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Brussels (Belgium), May 29 (EFE).- Certain that there are no countries free of corruption, the first European Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruta Kövesi is "very proud" of being a part of a historic moment as the European Prosecutor's Office is to open on June 1.INTERVIEW WITH LAURA CODRUTA KÖVESI.
The European Parliament lifts the immunity of Catalan MEPs Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comín and Clara Ponsatí, who are wanted by Spain following Catalonia's independence attempt in 2017. SOUNDBITE
Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez welcomes with EU Council president Charles Michel in Madrid, one day after Spain takes over rotating EU presidency IMAGES
European Commision head Ursula von der Leyen arrives in Mexico City, where she will meet with president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Mexico is von der Leyen's last stop on a Latin American tour that also included Brazil, Argentina and Chile, a week after the European Union put forward a new plan to bolster ties with the region. IMAGES
Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his foreign minister Mauro Vieira welcome European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in Brasilia ahead of a meeting to discuss a free trade agreement between South American trade bloc Mercosur and the European Union. IMAGES
Images show the European Parliament as they vote to lift the immunity of two lawmakers, Belgian MEP Marc Tarabella and Italian MEP Andrea Cozzoli, targeted in a Belgian probe into suspected bribery linked to Qatar and Morocco. IMAGES