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Marine Le Pen disparages Emmanuel Macron in a speech in Paris as she launches her party's campaign for the European Parliament elections. The leader of France's National Rally party says Macron is "disturbing in his attitudes, worrying in his behaviour, incompetent in his functions". SOUNDBITE
Greek Coast Guard pulls more bodies from the sea while tensions rise as EU struggles with worsening migrant crisis. Sean Carberry reports.
The leaders of the 27 member states of the European Union, together with the prime ministers of Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein and several representatives of the European institutions, pose for a photo to mark the 30th anniversary of the European Economic Area (EEA). The ceremony took place on the second day of a European summit devoted largely to EU support for Ukraine amid Russia's ongoing invasion. IMAGES
Polish minister of defence Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz and Parliament speaker Szymon Holownia attend a ceremony in Warsaw celebrating 25 years since Poland's accession to NATO. A day earlier, President Andrzej Duda urged NATO members to increase their defence spending to three percent of GDP in response to Russia's aggression against Ukraine. IMAGES
Hundreds of people attend the first campaign meeting of Macron's Renaissance party for the European elections, with Valérie Hayer as head of list, backed by French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal. IMAGES
During a state visit to Sweden, French President Emmnauel Macron urges Europe to take 'bold' decisions to support Ukraine, regardless of what the US decides. While the US has sent tens of billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February 2022, Republican lawmakers are growing reluctant to keep supporting Kyiv, saying it lacks a clear end game as the fighting grinds on. SOUNDBITE