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Director-General, EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations at @eu_echo at @EU_Commission .

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@MPopowskiEU
Maciej Popowski
1 year
Φεύγω από την Ελλάδα έχοντας στο μυαλό μου μια σκέψη: απέραντη εκτίμηση για το ηρωικό έργο των Ελλήνων και Ευρωπαίων πυροσβεστών στην πρώτη γραμμή.  Μαζί, είμαστε ενωμένοι για να προστατεύσουμε ζωές και να αντιμετωπίσουμε αυτήν την περιβαλλοντική πρόκληση.   #EUCivilProtection
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Maciej Popowski
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I’m happy to have witnessed the arrival of humanitarian cargo from Bucharest through #UCPM at the Al Arish airport near Rafah. Thank you 🇷🇴🇪🇺
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1 year
It’s a real honour to meet with the representatives from @KGPSP in Greece. I extend my gratitude for the unwavering dedication and commitment of the 🇵🇱 firefighters who crossed Europe to help their friends safeguard lives and property in the spirit of #EUSolidarity in action!
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Maciej Popowski
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Doing a night shift at #ERCC with a great team of our duty officers! It may seem a quiet night so far but ERCC is always the beating heart of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
In response to #Canada 's request for assistance to tackle the massive wildfires in the country, we mobilised around 300 firefighters via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. Thank you 🇫🇷, 🇵🇹 and 🇪🇸 for your immediate response! #CanadaWildfires
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The EU continues to support #Ukraine with emergency energy assistance. Our energy hub in Poland is a logistical centre through which 1000 #rescEU generators are already being delivered to Ukraine. Power to the people of #Україна !   #EUCivilProtection @eu_echo
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
Where humanitarian support and civil protection come nicely together - a fire fighting tuk-tuk operated by Rohingya refugees in a camp in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh managed by #IOM
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Maciej Popowski
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Visiting villages affected by the terrible earthquake near Herat in Afghanistan. Today the EU announced an immediate support package of 3,5 million euro. With the funds from @eu_echo our humanitarian partners will provide shelter, food and medicines to people in need.
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1 year
A few years ago, #rescEU was just a proposal on paper. Today, 7 planes and 1 helicopter from the EU’s joint firefighting reserves are operating in Greece.   An uplifting realisation, even amid these tragic events.   A big thank you to all who continue to make #rescEU reality.
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
EU aid is on its way to help address the devastating impact of the #NovaKakhovka dam destruction in Ukraine. Thanks to first offers from 🇩🇪, 🇦🇹 & 🇱🇹we mobilise via the #EUCivilProtectionMechanism water filters, containers, generators, water pumps and shelter equipment @eu_echo
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Maciej Popowski
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The biggest ever @eu_echo humanitarian program Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) is being handed over to @eu_near this month. Since the launch of the Facility for Refugees in Turkey in 2016 we have reached more than 1,9 million Syrian beneficiaries - together with @Kizilay
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
On this day 10 years ago, @EU_Commission officially opened its Emergency Response Coordination Centre in Brussels. We are very proud at @eu_echo of the work done so far, including over 650 responses to requests for assistance in the EU and across the globe.
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An EU humanitarian air bridge transported 30 tonnes of supplies to Port Sudan, to provide life-saving assistance to those affected by the violence in #Sudan . Respect for international humanitarian law remains imperative! #EuropeDay2023
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At today's @UNSC debate on protection of civilians, I stressed our deep concern regarding the number and the scale of armed conflicts globally. We call on all parties to armed conflicts to respect international humanitarian law. Civilians and aid workers are #NotATarget !
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
Back to the @OSCE ! Delighted to see my dear friend OSCE @HelgaSchmid_SG and to exchange views with ambassadors of 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇬🇧🇺🇸. @eu_echo will explore possibilities of cooperating with OSCE on disaster preparedness and risk reduction, in particular in Central Asia
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
My thoughts are with the families of the @WFP workers who lost their lives in #Sudan Humanitarian workers risk their lives to save others and their life-saving role must be respected by all parties of the conflict, at all times
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Cindy McCain
1 year
This is a moment of great tragedy for the @WFP family. I am heartbroken to confirm that three of our team members have lost their lives in the ongoing conflict in #Sudan , while two others are severely injured. I demand immediate steps to guarantee the safety of those who remain.
