for small organisations and newcomers through simpler procedures, shorter projects and flexible cooperation formats. Apply here👇 ec.europa.eu/info/funding...

A new Erasmus+ sport Cooperation Partnerships call is now open, with €38 million available in the next year! Apply here 👇 ec.europa.eu/info/funding...

✅This week, the European Commission adopted the EU Health Package. It delivers: 🏥Strategic biotech projects ⚕️Skills support to prevent shortages ➡️Simpler rules for biotech, medical devices ❤️A new EU Cardiovascular Health Plan Learn more 👇 commission.europa.eu/news-and-med...

✅Today’s vote in the EP on “My Voice, My Choice” sends a strong signal about the importance of access to quality, affordable healthcare for all women. ➡️This will be one of the priorities of the Gender Equality Strategy I will present next year. www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

🙌This is excellent news, opening up new opportunities for EU and UK students across: 📚 education 📝 training ⚽ sport 🧑‍🎓 youth sectors Find out more here ⬇️ ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Europe can lead the global automotive industry. Today’s Automotive Package – will strengthen our competitiveness and protect people’s jobs 👇 ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Across EU house prices are one of the main drivers of the cost-of-living crisis, hurting young people, vulnerable groups and the European economy. This is the urgent reality addressed by the European Affordable Housing Plan, adopted today by the European Commission 👇 ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

People want Europe to: 👉Protect them against online misinformation and disinformation 👉Empower them with digital skills 👉Equip teachers with digital skills and provide ed tech for schools. Click here to find out more about the report👇 ec.europa.eu/commission/p... (2/2)

📍Over 90% of Europeans believe that digital skills are essential for the economy and for participating in society. This is what the new Eurobarometer survey on digital education shows this week. (1/2)

The European Grids Package, adopted today by the European Commission - will make Europe’s energy system more resilient and affordable. This package supports energy efficiency, security for households and businesses. Read the press release for more details 👇 ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

The Environmental Omnibus, adopted today in the College of Commissioners, will help deliver on Europe’s environmental goals faster, smarter and at lower cost. Here is everything you need to know about it👇 ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

🇪🇺🇲🇩I had my first meeting today with Natalia Plugaru, Moldova’s newly appointed Minister for Social Protection. We discussed key priorities such as the European Child Guarantee, inclusion of persons with disabilities, and labour market reforms.

The Quality Jobs Roadmap focuses on 3 key pillars: 👉Creating quality jobs 👉Modernisation 👉Stronger safety nets Read more about it here ⬇️ (2/2) ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

One year ago, I promised to put quality jobs at the heart of Europe’s competitiveness. Now, at the end of the first year of my mandate — I deliver. Today, we launch the Quality Jobs Roadmap and begin the process towards the Quality Jobs Act. (1/2)

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🇪🇺On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, I was glad to represent the EU at the G7 Labour & Employment Ministers Meeting. 🙌Our focus: Empowering Youth for the Future of Work. The EU is committed to concrete solutions: from the Youth Guarantee to the Disability Employment Package.

🇪🇺🇲🇪Glad to meet today with Anđela Jakšić Stojanović, Montenegro’s Minister of Education. A priority for me is Montenegro’s full association to Erasmus+. This would strengthen its education system and boost exchanges with the EU and the region.

🇪🇺🇧🇬 A very good meeting at #EPSCO today with Borislav Gutsanov, Bulgaria’s Minister of Labour and Social Policy. Our discussion covered Fair Labour Mobility Package, coordination of social security regulation, and Quality Jobs.

Today, we launched the Skills Guarantee Pilot to support workers & businesses and tackle labour shortages. The initiative will help workers to: ✅Transition into strategic industries ✅Secure new jobs ✅Develop additional skills through upskilling & reskilling 👇 ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Today, we adopted the 2026 #EuropeanSemester Autumn Package. A recommendation on human capital calls on EU countries to: 💻 Reverse the negative trend in basic skills 🔬 Provide stronger science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programmes & more ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Tonight - we shine orange for our common goal: standing together to oppose any kind of violence against women. Our EU Directive on violence against women is now in place - we now need EU Member States to make it a reality.   Together, we can stop it 🧡 #OrangeTheWorld

Happy to meet with Antonella Bassani - World Bank Vice President for Europe & Central Asia, on the margins of the High-Level Conference on the Future of Cohesion Policy. We had a good discussion on how to support skills and attract and keep talent in Europe.

🇪🇺🇮🇪Great to meet again with Dara Calleary - Minister for Social Protection, to discuss our shared priorities for the upcoming Presidency.   We will continue working together to deliver stronger social rights, fight poverty, fair labour mobility and better opportunities for people across Europe.

