N D H de Mel🇪🇺

Executive Director - EBOWN

Enthusiast of International Affairs,Trade Policy, Internationalisation & the EU.

[N D H de Mel🇪🇺 @ndhdml]

280 million consumers. A strategic Indo-Pacific partner. 98.5% of tariff lines set to open.
The EU-Indonesia agreements are not just about trade. They are about where EU’s next wave of competitiveness, investment & supply chain resilience will be built.
#EUTrade #Indonesia #ASEAN

[EU Trade 🇪🇺 @Trade_EU]

We are proposing our two agreements with Indonesia for signature 🇪🇺 🇮🇩

🔹Tariff cuts on imports and easier export procedures
🔹New investment opportunities
🔹Respect for intellectual property rights
🔹Supply chain diversification

🔗 https://t.co/9QdQTA6ABL

#EUTrade

[EU Trade 🇪🇺 @Trade_EU]

We are proposing our two agreements with Indonesia for signature 🇪🇺 🇮🇩

🔹Tariff cuts on imports and easier export procedures
🔹New investment opportunities
🔹Respect for intellectual property rights
🔹Supply chain diversification

🔗 https://t.co/9QdQTA6ABL

#EUTrade

[EU Tax & Customs 🇪🇺 @EU_Taxud]

📢 The EU is cutting tax red tape to boost EU businesses!

The new tax simplification package will:

✅Lower compliance costs
✅Simplify rules
✅Maintain high standards
✅Save businesses €7.9B+ per year

Less bureaucracy, more growth!

🎥Commissioner @WBHoekstra👇

#EUTaxation

[European Commission Audiovisual Service @EC_AVService]

The @EU_Commission is updating energy and tyre labels for home appliances and devices.

What changes? Watch our video below to learn more👇
https://t.co/EzNyfnD9ex
@VDombrovskis

[EBO Worldwide Network @EBOWWN]

EBOWN Africa updates: 🇧🇯 financing opportunities, 🇪🇹 investment promotion, 🇬🇭 EU dialogue, 🇨🇮 innovation, 🇲🇱 jobs, 🇳🇬 trade, 🇷🇼 Global Gateway, 🇸🇳 entrepreneurship, 🇹🇿 investment, 🇲🇿 cooperation, 🇰🇪 investor confidence.

[Valdis Dombrovskis @VDombrovskis]

I welcome today’s @EP_Economics vote on the #DigitalEuro and the Legal Tender of Cash reports.

✅ This marks a key milestone in enhancing 🇪🇺 Europe’s autonomy in digital payments while preserving the role of cash in our societies.

I look forward to the trilogue negotiations.

[European Commission @EU_Commission]

Most of our internet relies on undersea cables.

We are investing €5.8 million to secure these critical lifelines in the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean.

Through two new regional hubs, EU countries can track and stop potential threats in real time ↓

https://t.co/FLnw8JM7da

[Digital EU 🇪🇺 @DigitalEU]

Data centres, AI, cloud, computing power... demand for critical tech is increasing rapidly and competition is fierce.

The EU wants to close the gap with:

1⃣More innovation
2⃣Stronger capacity
3⃣Greater autonomy

Discover the Cloud & AI Development Act: https://t.co/dpVUrdb0r0

[European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺 @eu_eeas]

Today, 21 April, the Council approved conclusions on EU energy and climate diplomacy. These conclusions provide strategic guidance for the EU’s diplomatic and international engagement on energy and climate.

In times of crisis, the clean transition is the best way to strengthen our energy security, competitiveness and strategic autonomy. The EU will stay the course on ambitious global climate action.

Read more: https://t.co/1XpBy6zZ34

[Denis Redonnet @DRedonnet]

Happy to have hosted, together with @Eurofolk @Trade_EU, under the authority of @MarosSefcovic , #MOFCOM DG Jiang and his team for a full day of substantive engagement on export control issues

[European Parliament @Europarl_EN]

No farmers means no food.

Agriculture contributes 1.3% of the EU's total GDP, but many farmers do not earn enough for the crucial role they play.

MEPs have backed changes to strengthen farmers’ position in the food supply chain.

Read more: https://t.co/69B7n423GO

[European Commission @EU_Commission]

State of the Union 2025: Letter of intent

Dear President Metsola,

Dear Prime Minister Frederiksen,

As global shifts continue to reshape the world order, the European Union must rise to the moment – boldly, decisively and purposefully. In this first year of the new mandate, our Union has already taken steps to strengthen defence, competitiveness and democracy. But in our fast-changing world there is no room for complacency or hesitation. It is time to move forward together and respond to the scale and urgency of the situation.

In these uncertain times, we must demonstrate that we can deliver on the issues that matter the most for our citizens. We must earn their trust, ensure stability and security, and shape a confident future for our continent. To do this, Europe must become more independent. We must take greater responsibility for our security, strengthen our competitiveness and ensure we have the means to act autonomously and meet current and future challenges. Europe must always live up to its responsibility in the world, from the war in Gaza to Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Russia’s ongoing aggression has made clear the urgent need for Europe to strengthen its security and defence. The Readiness 2030 Plan constitutes a historic step in this direction, and will make further investments through our SAFE programme and further proposals to advance our European Defence Union. It has been almost 1 300 days since Russia launched its brutal and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine. We have stood by Ukraine’s side since day one and will continue to do so for as long as it takes. We will work together to guarantee Ukraine’s place within our European family, as well as that of Moldova and our Western Balkan partners.

Since the beginning of this mandate, we have put competitiveness and jobs at the heart of our agenda. Guided by the Competitiveness Compass, our plan to implement the Draghi Report, we have already made significant progress with initiatives from agriculture to clean industries, energy to innovation, and investment to security.