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Maciej Popowski
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Great to touch base with @Tsihanouskaya and her team in Vilnius! We met at the heart of the Sapieha Park where many talented Belorussian IT specialists work having fled the regime in Minsk. 🇪🇺 continues to support Belorussian people and the democratic forces of Belarus
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
Meeting ECHO staff from Asia in Bangkok today. Incredible team doing incredible work! As Keith Richard said about his and Ron Woods’ 🎸 playing: on our own, we may be pretty lousy, but when we play together, nobody can beat us! @eu_echo
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
Happy 10th birthday to the EU’s Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) and our amazing staff! Whether it’s wildfires, earthquakes or tropical cyclones, the ERCC is there to mobilise assistance for any country in the world that needs it. 👉
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
Greece is facing the worst wildfires since 2000.   In response, @eu_echo is sending 8 aircrafts, 40 vehicles, and 246 firefighters from 9 EU countries via the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism and #rescEU to help the Greek first responders on the ground.
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@eu_echo has mobilised so far 7 firefighting airplanes to help Greece respond to the ongoing wildfires, including 5 from the EU’s common firefighting fleet #rescEU . It was an honour to meet the 🇨🇾 team operating 2 of the aircrafts. Ευχαριστώ!
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
I’m deeply honoured to have received the Medal of Honour of the 🇱🇹 MFA „Lithuanian Diplomacy Star”! Thank you @GLandsbergis and @Jovita_Pra !
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Maciej Popowski
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Happy to mark 1 year as DG of @eu_echo . It's been a journey of challenges inside and outside Europe but my team's dedication to help the most vulnerable shines through. Lessons learned: no crisis is forgotten, and our team is our greatest asset. Ready for what tomorrow brings
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Maciej Popowski
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The fire in Cox’s Bazar refugee camp is just another tragedy to strike the already vulnerable Rohingya community.   €1 million from @eu_echo will help cover their basic needs. 🇪🇺 disaster preparedness programmes are already supporting the response.
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
Destination: Canada. A team of Spanish and Portuguese firefighters is on its way to Québec to join the fight against the wildfires ravaging the country. I wish good luck to all of you and a safe return home. #EUCivilProtection #CanadaWildfires
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Maciej Popowski
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A warm welcome to #Ukraine as it becomes the newest member of the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism! Together, we will work towards a stronger European disaster management system. This is also a clear sign that 🇺🇦 belongs to the 🇪🇺 family
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Maciej Popowski
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EU for 🇺🇦
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Maciej Popowski
9 months
And now for something completely different - honoured to have received my black belt (Shodan) from sensei @GergoPasqualet1 at the Sessa Takuma dojo in Brussels
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1 year
My most precious souvenir from the trip to Ukraine. I’m humbled and honoured to have been awarded the Order of Merit of the III degree by President Zelensky - by the same decree as Bono and The Edge of @U2 😎
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Maciej Popowski
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With already more than 5 million hectares of forest burnt by the #CanadaWildfires , firefighting teams from Spain and Portugal are being trained and getting ready to support local responders in their fight against the blaze. Canada, you are not alone. 🇪🇺🤝🇨🇦
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Maciej Popowski
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Thank you, Greece and France, for sending two firefighting airplanes to Bulgaria to support the ongoing battle against the blaze.   The EU Civil Protection Mechanism remains on standby to coordinate further wildfires assistance, as needed.   #EUSolidarity
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Maciej Popowski
2 years
Great to see Ambassador Faruk Kaymakci @frkkymkc again! Welcome back, Brussels is like Hotel California - you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave! We discussed EU support to Türkiye in the aftermath of the terrible earthquake
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
On this #WorldHumanitarianDay , I would like to pay tribute to all the humanitarian aid workers who work tirelessly to support and protect the most vulnerable under treacherous circumstances. You make our world a better place and for that, we are thankful. 🙏
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Maciej Popowski
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Ahead of the  #CPForum2024 , the symbol of Brussels' resilience, as the legend says, has become the symbol of Europe's resilience.   A joyful moment to witness Manneken Pis dressed as an  @eu_echo civil protection officer.   Thank you, merci, dank u  @VilleBruxelles !
