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Which of these EU cities do you think will win be the European Green Capital for 2026?     🏆 Heilbronn 🇩🇪  🏆 Guimarães 🇵🇹  🏆 Klagenfurt 🇦🇹    And which one will get the Green Leaf awards 2026?    🍃 Agueda 🇵🇹  🍃 Saint-Quentin 🇫🇷  🍃 Sant Boi de Llobregat 🇪🇸  🍃 Vaasa 🇫🇮    These 🇪🇺 cities are leading with ambition and determination when it comes to sustainability. For the benefit of people, their health and their well-being.    📌 The European Green Capital and Green Leaf awards put the spotlight on Europe’s green cities, that can serve as an inspiration for others to follow. Learn more → https://europa.eu/!v4cqqG    Stay tuned for the results of the competition. 

Your next EU destination will soon be closer than ever!    New EU rules on trans-European transport network will enter into force this week and bring our mobility system to the next level.  They will strengthen the backbone of our mobility system by setting many targets, including: 🚆a minimum speed for trains of 160km/h;  🅿️ Safe and secure parking areas every 150 km along the network;  ✈️ an obligation to connect major airports with long-distance rail;  📦 more rail freight to meet the current demand    Hop on the journey to bring our Europe closer! Next stop: 2030, with the completion of the core network.    Catch the connecting 🔗 and learn more about trans-European transport network → https://europa.eu/!Mqfvxh #EuropeanUnion

Applications for the next round of the Blue Book Traineeship are now OFFICIALLY OPEN! 🎉    Are you passionate about the EU?  Curious to work with us from the inside?  Are you ready to work in dynamic environment with colleagues from all over our Union and beyond?    If yes, you just might be the perfect candidate for our #EUtraineeship!    Check the formal requirements and file your application:   ✅ a university degree of at least 3 years of study;  ✅ an excellent (C) level of English, French or German;   ✅ a very good knowledge of a second EU official language;   ✅ no prior work experience of more than 6 weeks in any EU institution.     Registration for the March 2025 session is open now: https://lnkd.in/eF-BdQkM    #EUCareer

🏆  Our warmest congratulations to Spain 🇪🇸 for the victory in the #EURO2024.    A triumph that shows that with teamwork, dedication, and passion, everything is possible.    And a big round of applause also for the rest of the participants for making us enjoy a fantastic #EURO2024.    Thank you for inspiring all of Europe!    #Euro2024 #Spain #EuropeanUnion 

There is no price on a human life.     Every year, more than 7,000 people become victims of human trafficking in the EU. A human tragedy exploited for ruthless profit.     Today, the revised 🇪🇺 Anti-Trafficking Directive enters into force, with stronger rules to prevent and combat this crime, such as:     ⛓️💥 providing stronger tools for public authorities to investigate and prosecute new forms of exploitations,   ⛓️💥 common procedures among the EU countries to address emerging issues,  ⛓️💥 better support to victims and stricter criminalisation.     Human trafficking is a crime against humanity.  There is no place for it in our Union.   It is high time we end it.     Learn more about our fight against human trafficking ➡️ https://europa.eu/!3dFhhb    #EuropeanUnion #SecurityEU 

Europe’s tastiest superpower: high-quality, traditional products with unique history and unmistakable traits. 👌 Three decades on, we are ensuring your culinary adventure into this excellence is well-safeguarded with our quality schemes: ⭐ Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)  ⭐ Protected Geographical Indication (PGI)  ⭐ Geographical Indication (GI) They ensure our beloved delicacies’ origins and production methods – for European producers and for you, the unrivalled tastemaker! As of May, we made our rules simpler and stronger with unified rules, recognised producer groups, better fraud protection, and sustainability incentives. All in all, it will reward producers for their quality products and ensure stronger guarantees for you – the tastemaker. Ready to dip into a sensory adventure? Discover all of them 👉 https://lnkd.in/ekwkiPD8 📷 Top 4 EU countries with the most registered GI (July 2024):  🇮🇹 Burrata di Andria   🇫🇷 Huître de Normandie   🇪🇸 Jamón de Serrano 🇬🇷 Φέτα / Feta #EUQuality #EuropeanUnion 

