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The new President of the European Commission, German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen, meets with the new President of the European Parliament, Italian social democrat David Sassoli. IMAGES
Gerard Larcher, senator for the Yvelines, has been re-elected to a fifth three-year term in the Senate. A formality for this right-wing tenor, supported by the centre and appreciated beyond. IMAGES
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives at the parliament to be sworn in for a third term as president after winning a historic runoff election extending his two-decade rule, as Turkey's economic woes worsen. As Erdogan arrives, soldiers greet it. IMAGES
More than 400 million European voters will choose a new five-year EU parliament between June 6 and 9 next year, announces the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola. "Every person, in every member state, will go to vote" she says, "your vote matters". Elections in the EU's 27 member states will decide the make-up of the roughly 700-seat assembly, charged with overseeing European legislation. SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian president Zelensky is welcomed by a standing ovation in the European Parliament at a European summit in Brussels. IMAGES
The president of the European Parliament warns members that alleged corruption by a foreign power is an attack on democracy after investigators arrested one of her deputies. SOUNDBITE
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