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Maciej Popowski
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A pleasure to welcome Serhiy Kruk, head of @SESU_UA , among the Directors-General of the Member & Participating States of the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism.  I’m glad to hear from my colleagues about our intention to keep providing unwavering support to 🇺🇦, who belong to 🇪🇺 family.
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
Since violence struck Sudan, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee to neighbouring countries, @eu_echo has been assessing the needs and providing assistance. In Palouch Airport 🇸🇸 and on the Metema border in 🇪🇹 , we're working with partners to help those in need.
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
In Athens, meeting with Mr. Evangelos Tournas, Deputy Minister for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection.   We discussed the ongoing wildfires emergency and the EU's contribution to the response efforts on the ground.   Greece can count on @eu_echo 's continuous assistance.
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
Good news: our new Humanitarian Air Bridge to Chad just delivered almost 90 tonnes of material for those fleeing Sudan. A big thank you to all @eu_echo staff and our partners @UNICEF , @UNFPA , @Solidarites_Int and @ACF_France for making this possible.
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Maciej Popowski
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My favourite participant in #CPForum2024 ☺️
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Maciej Popowski
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Meeting the 🇺🇦 crew operating @WFP helicopter flights supported by @ECHO in Goma, 🇨🇩
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
Great, first meeting with the @ifrc Secretary General @jagan_chapagain !   Our partnership is highly treasured here at @eu_echo and that is why we continue to join forces to support the most vulnerable across the globe.
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Maciej Popowski
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The loss of two aid workers from @CatholicRelief in Ethiopia’s Amhara region highlights, in the strongest possible terms, the need to protect all aid workers.   They are #NotATarget ! #IHL should be respected by all, under any circumstances!
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allAfrica.com
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Catholic Relief Services 'Devastated' After Two Staff Shot and Killed in Amhara Region @addisstandard : #Ethiopia #Amhara #conflict #governance #NGO #Aid
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Grâce à un financement de l'UE, notre partenaire @Solidarites_Int fournit de l'eau à plus de 200 000 personnes déplacées internes hébergées dans le camp de déplacés de Kanyaruchinya
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Maciej Popowski
11 months
Visiting a de-mining site operated by @DRC_ngo in the Helmand province. Afghanistan is the most mine contaminated country in the world. Mines and unexploded ordnance are a deadly threat to the people and a huge impediment to agriculture
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
🇺🇦 rescue team arriving at #UCPM base of operations in Slovenia dealing with the consequences of the disastrous floods. Solidarity is a two way street! 🇪🇺🤝🇺🇦
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Maciej Popowski
2 years
Good morning from @eu_echo headquarters in Brussels. I look forward to working closely with Commissioner @JanezLenarcic ,  the great @eu_echo team and all dedicated humanitarian and civil protection colleagues!
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Maciej Popowski
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Last night we, the former members of @JerzyBuzek cabinet bid farewell to the President who just completed his 4th and last term in the @Europarl_EN . Dear President, you can check out any time you like but you can never leave!
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Maciej Popowski
10 months
Very constructive meeting with  @WFPChief  Cindy McCain today. We discussed our joint work to address food crises worldwide.  EU and  @WFP  are committed to continue providing humanitarian aid to those most vulnerable in the 🌎 We will  #LeaveNoOneBehind
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
Merci à la 🇫🇷 d'avoir contribué à assurer la sécurité de notre chef de bureau au #Soudan , qui a maintenant été évacué en toute sécurité du pays. Nous réitérons notre appel à la fin de la violence et au plein respect du droit international humanitaire. Gracias también a 🇪🇸!
