☑️ Welcome the political agreement found between the European Parliament and Council yesterday on our #CAP simplification package. 🌾 As promised, this will make rules and funding easier to navigate for EU farmers and national administrations, delivering tangible reduction of administrative burden.

At the High-Level Conference 'Bulgaria on the Doorstep of the Eurozone' I had the privilege of discussing the opportunities of 🇧🇬's upcoming accession to the 💶 area, such as: ▶️Reinforced stability ▶️Strengthened resilience ▶️More growth Thank you for the rich exchange.

🇲🇩 Congratulations to Moldova on its new government, reflecting a strong mandate for the 🇪🇺 EU path ahead. The EU will keep working with Moldova on Single Market integration and economic reforms to advance enlargement. We stand firmly with #Moldova on its road to the Union.

Consultations are key to the @ec.europa.eu #simplification agenda. At today's #ImplementationDialogue, I gathered valuable first-hand feedback from stakeholders across the 🇪🇺 EU on their experiences when accessing the Recovery and Resilience Facility #RRF funds. Thank you!

I welcome the @ecb.europa.eu Governing Council’s decision to move ahead with the next phase of the #digitaleuro. As 🇪🇺 EU leaders clearly stated at the recent Euro Summit: “the digital euro offers a strategic opportunity for supporting a competitive and resilient European payment system”.

Gutes Treffen mit dem Präsidenten der 🇩🇪 @bundesbank.de Joachim Nagel. Wir haben über die Vereinfachungsagenda gesprochen und waren uns über die Notwendigkeit klarer und verhältnismäßiger Regeln für den Finanzsektor einig.

Produktives Treffen mit Karsten Wildberger, dem 🇩🇪 Bundesminister für Digitales und Staatsmodernisierung #BMDS. Wir haben über Bürokratieabbau gesprochen, besonders im digitalen Bereich, und waren uns einig, dass einfachere Regeln Innovation fördern sollen.

Good exchange with Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger at #BGD2025 on strengthening the EU’s defence capabilities. 📌 We agreed on the need to accelerate this effort and discussed how to better enable investment and streamline rules to support it.

Ankunft in Berlin zum Berlin Global Dialogue #BGD2025 und zu Gesprächen mit 🇩🇪 Regierungsvertretern und Unternehmern. Die 🇪🇺 EU muss jetzt ihre Wettbewerbsfähigkeit stärken, Bürokratie abbauen und die Verteidigung ausbauen – Deutschland spielt dabei eine Schlüsselrolle.

I welcome the adoption of the 🇪🇺 EU's 19th sanctions package. We are taking another significant step to ramp up the pressure on Russia as the aggressor. Great to also see strong new sanctions by our 🇺🇸 US allies to force Russia to stop the war. Peace through strength.

Simplification, better implementation and stronger enforcement make 🇪🇺 EU rules work better for our citizens and businesses. ✅ Discover the progress already achieved by DG ECFIN and Eurostat in my Annual Report: link.europa.eu/DbqWCt

Europe has led in supporting Ukraine since the first day of Russia’s aggression. At @europarl.europa.eu plenary debate, I explained the next steps, including on a Reparations Loan funded by the cash balances of immobilised Russian Central Bank assets. My remarks ▶️ link.europa.eu/jcJhWb

A competitive Europe needs rules that are simple, smart and effective. ✅ The @ec.europa.eu is turning this ambition into reality. Now we need to keep up the momentum. 📌 Read my remarks on the simplification report and our Work Programme for 2026 ▶️ link.europa.eu/PWXCTj

Pleased to join Eurostat colleagues to mark #WorldStatisticsDay. Good opportunity to reflect on the opportunities and challenges that AI brings to official statistics. Read my remarks ▶️ link.europa.eu/KWbRYC

#IMF2025 - it’s a wrap! Rich + varied week of meetings with economic policymakers, business leaders + think tankers. My messages 👉 🇪🇺 is serious about competitiveness and security 👉 🇪🇺 remains steadfast in our support of 🇺🇦 in its brave battle against the Russian aggressor.

Times are tough but the 🇱🇻 🇺🇸 bond is strong - we can bring this enduring friendship to bear to develop innovative defence solutions. This was my message at today’s Spotlight Latvia event organised by 🇱🇻🇺🇸Chamber of Commerce My remarks 👉 link.europa.eu/bxwW3d

Important discussion with 🇺🇸 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent We discussed 👉support for 🇺🇦 including IMF programme and EU’s work on the reparations loan. 👉🇨🇳 new export controls on rare earth elements, which is a shared concern.