The first aims to create the right conditions for national armed forces to move swiftly across Europe in case of need and the second focuses on critical steps for our industry and our people. (2/2) Read more about it here 👇 ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

The Defence Package we adopted today tables two essential proposals for defence of Europe and its people: The Military Mobility proposal and the Defence Industry Transformation Roadmap. (1/2)

Glad to see Mircea Geoană today, former Deputy Secretary General of NATO. Very good discussion on preparedness, resilience and future of work and how to grow leaders and ensure European leadership in these areas.

It will offer a single EU platform where candidates from outside the EU can apply for vacancies and be matched with employers across all Member States, and it will help address shortages in the European labour market. Here is how EU Talent Pool will work (2/2)

From now on, job seekers from outside the EU will find it easier to access job opportunities in Europe. I fully endorse the balanced compromise reached today between co-legislators in the trilogue on the EU Talent Pool. The EU Talent Pool shows what we can achieve when we work together. (1/2)

We keep pushing for: ✔️ Equal pay for equal work ✔️ Pay transparency ✔️ A fairer sharing of care responsibilities ✔️ Access to quality, affordable care services ✔️ Equal opportunities for all women and men Equal pay for equal work is not a slogan — it is a legal right (2/2)

‼️No woman should earn less just because she is a woman. #EqualPayDay reminds us that while the gap is closing, progress is not fast enough (1/1)

Opportunities for learners and staff across education, training, youth and sport to gain a learning or professional experience abroad. More information here 👇 erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/programme-gu...

🇶🇦 One week since the World Social Summit in Doha. 👀 Watch back my interview with Zein Basravi from Al Jazeera👇 youtu.be/6IHy9kFu1Po?...

In my meeting with 🇧🇪Minister Élisabeth Degryse, we exchanged on: Erasmus as a political tool of the European project and the need for flexibility in the next MFF. I’m glad we share the same ambition with Minister Degryse — to make Erasmus a right for all.

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Positive meeting with António Guterres - UN Secretary-General, at the World Social Summit. In these challenging times, we must remain united in defending our shared values, promote social justice and strengthen our strategic cooperation for effective multilateralism.

🇪🇺🇶🇦In Doha today, I underlined the EU leadership in the fight against hunger and poverty. Our Union provides 42% of development assistance and remains committed to eradicating poverty — including through the European Child Guarantee and the upcoming Anti-Poverty Strategy. #Doha2025

Very glad to meet with Kaia Vask and Jaan-Hendrik Toomel, from the Confederation of Estonian Trade Unions, to discuss the state of social dialogue as well as concerns on labour legislation, occupational health and safety matters, Minimum Wage Directive and also protection of young generation.

European competitiveness begins with its people. 🇪🇪 has one of the highest employment rates in the EU — around 80%. I had a pragmatic meeting with Hando Sutter, President of the Estonian Employers Confederation to discuss how to have balanced and calibrated approach for the goals of Social Europe.

🇪🇺🇪🇪Thrilled to meet Jürgen Ligi, Estonia’s Minister of Finance to discuss our priorities for next MFF - including strong social dimension.

🇪🇺🇪🇪For the next two days, I’ll be in Estonia for a country visit. The first meeting was with Minister of Economic Affairs - Erkki Keldo. We discussed calibrated and balanced approach to European social model and competitiveness and how to get everyone on board.

The upcoming #QualityJobs Roadmap and European Affordable Housing Plan will contribute to this fabric — every job should be a quality job, and every person should have access to an affordable home. (2/2)

At the Tripartite Social Summit, alongside President Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa we discussed how to make Europe stronger in a changing world. A stronger Union, economically and politically, depends on our social fabric. (1/2)

Today marks 1 year since Valencia was hit by the devastating floods caused by the "cold drop" (DANA). The European Commission is reallocating €166 million from the ESF+ to help 🇪🇸 recover from the 2024 floods. We stand with the people of Valencia and all those rebuilding their lives.

Our Anti-Poverty will bring together Member States, civil society and the private sector to tackle a shared goal: lifting 15 million Europeans — including 5 million children — out of the risk of poverty and social exclusion by 2030. (4/4)

Through the Quality Jobs Act we will strengthen the rights of all workers across Europe, ensuring fair pay, dignity and opportunity for all. (3/4)

With the Education Package, we aim to prepare future generations to thrive in a modern society and a competitive economy. Our goal is clear: to ensure that every young European has the competences and confidence to succeed. (2/4)

The College adopted the Commission Work Programme for 2026. My focus is to translate our key social objectives into clear policy initiatives. Next year, I will present Fair Labour Mobility Package: to strengthen the rights of mobile workers and make it easier for employers to apply EU rules. (1/4)