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Lviv - the final leg of my Ukraine journey. Unique experience of travelling by @Ukrzaliznytsia - 0 minutes of delay in 5 days despite several air raids and missile and drone attacks on Kharkiv and Kiyv. The railway provides a life line to 🇺🇦 and is extremely customer friendly!
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Maciej Popowski
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Honoured to stand alongside President @vonderleyen in Cyprus, marking the launch of Operation Amalthea - a vital maritime corridor to deliver much-needed relief to the people of Gaza. @eu_echo supports this vital project, initiated by 🇨🇾🇪🇺🇺🇸🇦🇪
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
With our experts visiting the region and additional @eu_echo Humanitarian Air Bridge flights organised with the support of @WFP - @UNHRD , we remain steadfast in our commitment to provide aid to Sudan and its neighbours in this very challenging situation #EUSolidarity
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Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, hosts more than 650,000 Rohingya people. Visiting it today, I was struck by the solidarity and bravery of these people, and their hope for the future.
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
Today at #EUOpenDay citizens could find out about our support to #Ukraine . 🇪🇺for 🇺🇦 for as long as it takes @eu_echo
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
After the #UNSC vote, I am in Gaziantep and met UN colleagues operating in Northwest #Syria . The non-extension of the cross-border resolution would put at risk the only lifeline for millions of Syrians. We stand ready to continue supporting cross-border humanitarian operations
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Maciej Popowski
6 months
A warm welcome to all the #EHF2024 participants! There are no simple solutions to forgotten crises and the widening funding gap, but there would be no solutions whatsoever if we don’t come together as one humanitarian family. Thank you for joining this collective effort.
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1 year
Godspeed and best wishes to the new @WFPChief , @cindymccain !   I look forward to continuing our joint @eu_echo and @WFP fight to eliminate hunger and food insecurity across the globe.   🇪🇺🤝🇺🇳
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Cindy McCain
1 year
New photo, new beginnings. Proud to begin my first day as @WFP Executive Director. Look forward to working alongside our team of 23,500 humanitarians to end hunger & renew hope in 120+ countries around the world!
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Maciej Popowski
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Air is often the only way to reach blockade areas like Diapaga in #BurkinaFaso . Our @eu_echo partnership with @WFP_UNHAS allows to transport passengers and crucial aid not to leave the most vulnerable in these communities behind.
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Population displacement is widespread in #Somalia : more than 3.8 million fled their homes due to climate change/conflict. Women and children make up 80% of them – they are also the most vulnerable. The international humanitarian community must come together to meet their needs.
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Rehabilitating this community bakery in Syria means that more than 64,000 people can now buy their daily bread.   Thank you @WFP_Syria for your invaluable work.   Together, we @eu_echo remain committed to fighting rising food insecurity throughout the country.
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
A great relief to see Olivier Vandecasteele coming back home safe!
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
Solidarity doesn't discriminate between colour, age or nationality. And for us at @eu_echo , solidarity is at the core of our very values. On #EuropeDay , like any other day, we continue to support and stand by those who need it most. Because solidarity matters 💙🇪🇺
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Maciej Popowski
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Thank you for your service! Thank you for your courage! Thank you for keeping us safe, putting your own life at risk! Today and always, thank you! 🙏 #FirefightersDay #EUCivilProtection
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
Today, I visited the medical evacuation hub in Poland. It is used to send patients from Ukraine to hospitals across Europe for specialised care. Over 2,000 patients have been transferred to 20 countries since the start of the war.
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Maciej Popowski
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Fruitful exchange with the Commissioner of the Somali Disaster Management Agency on how the humanitarian community and the authorities can cooperate and ensure aid reaches those who need it the most. @SoDMA_Somalia
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In the #DRCongo , I saw first-hand how @eu_echo and @UNICEFDRC work together to provide clean water to those internally displaced and their host communities
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
It’s 80 years ago today that the uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto broke out. Freedom will never be defeated. Heroes will never be forgotten
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Maciej Popowski
5 months
Thank you, Member States, for the constructive exchanges at yesterday's workshop on the future role of the @eu_echo 's Emergency Response Coordination Centre.   Looking forward to continuing this relevant discussion.
