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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen recommends the bloc drop a plan to cut pesticide use in agriculture as a concession to protesting European farmers. The original proposal, put forward by her European Commission as part of the European Union's green transition, "has become a symbol of polarisation," she tells the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. SOUNDBITE
European Commission chief, Ursula von der Leyen, arrives in London to hold "final talks" with UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, in a bid to end more than a year of negotiations over the so-called Northern Ireland protocol. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen to the Elysee Palace in Paris for a lunch meeting. IMAGES
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says she backs treaty changes for the bloc including streamlined decision making by supermajority as opposed to unanimous voting, arguing that unanimous voting "no longer makes sense if we want to be able to move faster". SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky holds talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the bloc's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in Kyiv. IMAGES
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, unveils a plan to quadruple the supply of semiconductors in Europe by 2030, hoping to limit the bloc's dependence on Asia for a key component used in electric cars and smartphones. SOUNDBITE