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European Commission President nominee Ursula von der Leyen pledges to propose a "green deal" for Europe in her first 100 days in office, which would see a carbon-neutral continent by 2050. SOUNDBITE
The European Union and Tunisia sign a memorandum of understanding for a "strategic and comprehensive partnership" on irregular migration, economic development and renewable energy. The signing ceremony is attended by Tunisia's President Kais Saied, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Italy's Prime Minister Georgia Meloni and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. IMAGES
At a press conference with Tunisia's President Kais Saied, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Italy's Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says the EU and Tunis have signed "the memorandum of understanding on a strategic and comprehensive partnership" covering economic and migration issues. Von der Leyen calls the deal "an investment in our shared prosperity, stability and in future generations." SOUNDBITE
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen announces she would help organise a conference on securing the return of Ukrainian children taken to Russia during the ongoing conflict. "We are at the very beginning of very hard work, we aim to pull together international pressure to take all possible measures to establish the whereabouts of these children," she says. SOUNDBITE
In her annual State of the Union speech at the European Parliament in Strasbour, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tells MEPs that she would travel to Kyiv to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "Today I am going to Kyiv" to discuss "in detail" the Ukraine's entry into the single market with Ukraine's leader, she adds. Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska is present at the gathering in Strasbourg. SOUNDBITE
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