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
Devastated by the tragic loss of the two heroic Greek pilots, who lost their lives in the first line of duty today in Greece.   My thoughts are with their families and loved ones.   @GSCP_GR @HAFspokesperson
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In #Somalia , one of the countries on the frontline of climate change. Droughts, floods and conflict have resulted in displacement and food insecurity. @eu_echo works with humanitarian partners on the ground to alleviate the suffering of the most vulnerable.
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Maciej Popowski
9 months
Key takeaways from my speech at #UNGA in New York today:   🔹 compliance with #IHL is a cornerstone of our humanitarian response 🔹 unimpeded humanitarian access must be granted for aid workers 🔹 humanitarian aid delivery must be efficient and effective
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Maciej Popowski
6 months
As the #EHF2024 concludes today in Brussels, I thank all participants who joined to help shape the future of humanitarian action.   A special thanks to my @eu_echo colleagues for organising another successful edition of the Forum!
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Maciej Popowski
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Whatever it takes. For as long as it takes. We will #StandWithUkraine 🇪🇺 🤝🇺🇦
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
I’m very glad to be in Stockholm today with the Directors-General of the Member and Participating States of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism!  Together, we enhance EU resilience and shape the future of #EUCivilProtection . Thank you @sweden2023eu for hosting us.
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Maciej Popowski
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A great first day at #CPForum2024 , and an important step towards shaping a disaster-resilient Union.   The #EUCivilProtection community exemplifies solidarity and collaboration at its best. Thank you for your commitment to making Europe safer in the face of disasters!
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
The #rescEU aerial firefighting operation in Greece is now the biggest of this kind for @eu_echo .   12 airplanes and helicopters stationed in 7 Member States 🇨🇾🇸🇪🇩🇪🇨🇿🇭🇷🇫🇷🇪🇸 have joined this unprecedented #EUSolidarity effort.   Impressive and commendable
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
Honoured to attend the 10th anniversary celebration of the @EEDemocracy as both one of co-founders and long time member of the Board of the foundation. With challenges to democracy on the rise, the EED is more needed than ever
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Access to agricultural land and irrigation is critical for supporting sustainable access to food in Syria.   In Afamia, rural Hama, I met with local farmers and saw how a communal pumping station rehabilitated by @eu_echo and @WFP has brought positive change for the community.
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Maciej Popowski
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It was a pleasure to meet Ukraine’s Deputy PM Iryna Vereshchuk in Brussels yesterday.   We discussed how best to assist internally displaced persons in 🇺🇦, including ahead of next winter.   @eu_echo will #StandWithUkraine for as long as it takes.
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Maciej Popowski
2 months
Happy to be back in Ukraine. Today, I met with Ukrainians who continue to persevere and move forward with their lives despite the brutality of this war. Together with @UNHCRUkraine , we are doing our utmost to provide them with decent living conditions in this centre in Odesa.
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
Spring morning in Kyiv - blue sky, bright light, burnt-out Russian tanks in front of the Mikhailovsky Cathedral
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Maciej Popowski
10 months
Since yesterday, two @UNICEF flights supported by @eu_echo funding have departed from Denmark, bound for Egypt.   This is a crucial part of the ongoing EU humanitarian air bridge operation for Gaza.
