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The European Union proposes extending tariff-free entry for Ukrainian farm products for a year from June, but with "safeguards" to stop cheaper imports flooding the market at the expense of Europe's own farmers. SOUNDBITE
In Plevenon, the famous Breton lighthouse of Cap Frehel is covered in a thin layer of snow. As France faces its coldest day of the week, the Cotes-d'Armor and Ille-et-Vilaine regions of Brittany in the north-west have activated the yellow level of the winter plan. IMAGES
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen says Russia is losing "around 160 million euros a day" from oil price cap. SOUNDBITE
Energy ministers of the European Union's member states hold a roundtable meeting in Brussels to put the finishing touches on a proposed wholesale cap on the price of gas. IMAGES