Transport emissions down 90% by 2050? 🌍 Just ahead of #COP30, we’ve adopted the Sustainable Transport Investment Plan. It sets out a common approach to boost investment in renewable and low-carbon fuels for aviation & shipping. By accelerating domestic production of biological & non-biological fuels, the EU can: 📉 Reduce its dependence on imported fossil fuels ✅ Boost its competitiveness ⚡Lead the global clean-energy transition 🍃 Achieve climate neutrality by 2050 🔗

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Commission boosts Europe\

The European Commission today adopted a comprehensive transport package.

Today, we celebrate the birthday of the remarkable Marie Skłodowska-Curie – a true inspiration for researchers worldwide. 🎉  As the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only individual to receive it twice, her contributions to science are unparalleled.  The MSCActions fellowship bears her name and helps early career scientists to thrive.  We will keep building a brighter future for generations to come.  #EU

LIFTOFF! Europe's newest guardian of Earth is now in orbit. 🫡 Europe has successfully launched Sentinel-1D, the latest satellite in the Copernicus fleet, aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from French Guiana. It'll scan land and sea every 12 days with radar sharp enough to detect floods, ice melting, ship movements, oil spills and even the quiet shifting of the ground. Free data will propel climate science, disaster response and maritime safety. Europe’s answer to our planet's key challenges. 📷© ESA

We’re launching a bold plan to make high-speed rail the fastest, more sustainable way to travel across Europe by 2040.🚆 It’s a realistic timeline to remove bottlenecks, unlock investment, and harmonise rail systems. For passengers, this means: ⌚ Shorter travel times 💺 Faster, more comfortable, and reliable trains 🌙 Expanded night train services 🔗

Mobility and Transport

High-speed rail plan

Connecting Europe, shortening travel time.

A larger, stronger, and united Europe is in everyone’s interest. 🇦🇱 🇲🇩 🇲🇪 🇲🇰 🇷🇸 🇹🇷 🇺🇦 🇧🇦 🇽🇰 🇬🇪 Enlargement means more stability, more opportunities, and a stronger EU on the global stage 👇

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2025 Enlargement package shows progress towards EU membership for key enlargement partners*

Today, the European Commission adopted its annual Enlargement package, presenting a comprehensive assessment of the progress made by the enlargemen...

Watch the live launch of Copernicus Sentinel-1D today! This radar satellite will provide all-weather, day-and-night Earth observation data, crucial for monitoring land, oceans, and emergency situations worldwide. Don’t miss it →

🤝75 years of the European Convention on Human Rights A landmark treaty that reshaped Europe after the second World War, protecting millions of Europeans and supporting our shared values of human rights, democracy and rule of law. Because human rights aren’t optional. They’re universal.

Every journey in Europe should be a safe one 🚗🏍️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♀️🚶‍♂️ In 2024, 19,940 people lost their lives in road crashes across the EU, a 2% drop compared to 2023. We are not yet where we want to be, but it shows that we are moving in the right direction: Towards our Vision Zero goal of halving road deaths and serious injuries by 2030 and getting close to zero by 2050. At 45 deaths per million inhabitants, EU roads still remain among the safest in the world. Every life saved counts.

⚡ We need more affordable energy. And we need it now. ℹ️ That’s why we are implementing seven specific actions to bring down energy prices immediately:

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Commission steps up efforts to lower energy prices with a set of actions to bring relief to industries and consumers

Commission steps up efforts to lower energy prices with a set of actions to bring relief to industries and consumers

Each attack on a journalist is an attack on democracy itself. Today is the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. Without justice, the violence will not stop. We stand with journalists and work with partners worldwide to ensure the truth can be told freely, everywhere. 📝