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Maciej Popowski
8 months
Only found the picture now but never too late to pay tribute to the great visionary. I was privileged to take part in drafting the declaration by Jacques Delors and @JerzyBuzek on a new European Energy Community in 2010 which has now become reality
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Maciej Popowski
11 months
Thanks to @WFP ‘s @CarlSkau for an action-oriented exchange today In Brussels. EU-WFP partnership is essential to provide millions of people around the world with food assistance
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Maciej Popowski
9 months
Delighted to meet Mohammed and Majed from our @eu_echo office in Gaza Strip at our @RCERomania They and their families were evacuated from Gaza and are kindly hosted by the government of 🇷🇴. Mohammed and Majed will continue working for @eu_echo
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
Marking #IDAHOBIT2023 today. All human beings are equal - that principle is in the DNA of @eu_echo
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@MPopowskiEU
Maciej Popowski
5 months
Following Russia's recent missile attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, @eu_echo has mobilised rapid support:   • 10 power generators (1MW) from the #rescEU reserves, • 157 generators from 🇦🇹🇩🇪🇸🇪🇳🇱 offered via the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism.
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
At Italy’s request in the aftermath of the recent floods, we have activated the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism. So far 9 countries have offered high-capacity pumping teams with their equipment. Thanks AT, BE, BG, DE, FR, PL, RO, SI and SK for your support #EUSolidarity
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Maciej Popowski
2 years
Even on a rainy day in #Brussels DG ECHO is going green big time 😎
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Maciej Popowski
3 months
3. #EUSolidarity at its best: firefighters from Bulgaria, Malta, Moldova, and Romania get ready to deploy to Greece to reinforce the local wildfire response capacity. Greek firefighters are already in France. The added value of belonging to the #EUCivilProtection family!
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Maciej Popowski
6 months
Humanitarian aid alone is not a solution. We need to work together to strengthen the humanitarian-development-peace nexus to support vulnerable communities into the future.   Good discussion with @BethBechdol from @FAO and Franck Bousquet from @IMFNews at the #EHF2024 today.
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
Kicked off my mission to Türkiye with meeting the Governor of Kahramanmaras Ömer Faruk Coskun. Kahramanmaras was heavily affected by the February earthquake. EU rescue teams mobilised through #UCPM were on the ground within 24 hrs, but help is still needed for recovery
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Maciej Popowski
11 months
Great meeting with international community in Kabul, including @otunbayeva and @PotzelMarkus . @eu_echo continues to support the people of Afghanistan
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@MPopowskiEU
Maciej Popowski
1 year
Already 🇦🇹, 🇧🇪, 🇨🇿, 🇩🇪, 🇩🇰, 🇫🇮, 🇫🇷, 🇱🇹, 🇳🇴, 🇳🇱, 🇵🇱 and 🇪🇸 are sending in-kind assistance to Ukraine to help the local first responders save lives from the floods caused by the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam.  Europe continues to support #Ukraine every step of the way.
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Maciej Popowski
1 year
Passport issuance centre for Ukrainian citizens in a shopping mall in Wrocław, Poland. As customer friendly as a government can get, respect for 🇺🇦
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Maciej Popowski
3 months
Honored to speak at the @UN 's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement.   Internal displacement isn't just a humanitarian issue—it impacts peace and stability.   @eu_echo continues to support the UN's efforts and stand by those affected.
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Maciej Popowski
6 months
Russia's attack on Odesa, deliberately targeting rescue workers rushing to aid the injured, is beyond ruthless.   Words fail to capture this brutality.   Today, my thoughts are with all the @SESU_UA rescuers risking their lives to save others
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Maciej Popowski
2 months
The education of Ukrainian children remains one of EU's top priorities. Today, together with @UNDPUkraine , we reopened this school in Mykolaiv. Damaged by the war, it is now fully renovated and ready to welcome more than 300 children and 92 teachers back to classes.
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Maciej Popowski
6 months
I was shocked by the stories of gender-based and sexual violence survivors I heard in Goma last year and during the #EHF2024 today. We need to do more. There’s an urgent imperative to step up and make GBV response in DRC a priority in 2024.
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Maciej Popowski
5 months
Our #EUCivilProtection pool of disaster response tools is growing stronger. It was a pleasure to meet today Mr. Roman Prymush, Deputy Head of @SESU_UA .)   With Ukraine's offer of an urban search and rescue team, our collaboration is ready for any challenge ahead.
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