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EU commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says that Europe could survive Russia's squeeze on gas supplies to the EU thanks to an unprecedented diversification of sources in recent weeks. "Our models show, with all the measures we have taken, that we are now on the safe side for this winter," Von der Leyen told a session of European Parliament in the eastern French city of Strasbourg. SOUNDBITE
The Eiffel Tower in Paris goes dark to mark "Earth Hour", a global event held every year on the last Saturday in March to raise awareness of climate change and promote energy saving. IMAGES
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire proposes the creation of a European savings product with willing EU states, in order to mobilize private capital for growth. SOUNDBITE
French farmers are returning to south-west France, stopping in Bergerac in the Dordogne region to rest. French authorities announced on Friday that the worst of a crisis that saw farmers block roads for days was over, but demonstrations continue elsewhere in Europe, including Spain, Italy and Greece. IMAGES
Police watch as farmers makes their goodbyes before leaving the portion of A1 motorway at Chennevieres-les-Louvres, near Paris international airport Roissy Charles de Gaulle, they had blocked off with tractors. IMAGES
French farmers are beginning to dismantle their campsite on the A6 motorway at Chilly-Mazarin, in Paris southern suburbs. Farmers' largest unions FNSEA and Young Farmers have called for the blockades to be lifted following the new measures announced by the government. IMAGES
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