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Polish Justice Minister Adam Bodnar welcomes European Commission Vice-President Vera Jourova at the ministry, with a bunch of flowers. IMAGES
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss meets the vice-president of EU commission Maros Sefcovic, to discuss progress on the Northern Ireland Protocol. IMAGES
The EU approves Apple's offer to allow rivals to access the iPhone's ability to tap-to-pay within the bloc, ending a lengthy probe and sparing it a heavy fine. SOUNDBITE
The heads of state and government of the 27 EU member states are meeting in Brussels for an informal European summit. They are due to designate a new President of the European Commission, currently occupied by Ursula von der Leyen, who is standing for re-election. IMAGES
The EU should seek to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2040, its climate commissioner says, proposing a new interim target towards making the bloc carbon neutral in 2050. "Based on the best available science, and a detailed impact assessment, we are recommending that the 2040 target should be a 90 percent emission cut" compared to 1990 levels, says commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, calling for a "fair transition" that will allow EU businesses to thrive. SOUNDBITE