92,000 kms. 17 bike routes. Across the EU and beyond 🚴 🚴   This is what the EuroVelo map looks like in 2024.     If you are looking to travel sustainably while enjoying the sights and sounds along the way, choose from one of the many EuroVelo bike routes!     🗺️ Atlantic – Black Sea passing through 🇫🇷 🇨🇭 🇩🇪 🇦🇹 🇸🇰 🇸🇰 🇭🇷 🇷🇸 🇷🇴 🇧🇬.  🗺️ Mediterranean Route passing through 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇸🇮 🇭🇷 🇲🇪 🇦🇱 🇬🇷 🇹🇷 🇨🇾.  🗺️ The Atlantic Coast route passing through 🇳🇴 🇬🇧 🇮🇪 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 🇵🇹.  🗺️ Via Romea passing through 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🇧🇪 🇱🇺 🇩🇪 🇨🇭 🇮🇹.    You can follow along the whole route or enjoy a part of it.     The choice and the fun are all yours!    Discover the EuroVelo routes: https://lnkd.in/evUeHBAs     📌 Some of the EuroVelo routes have been made possible thanks to our cohesion policy, that aims to uplift EU regions, socially and economically.    #EuropeanUnion

The AI train has left the station! 8% of EU companies are now on board! 💥    AI is becoming a game-changer for businesses of all sizes and sectors.    In fact, in 2023, 8% of EU companies have already adopted AI technologies, with top-performing countries leading the way:    🇩🇰 15,2%  🇫🇮 15,1%  🇱🇺 14,4%.    What's most exciting is that we're opening up AI factories, dedicated AI supercomputers, to SMEs and start-ups. This will allow them to accelerate innovation while remaining competitive on a global scale.    AI factories in the EU are expected to be deployed in 2025.    🔗 Read more about the EuroHPC Regulation to set up AI factories: https://europa.eu/!HXyQtH 🔗 Read the report about AI usage in 2023: https://europa.eu/!739T7p    #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation 

From 6 founding countries, to 27 member states!     This year, we celebrate 20 years since the great EU enlargement of 2004, when our European family grew bigger with 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, and 🇸🇮 Slovenia joining our Union.    Since then, the pace of change across the Union has been remarkable, offering tremendous opportunities to people and businesses alike, such as:   🌍 450 million Europeans now enjoy freedom of movement   📈 The EU economy has grown by 27%, fostering prosperity across nations  💼 26 million new jobs have been created, with 6 million in the 10 new EU countries   🌐 Global international trade expanded by €3 trillion since 2004, reaching €5 trillion in 2023.   🚅 Motorway lengths tripled in Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia in the last two decades.    🚀 Over 2.7 million young people participated in the Erasmus+ programme from the 10 new EU countries.   🌱 Energy efficiency has improved by almost 33%, reducing our dependence on fossil fuels.     These and many other success stories of EU enlargement on our website → https://lnkd.in/dGiTveba       #20YearsTogether 

 Can you guess where this incredible structure is? 🤔    It's in Brussels! You're looking at the Atomium, a landmark monument originally built for the 1958 World's Fair, or Expo 58.    In 2006, Belgium minted 5 million €2 commemorative coins featuring its image!  Fascinating, isn’t it?     Today there are almost 150 billion euro coins in circulation and many of the €2 coins have special designs to commemorate important events, people or landmarks – just like the Atomium!    🎉 This year, the euro celebrates its 25th anniversary!  Since its introduction, it has become the shared currency of 20 EU countries, serving over 340 million people within the European Union.    🔗 Learn more about euro coin designs on the ECB website: https://lnkd.in/efjTkst4    📸 Atomium in Brussels ©️ Source: NBB Museum / ECB / Photographer: Lieselot Van Peteghem    #EUROat25