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Barcelona (Spain), May 2 (EFE).- Residents in Spain breathed a sigh of relief on Saturday as millions across the country left the house to exercise outdoors for the first time in seven weeks. With the exception of essential workers and people unable to work from home, the vast majority of Spain’s 47 million residents have been housebound since 14 March, only allowed out to buy food or medicine. FOOTAGE OF PEOPLE WALKING AND EXERCISING IN BARCELONA.
French President Emmanuel Macron lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris to commemorate the Victory of 8 May 1945 -- the date of the German surrender in WWII. IMAGES
The leaders of the 27 member states of the European Union, together with the prime ministers of Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein and several representatives of the European institutions, pose for a photo to mark the 30th anniversary of the European Economic Area (EEA). The ceremony took place on the second day of a European summit devoted largely to EU support for Ukraine amid Russia's ongoing invasion. IMAGES
The lawyers involved in the rape trial of ex-Brazil international Dani Alves arrive at the courthouse in Barcelona, with the footballer due to tell the court his version of events involving a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub. IMAGES
Trial opens for six teenagers for their role in the 2020 beheading of French teacher Samuel Paty, the first of two trials in a case that horrified France. The suspects, who were between the ages of 13 and 15 at the time of the murder, are accused of having been on the lookout for Paty, identifying him to the killer in exchange for money, or for making false accusations. Paty, a 47-year-old history and geography teacher, was stabbed and then beheaded near his secondary school in the Paris suburb of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine. His attacker was shot dead at the scene by police. IMAGES
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen arrives in Kyiv to mark the Europe Day celebration of peace and unity, as Ukraine delivers a symbolic retort to Moscow's Victory Day parade. The president of the European Commission travelled on an overnight train from Poland to see President Volodymyr Zelensky and work on Ukraine's quest for eventual EU membership. IMAGES