"Following the result of the European elections, and the mandate received from the European Council and the European Parliament, the von der Leyen Commission put forward a set of ambitious goals for Europe's future: climate neutrality by 2050; making the 2020s Europe's Digital Decade; and making Europe stronger in the world with a more geopolitical approach.

When the world was hit by the coronavirus, the Commission worked to organise a concerted and coordinated European response to the emergency – procuring and distributing protective equipment, repatriating stranded Europeans and securing doses of a future vaccine. This was uncharted territory for the EU: we reacted boldly when our citizens' health and safety called for EU action.

At the same time, our compass has not changed. The twin green and digital transitions are now even more firmly at the core of our programme, with new resources to accelerate the transformation. We are not just repairing the damage to our economy; we are reshaping it for the next generation."

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