Bulgarian working in Brussels. EU civil servant. Head of Unit of @EESC_REX Views are my own RT≠Endorsement
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Tzonka Iotzova retweeted
🛑@EU_EESC #PactForTheMediterranean is an opportunity to build a stronger, more integrated regional economy.
📌remove barriers for SMEs
📌boost #sustainabletrade & investment
📌ensure economic growth goes hand in hand with social progress #CivilSociety @ work
Tzonka Iotzova retweeted
📌Investing in #Mediterranean means investing in its people @ #EuromedSummit in #Lisbon today @EESC_President: developing skills, investment & quality jobs are🔑to creating opportunities for #youngpeople & ensuring no one is left behind. #CivilSociety
📺link.europa.eu/vKjGR8
Tzonka Iotzova retweeted
@EU_EESC : #PactForTheMediterranean must deliver real opportunities for #youngpeople! We call for stronger #vocationaltraining, quality jobs, fair #labourmobility & a central role for #CivilSociety in shaping skills & #employment policies.
Tzonka Iotzova retweeted
⏰2026Euromed Summit #Lisbon 27-28/10:
📌Implementation of #PactForTheMediterranean
📌#employability & labour market #inclusion
📌#Renewable energy & #culturalheritage driving jobs #CivilSociety #Youth @ work
👉link.europa.eu/pFHwyJ
📺link.europa.eu/vKjGR8 🔛@ 10.30 |CET
Tzonka Iotzova retweeted
Serbia’s citizens have made their voices heard. Students and young people have shown the power of peaceful civic engagement.
The @EU_EESC stands with Serbia’s civil society, social partners and youth on its European path.
Statement below. ⬇️
link.europa.eu/JCm8Kh
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Tzonka Iotzova retweeted
▶️Fair trade & partnerships (new trade agreements) can deliver 4 business & workers in 🇪🇺 & in world through skills, infrastructure, investment & quality employment
⏩Security, competitiveness & openness when done right, reinforce each other 🤝
link.europa.eu/mh4KdD #EUTrade
Tzonka Iotzova retweeted
#TradeDay26
📣@MilenaAngel23 on Economic Security:
▶️We must strengthen the foundations of our internal market through excellence in innovation, skills & entrepreneurship
▶️Building fences will not save us as defenses are always temporary
Tzonka Iotzova retweeted
🌊The @EESC_REX adopted yesterday an opinion calling European Commission and Member States to join forces and take swift #BlueDiplomacy action to:
👉restore and protect the global hydrological cycle
&
👉promote multilateralism as well as transboundary and shared water governance
Tzonka Iotzova retweeted
🌍Africa is, in its regional & national diversity, a continent of opportunity, innovation & partnership, although challenges still affect its development 💪
👉The @EESC_REX Bureau adopted a Declaration following the debate with African #CivilSociety
👓 shorturl.at/SVxua🗒️
Tzonka Iotzova retweeted
📣 Tomorrow, European Public Diplomacy Days continue at the @EU_EESC!
🇪🇺 institutions, #civilsociety & global experts discuss:
🩺Health diplomacy
📢Disinformation
🕊️Health as a driver of peace
🌍Health equity
🤝 Because global health challenges need #civilsociety at the table.
Tzonka Iotzova retweeted
Candidate countries are sending a clear message: they want to join a Union built on democracy, freedom and shared values.
Enlargement must put citizens, social partners and civil society at its heart. We are all in the same boat – and a stronger Europe benefits everyone.
Tzonka Iotzova retweeted
🇺🇦 Now in Wroclaw 🇵🇱: businesses, workers & #civilsociety are following up on @EU_EESC opinion on Ukrainians in the EU:
💼 Labour market integration
🏘️ Social, educational 🎓 & institutional 🏛️ inclusion
All 🗝️ for resilient & inclusive communities.
📄link.europa.eu/cx8BTj
Tzonka Iotzova retweeted
Building EU's future through enlargement & trade. 🇪🇺
We believe that #EUEnlargement & an open, resilient trade policy are essential to building a stronger, more competitive & united EU.
We continue to ensure that businesses, workers & civil society have a voice in shaping it.
Tzonka Iotzova retweeted
🌍Africa is a strategic partner for the 🇪🇺 & strong partnerships begin w/dialogue.
⏩It was a privilege to exchange views w/our African partners on advancing labour🧑🏭rights & inclusive growth, unlocking investment potential & navigating an increasingly multi-polar world.
Tzonka Iotzova retweeted
📢REX Section starting soon:
🗨️Debate on🌍Africa w/🗝️Presiding Officer of @AU_ECOSOCC
📌Labour Rights & Inclusive Growth
📌 Unlocking Africa's Investment Potential
📌 Africa in a Multipolar World: Navigating Partnerships
#GlobalGateway
📺link.europa.eu/GBTfH8
Tzonka Iotzova retweeted
🇪🇺🇨🇦 How can #CETA deliver more for people and the planet? 🌍
Following the 2026 #CSF in #Ottawa, EU and Canadian DAGs put forward concrete recommendations to strengthen implementation of #CETA and advance sustainable trade
📄 Read the joint statement:
shorturl.at/tqp8Y
Tzonka Iotzova retweeted
🙌 Wrapping up the #AllDAGsMeeting with a clear message from the @EU_Commission @Trade_EU:
🗣️ We need to ensure that working channels between EU #DAGs & authorities are open and effective. Their input should reach decision-makers and meaningfully feed into their discussions.🇪🇺🤝
Tzonka Iotzova retweeted
🔛 2026 #AllDAGs
🗣️ @StefanoPalmieri: #DAGs are not an accessory to trade policy. #CivilSociety makes trade agreements more credible, sustainable & accountable. As trade becomes more geopolitical, strengthening DAGs in 🇪🇺 trade governance is at the ♥️ of the @EU_EESC mission.
Tzonka Iotzova retweeted
🌿 2026 All DAGs Meeting starting ...
🌎How can civil society strengthen the implementation of 🇪🇺trade agreements in today's global trade landscape?
🗨️Members of all 15 EU Domestic Advisory Groups gather to exchange & identify ways to increase impact of DAGs & sustainable #trade.
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Tzonka Iotzova retweeted
📣 Join our public hearing on Empowering Civil Society in EU Security & Advancing #CSDP & EU Civil Peace Corps🕊️
🗓️ 8 July | 9:30–13:00 | Hybrid
💬 Share your expertise & perspectives!
🧐 More info: link.europa.eu/CxGnGb
👉 Register: link.europa.eu/38V4HJ