Europe excels in research and development, but we face challenges in scaling up innovation. We will focus on unlocking the potential for digital technologies, such as AI or quantum. We will put forward proposals to strengthen the circular economy and work on lead markets for clean and innovative products. We will simplify the regulatory environment with a single harmonised set of rules and work to improve access to venture capital – so our companies can find what they need to grow right here in Europe. The Commission has already tabled six ‘omnibus’ simplification packages, and further omnibuses are on their way – for example on military mobility or digital – to help make business easier in Europe.

The devastating wildfires across Europe have shown that climate change is an increasing security threat for our citizens, our environment and our economies. We must continue on our path towards our climate and environmental goals, as well as stepping up our climate resilience and adaptation efforts.

Europe also needs to do more to address the concerns of Europeans on affordability and the cost of living. This is particularly the case when it comes to housing and energy. We will accelerate efforts to reduce structurally high energy prices. We will make proposals to make housing more affordable, more sustainable and of better quality. We will propose initiatives on these issues and on stepping up the fight against poverty. We will also continue to support thriving rural communities and support an agricultural sector that is ready for the future.

We will propose new legislation to strengthen the fight against organised crime, protect our borders with an enhanced European Border and Coast Guard and develop the resilience of our critical infrastructure. Our work on internal security will go hand-in-hand with measures to reinforce the resilience of our democracies and societies, from strengthening our collective capacity to withstand threats to tackling information manipulation.

We continue to protect our economic and security interests on the global stage. The agreement on trade with the United States brings stability and predictability for citizens and businesses. This also underlines the imperative to deepen our cooperation with the rest of the world. We will work to conclude ongoing trade negotiations and we are strengthening mutually beneficial partnerships, such as with the Pact for the Mediterranean, including the setting up of a Mediterranean University.

We submitted a bold proposal for the EU long-term budget that can significantly enhance the EU’s capacity to deliver on its core priorities. This will help deliver the ambition of a more independent Europe, able to support people, businesses, regions and civil society, all while guaranteeing the respect of our Union’s values and the rule of law. We welcome the fruitful exchanges with the European Parliament and the Council on these proposals – including on own resources – and look forward to finalising an ambitious budget that delivers for Europeans.

The list below features key priorities for the upcoming year, drawing from structured dialogues with the European Parliament and discussions with the Council. It will be followed up by the Commission work programme for 2026, our interinstitutional dialogue, and the Joint Declaration of Legislative Priorities to be signed by the three institutions.

In these uncertain times, Europe needs unity and a sense of urgency. We look forward to working with you closely to ensure that Europe delivers for all Europeans.

Signed:
President @vonderleyen
Commissioner @MarosSefcovic

[European Economic and Social Committee @EU_EESC]

Our message to the @EU_Commission's #SOTEU is simple.

🇪🇺 Defend democracy – don’t just manage it.
🇪🇺 Live enlargement – don’t just negotiate it.
🇪🇺 Make transitions just – not only clean.
🇪🇺 Keep Europe democratic – not just geopolitical.

#EUCivilSociety

[N D H de Mel🇪🇺 @ndhdml]

I stand by the Union’s decision. Across the Atlantic, morals diverge, but in Europe, we uphold values that are clear, strong, and true to our identity.

[General Mike Flynn @GenFlynn]

The European Union is morally bankrupt.

Why aren’t Muslims staying in their own homelands instead of “fundamentally transforming” the rest of the democratic world?

The war drums are beating and it is a good versus evil fight being waged…don’t kid yourselves.

[EU Competition 🇪🇺 @EU_Competition]

One week left ⌛️

✍️Have your say on the draft Foreign Subsidies Regulation Guidelines – deadline 12 September!

Your input will help shape how we apply the FSR in acquisitions of control, public procurement, and other direct investments.

To participate👉 https://t.co/jU4m89UbjA

[N D H de Mel🇪🇺 @ndhdml]

Must-watch! DG Sabine Weyand briefing @EP_Trade, chaired by @berndlange, on EU-US trade relations — with a full room & dialogue strongly uniting and echoing Parliament’s position.

[Inga Czerny @IngaCzerny]

Full room as Sabine Weyand, Director-General of the European Commission for Trade, is briefing the European Parliament’s @EP_Trade - chaired by @berndlange on the latest developments in EU-US trade relations.

It’s live: https://t.co/UOeoodq0Ai

[European Commission @EU_Commission]

Today we completed the proposal for our next long-term EU budget – nearly €2 trillion for Europe’s future! 🇪🇺

We will invest in simpler programmes and targeted investments across the EU, delivering for citizens and businesses.

[EU Trade 🇪🇺 @Trade_EU]

Today, we are proposing landmark deals for the conclusion with Mercosur and Mexico.

✅Stronger economic & political ties
✅More EU exports – more EU jobs
✅Diversifying supply chains
✅Reducing dependencies – access to critical resources

🔗 https://t.co/xAOJ9pFdZq

#EUTrade

[N D H de Mel🇪🇺 @ndhdml]

The EU reaffirms digital sovereignty: our rules protect rights and democracy within Europe. It's not about politics abroad — it’s about accountability at home!

[Henna Virkkunen @HennaVirkkunen]

The DSA and DMA are our sovereign legislations -

Non-discriminatory, applying to all online platforms in the EU.

Fully protecting our fundamental rights, including freedom of expression.

I will keep enforcing them, for our kids, citizens and businesses.

[N D H de Mel🇪🇺 @ndhdml]

The EU’s global competitiveness agenda cannot succeed without looking inward first. Systemic change within the Union is the foundation for meaningful transition abroad!