Nice to meet 🇯🇵 Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato again on the margins of #IMF2025 and ahead of G7 Finance and Central Bank Governors’ meeting. We discussed 🇺🇦 financing needs and the impact that geopolitics has on economy. We also discussed 🇯🇵 political developments.

Good discussion with 🇹🇷Minister Mehmet Şimşek. We discussed the overall macroeconomic situation as well as cooperation on supply chain resilience and ongoing work on countering sanctions circumvention.

Europe and the US share vital common interests that bind us together in a rapidly changing world. Honoured to share my thoughts on the future transatlantic partnership based on these interests at the American Enterprise Institute today. Read my remarks here ➡️ link.europa.eu/9jRpcg #IMFWBAM2025

Great to be back in Washington DC for IMF Annual Meetings. No better way to start the week than by touching base with 🇺🇦 PM Yulia Svyrydenko and her team. I updated them on our work on reparations loan. Our support for 🇺🇦is unwavering.

Lai Eiropā “iesaldētie” Krievijas līdzekļi tiktu nodoti Ukrainai, Eiropas Komisija virza tā saukto “reparāciju aizdevuma” projektu. Par precīzu summu vēl tiks lemts, be tie varētu būt līdz 140 miljardiem eiro, prognozē eirokomisārs Valdis Dombrovskis. 🖥️ youtu.be/QgPfCfO6gHU

The EU will urge its G7 allies to use Russian frozen assets to issue their own reparation loans to Ukraine when the group’s finance ministers gather in Washington next week, according to the bloc's economy chief Valdis Dombrovskis.

The global economy is facing growing geopolitical challenges. To stay strong, we must boost the competitiveness of the 🇪🇺 EU economy. At the #RigaConf2025, we discussed opening new markets, closing the innovation gap, cutting red tape, and investing in European industry.

Heading to the Riga Conference to discuss two main topics: 📌 boosting the EU’s competitiveness and 📌 the Reparations Loan initiative to finance 🇺🇦 Ukraine. At #RigaConf2025, I will also address geopolitical challenges and the EU’s support for 🇱🇻 Latvia and the Baltic region.

Good discussions at today’s #ECOFIN meeting, including updates on the Reparations Loan, simplification, and the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility. Read my press remarks ➡️ link.europa.eu/HxX9GD

Good discussion at today’s #Eurogroup on the #DigitalEuro. It can play a key role in strengthening the international role of the euro and ensuring that we control our own destiny in a fragmented world. My remarks ➡️ link.europa.eu/Kxh4bp

✅ Šodien Valmierā atklātas divas pirmās zemas īres maksas daudzdzīvokļu mājas, kas finansētas no 🇪🇺 Eiropas Ekonomikas Atveseļošanas un noturības mehānisma. Tas ir konkrēts piemērs, kā Eiropas fondu līdzekļi palīdz risināt 🇱🇻 Latvijā nozīmīgus jautājumus. www.valmierasnovads.lv/valmiera-atk...

Good first exchange with 🇫🇷Minister @rolandlescure.bsky.social regarding the political and fiscal situation in France. It is important for #France to stay the course on its medium term fiscal structural plan. We also discussed ongoing work on financial support for Ukraine.

Good to meet with 🇩🇰 Minister @stephanielose.venstre.dk to prepare #ECOFIN meeting – we discussed topics on the agenda, including simplification and financial support for Ukraine. @eu2025dk.bsky.social

Good to meet @odilerenaudbasso.bsky.social and participate in @ebrd.bsky.social’s annual reception. Great discussion on how the @ec.europa.eu & #EBRD partnership advances the 🇪🇺 EU’s objectives in: ✅ supporting 🇺🇦 Ukraine, ✅ strengthening our competitiveness, ✅ delivering impact beyond Europe.

✅ Today’s proposals reduce administrative burdens and bring consistency with the outcomes of the 🇪🇺 Economic Governance Review across our rulebook. They also remove redundant requirements and make surveillance and funding operations more efficient. link.europa.eu/wmtJFt

#G7 Finance Ministers agree to increase pressure on Russia. Our statement: www.canada.ca/en/departmen... Thanks to @G7Canada and @FP_Champagne for the excellent coordination work!

