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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen recommends the bloc drop a plan to cut pesticide use in agriculture as a concession to protesting European farmers. The original proposal, put forward by her European Commission as part of the European Union's green transition, "has become a symbol of polarisation," she tells the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. SOUNDBITE
The European Union's agreement on 50 billion euros in aid for Ukraine sends a powerful message to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, says EU chief Ursula von der Leyen. SOUNDBITE
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen urges the bloc's 27 leaders to back massive financial aid for Ukraine and Kyiv's ambitions for membership talks, ahead of a crunch summit. "We must give Ukraine what it needs to be strong today, so it can be stronger tomorrow at the table when it is negotiating a long-lasting and just peace," the European Commission president tells MEPs. SOUNDBITE
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says that Russian President Vladimir Putin has "failed to achieve a single" goal after his invasion of Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says charges against a European parliament vice president were "very serious", after allegations that Qatar paid bribes to burnish its image. "The allegations against the vice president of the European Parliament are very serious," von der Leyen says, adding that the issue was a "a question of the loss of trust of people in our European institutions". SOUNDBITE
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