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Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, unveils a plan to quadruple the supply of semiconductors in Europe by 2030, hoping to limit the bloc's dependence on Asia for a key component used in electric cars and smartphones. SOUNDBITE
UK lawmakers vote in favour of the government's latest plans for sending migrants to Rwanda, which has split Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's ruling Conservative party. A knife-edge parliamentary vote in the House of Commons sees 313 MPs vote for the so-called Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill, with 269 against. IMAGES
European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson calls Tunisian President Kais Saied's statements on African migrants "worrying" but says the EU will continue to cooperate with this "key country" to prevent illegal immigration to Europe. Last month, Saied ordered officials to take "urgent measures" to tackle irregular migration, claiming without evidence that "a criminal plot" was underway to change Tunisia's demographic makeup. He claimed that migrants were behind most crime in the North African country. 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
EU heads of state meet by videoconference, under the leadership of the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, for a European summit on the economic rescue plan. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron visits global automotive suppliers Valeo in the northern Pas-de-Calais region, before announcing a plan to rescue the auto industry, which has been hammered by factory shutdowns and dealership closures amid the COVID-19 outbreak. IMAGES
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