Congratulations to all the inspiring athletes who made the Refugee Olympic Team Team.

We will be rooting for you at this year’s #Paris2024 The Olympic Games and can’t wait to support you on your journey 🙌

#CheerForRefugees #RoadToParis2024 IOC MEDIA

Learn more: bit.ly/4beNKnX

April #EESCPlenary key takeaways. ↓

1️⃣ advancing #GenderEquality ;
2️⃣ Defense & Democracy package: we must safeguard our democracies;
3️⃣ EU Competitiveness: leaving no one behind in our pursuit of growth;
4️⃣ debating #TalentMobilityPackage with Commissioner Ylva Johansson.

'I would like to thank the EESC for the opinion & work on the Talent Mobility Package. I see that we share the same goal & ideas on how to achieve this.'

🤝We must act as #TeamEurope when it comes to labour migration!

Thanks, Commissioner Ylva Johansson for your work & efforts.

The #EESCPlenary welcomes Ylva Johansson, European Commissioner for Home Affairs to discuss the Talent Mobility Package.

Watch live: europa.eu/!fGxyNP

Do you want to learn more about the Talent Mobility Package?

📹 Tune in live to follow the debate with Ylva Johansson.

→ ️europa.eu/!qQ64Yc

#MigrationEU #LearningMobilityEU

🔴 Starting at 11:00 CET

🗣️Commissioner Ylva Johansson

#EESCPlenary #migrationEU

Supporters call for the release of a Swedish EU employee held in Iran.

Johan Floderus, who worked for the EU’s External Action Service, was arrested in Tehran in 2022, and has had limited family contact and consular access since being imprisoned.👇
euronews.com/2024/04/17/sup…

🎉Good news! We welcome the dismissal of the case against the #Iuventa crew and the crews of #MSF and Save the Children for the alleged facilitation of irregular migration.

As we have said all along: saving lives is not a crime.

Unlocking the power of #SchengenEU , the heart of our integration and prosperity 🌍

Explore:
🔍 collective response to current challenges.
🎯 priorities for the 2024-2025 cycle.

Dive into the 2024 State of Schengen Report! ↓

Our joint investigation into Pylos shipwreck last year is nominated for the European press prize migration category w/the formidable Lydia Emmanouilidou, Giorgos Christides & Julian Busch (@guardian) & similarly formidable colleagues Solomon, Forensis & ARD europeanpressprize.com/shortlists/yea…

Let's bear in mind the phenomenon of departure of our fellow citizens from the EU (in this case France) due to anti-Muslim hatred, racism, discrimination, stiffling narratives and conspiracy theories. A phenomenon also present in several other EU Member States.

Press Conference in Sofia that showcased the excellent progress
🇧🇬 🇷🇴 🇪🇺 on Schengen.

Thank you Min. Stoyanov and
Min. Predoiu for the successful start to full Membership.

We remain focused on quick removal of land border controls.

🎥 Watch here ⬇️
audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/video/I-255…

Swedish diplomat Johan Floderus has spent two years in Iran's notorious Evin Prison.

Gabriel Gavin and Charlie Duxbury bring you the inside story of his detention — and the efforts to free him: trib.al/Ky1hdAH

In Sofia for Schengen coordination discussions.

After very encouraging and productive Trilateral meeting with
Minister Stoyanov 🇧🇬 and
Minister Predoiu 🇷🇴

Signing ceremony on police cooperation and press conference.

🔴 Watch LIVE ⬇️
audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/ebs/both/

Arriving at Sofia Airport for an important & celebratory Schengen day with
Minister Cătălin Predoiu 🇷🇴
Minister Kalin Stoyanov 🇧🇬

I will also witness the signing of a declaration to strengthen police cooperation between Romania & Bulgaria.

Making Schengen stronger 🇪🇺

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…mandatory solidarity—financially or operationally.
Member States have flexibility.
A country like Czech Republic, who already showed solidarity by hosting large numbers of Ukrainians, will be able to be exempted from any mandatory solidarity contributions.
Evropská komise v ČR

1/2 Ahead of today’s debate in Czech Parliament - on #migrationEU , let's be clear: The rules agreed in the Pact on Migration and Asylum do not call for mandatory relocation, even in crisis. What is required is…

A pleasure to welcome Mr Mikael Ribbenvik as the EU Agency for Asylum - EUAA’s first Deputy Executive Director.

He brings a wealth of experience from years leading the 🇸🇪 Migration Agency & the EUAA Management Board.

I look forward to excellent collaboration as part of my Management Team

✍️La Hulpe Declaration has been signed!

Honoured to be part of this key moment, reaffirming the #SocialRights Pillar as the compass for EU social policy, shaping the agenda for 2024-2029.

The EESC stands committed to advancing 🇪🇺 social agenda involving #EUCivilSociety .

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Today in Brussels a vigil was held to commemorate two years of Johan’s detention in Iran. From 6am to 6pm friends, family and colleagues of Johan set up in front of the European Parliament and commemorated this sad occasion. Swedish Commissioner Johansson, who had personally…