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Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, says that travel to countries in southern Africa should be suspended immediately to slow the spread of the the new Covid-19 variant of concern. She also recommends the implementation of strict quarantine for travelers from affected countries and notes that the EU's contracts with the manufacturers of coronavirus vaccines requires the vaccines to be adapted to new variants 'immediately'. SOUNDBITE
The European Commission has approved Greece's recovery plan, which will be financed by the bloc's multi-billion-euro coronavirus rescue fund to mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announces in Athens. Von der Leyen says "there is no doubt that it will deeply transform Greece's economy which will embrace the twin green and digital transition." SOUNDBITE
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk welcomes European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Belgium Prime minister Alexandre De Croo at chancellery in Warsaw, and they pose together for photos. IMAGES
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak welcomes Ursula von der Leyen, President of the EU Commission, to Bletchley Park for the AI Safety Summit. The two-day summit at Bletchley Park, north of London, kicked off on 1 November with the publication of an agreement signed by 28 countries and the EU acknowledging the "need for international action." IMAGES
European Commission chief, Ursula von der Leyen, arrives in London to hold "final talks" with UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, in a bid to end more than a year of negotiations over the so-called Northern Ireland protocol. IMAGES
President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, arrives an EU-Ukraine summit also attended by EU chief, Charles Michel. The two are greeted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. IMAGES