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Added on the 11/03/2023 10:34:56 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni votes in a polling station in a school South of Rome at the opening of the polls for the European elections. Polls suggest Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy) party looks set to claim 27 percent of the vote, equalling 22 seats, amid a broader surge of far-right groups across the EU. IMAGES
Charles Michel, President of the European Council, meets Mohammad Mustafa, Foreign Minister of the Palestinian Authority, in Brussels. The meeting takes place as the EU hosts discussions aimed at strengthening the Palestinian Authority for Gaza. IMAGES
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives in Tel Aviv for solidarity visit to Israel. IMAGES
Eleven judges of the Israeli Supreme Court enter the court room at the beginning of petition hearing on an amendment to one of Israel's Basic Laws, the country's quasi-constitution, specifying the conditions for temporary removal of a prime minister, or the so-called "incapacitation law". Critics have accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to use the reforms to quash possible judgements against him, an accusation he rejects. IMAGES
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrives in Kyiv, where she is expected to hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Meloni, who took office in October, has repeatedly expressed a desire to visit Ukraine to demonstrate her government's support following Russia's invasion almost exactly one year ago. Meloni, who leads the far-right Brothers of Italy party, is also keen to distance herself from the more pro-Russian partners in her governing coalition. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the Élysée Palace for a working dinner. On the menu: the growing tensions around Iran and the Israeli-Palestinian violence. IMAGES