Very good meeting with José Manuel Campa, Chair of the European Banking Authority (@eba.europa.eu). We discussed EU competitiveness and the EBA's simplification initiatives in the banking sector.

As 🇺🇦 Ukraine faces a fourth winter since Russia launched its full-scale invasion, this timely €300 million loan agreement, supported by the 🇪🇺 EU budget, will help reinforce Ukraine’s energy resilience, ensuring reliable energy supplies for households and businesses. www.eib.org/en/press/all...

Today, the @ec.europa.eu disburses €4 billion to support Ukraine's financing needs, bringing the total provided by the EU under the G7-led ERA loans initiative to €14 billion. We continue to apply sanctions and work on the Reparations Loan. We will always #StandWithUkraine

Pleased to participate in the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social Transatlantic Forum today. Engaging discussion on the evolving EU-US partnership, and what that means for our security and economy. Let’s keep the conversation going!

With 🇪🇪 Estonia’s PM @kristenmichalpm.bsky.social, we discussed two key 🇪🇺 EU priorities: ✅ Competitiveness & simplification ✅ Security & defence, incl. support for 🇺🇦 #Ukraine 🤝 These priorities align at both EU & national level – we’ll keep working together to deliver.

🇭🇷 Čestitamo Hrvatskoj! link.europa.eu/3ytbX9 @croatiaineu.bsky.social

🇧🇪 Van harte gefeliciteerd, België! Félicitations à la Belgique ! Herzlichen Glückwunsch an Belgien! link.europa.eu/3ytbX9 @belgiumineu.bsky.social

🇦🇹 Herzlichen Glückwunsch an Österreich! link.europa.eu/3ytbX9 @bmeia.gv.at

🇮🇪 Comhghairdeas! Congratulations to Ireland! link.europa.eu/3ytbX9 @irelandineu.bsky.social

The 🇪🇺 EU is stepping up security, especially on its Eastern flank. With 🇪🇪 Finance Minister Jürgen Ligi, we discussed next steps on the SAFE instrument, 🇺🇦 Ukraine support via the Reparations Loan approach, and the need to boost economic competitiveness through simplification. @eeineu.bsky.social

Honoured to deliver keynote at Baltic #DigitalEuro Conference. The #DigitalEuro is not just innovation, it’s a necessity to: ✅Strengthen Europe’s autonomy ✅Boost resilience of retail payments ✅Unlock digital opportunities My remarks ➡️ link.europa.eu/FFcCgJ

Saabusin just Tallinnasse, et arutada peamisi majandus- ja geopoliitilisi küsimusi ning näidata üles solidaarsust 🇪🇪 Eestiga pärast õhuruumi rikkumist Venemaa poolt. 🇪🇺 EL tugevdab julgeolekut Balti riikides ning kogu idapiiril. @estoniangovt.bsky.social @eeineu.bsky.social

Prieks Briselē uzņemt Latvijas Investīciju un attīstības aģntūras organizētu delegāciju. Pārrunājām Eiropas Komisijas prioritātes – iniciatīvas konkurētspējas un dekarbonizācijas veicināšanai, birokrātijas mazināšanai, kā arī 🇱🇻 Latvijas uzņēmējiem un zinātniekiem pieejamās 🇪🇺 ES fondu iespējas.

Blahopřeji Česku! 🇨🇿 link.europa.eu/cR8vwC

🇪🇺is 🇺🇦’s biggest donor, providing over €173bn.  Today I met Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko to discuss 🇺🇦 financing needs.  We continue work on a Reparations Loan, using the cash balances linked with immobilised Russian assets. 🇷🇺 must pay for the damages caused in 🇺🇦.

Обговорили 🇺🇦 Denys Shmyhal 📌19 пакет санкцій ЄС проти Росії 📌Кредит на репарації: Україна погашає лише коли Росія сплатить репарації 📌Понад €173 млрд підтримки від ЄС з початку повномасштабного вторгнення 📌Нову допомогу в жовтні в рамках ініціативи ERA #StandWithUkraine

Very good meeting with Gonçalo Matias, 🇵🇹 Portuguese Minister for State Reform. We discussed #simplification initiatives in Portugal and at the EU level. Reducing administrative burdens is a shared priority, we agreed it will bring benefits for both businesses and citizens.