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The war in Ukraine "is a defining moment for Europe", says European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as she arrives in Versailles for the EU leaders summit on the crisis in Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
"Earlier today, I sent a letter to Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov proposing that we meet next week in Europe following on our talks in recent weeks to discuss the steps that we can take to resolve this crisis without conflict," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says while speaking at a UN Security Council meeting. SOUNDBITE
Rabat (Morocco), Jun 9 (EFE) .- (Camera: Mohamed Siali) Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Naser Burita, affirmed on Wednesday that the Spanish Government "tries to Europeanize a crisis that is bilateral" between Morocco and Spain and that " it did not end on June 1 "with the departure from Spanish territory of the Saharawi leader Brahim Ghali.FOOTAGE AND SOUNDBITES FROM BURITA ABOUT THE CRISISTRANSLATION1 . The crisis has not started with the arrival and has not ended with the departure of that person. The crisis is first a crisis of confidence, a crisis related to acts, with an attitude that Morocco has considered contrary to the spirit of the association.2. The crisis exists because the deep causes of the crisis are always there, attempts to Europeanize the crisis do not change anything. In Morocco's perception, the crisis is bilateral and Europeanization is a forward flight, a way of diverting the reality of the crisis, which is a crisis related to actions and an attitude, and its resolution corresponds to those who created it.3 . I think this excitement to Europeanize and center the crisis on emigration is counterproductive and does not allow progress towards a solution.Four . The background is a coherence in the act and the words regarding a fundamental issue that Morocco and Spain face and that is separatism: we cannot fight separatism in your home and promote it in that of your neighbor.
Brussels, Jun 3 (EFE) .- (Camera: Leo Rodríguez) Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont asked the European Parliament this Thursday not to present arguments against the decision from the General Court of the European Union to provisionally grant them parliamentary immunity, both to him and to former directors Toni Comín and Clara Ponsatí. FOOTAGE FROM THE PRESS CONFERENCE AND SOUNDBITES BY CARLES PUIGDEMONT
Barcelona (Spain), Nov 9. (EFE).- Hundreds of dance teachers and students protested in Barcelona on Monday against the lack of support during the coronavirus crisis, demanding the reopening of dance schools in Catalonia and a direct aid program.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST ON MONDAY IN BARCELONA.
The Prime ministers of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia meet under tight security measures at the southeastern Czech castle of Lednice for the first face-to-face reunion since the coronavirus pandemic began. Except Poland which has recently reported a spike in COVID-19 cases, the so-called Visegrad countries have been successful in battling the virus owing to timely restrictions. The meeting is believed to be the first time more than two European leaders are meeting in person following the lockdowns. IMAGES