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Added on the 24/03/2021 22:37:16 - Copyright : Euronews EN
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola promises a package of "wide-ranging" reforms as the EU grapples with a widening graft scandal over allegations that MEPs received bribes from World Cup host Qatar in exchange for influence over EU policy. SOUNDBITE
Australian PM Scott Morrison votes in the country's federal election. Morrison -- behind in the pre-election polls -- is telling voters to stick with him, boasting of a 48-year-low jobless rate of 3.9 percent in a resurgent post-lockdown economy IMAGES
A mega deal to build Australian submarines was so important to France, the French Prime Minister Manuel Valls say that he will personally supervise the project as Paris and Sydney bolster defence ties. IMAGES of Manuel Valls arriving in Canberra
Belgian prosecutors have opened a probe into Russian "interference" in the European Parliament following allegations lawmakers were paid to spread Kremlin propaganda, Belgium Prime Minister Alexander De Croo says. "Our judicial authorities have now confirmed this interference is subject to prosecution," De Croo said. "The cash payments did not take place in Belgium, but the interference does. As Belgium is the seat of the EU institutions, we have a responsibility to uphold every citizen's right to a free and safe vote." SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, leaves 10 Downing Street for parliament, where he will face weekly questions and attend Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt's presentation of the government's last budget before a general election. IMAGES
The French National Assembly widely rejected the first motion of no confidence tabled against new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal. The motion received 124 votes out of the 289 required. IMAGES