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Charles Michel, president of the European Council, says the moment should be seized to form a new "founding pact" between democratic powers. SOUNDBITE
Protesting farmers set fire to tyres and block roads with their tractors on the sidelines of a meeting of European agriculture ministers in Brussels. Farmers across the continent have been protesting for weeks over what they say are excessively restrictive environmental rules, competition from cheap imports from outside the European Union and low incomes. IMAGES
Images show European Affairs ministers meeting on the occasion of General Affairs Council, to discuss EU’s long-term budget and Rule of law. IMAGES
EU ministers in Brussels during the General Affairs Council's roundtable. The meeting is chaired by Mikulas Bek, Minister for European Affairs of the Czech Republic. The Council is to agree on a general approach on the regulation on the transparency and targeting of political advertising; and continue preparations for the European Council meeting on 15 December 2022. IMAGES
President Joe Biden says that his efforts to create US jobs were not intended to be at Europe's expense after complaints by French President Emmanuel Macron over state support to green industry. "My point is -- we're back in business, Europe is back in business. And we're going to continue to create manufacturing jobs in America, but not at the expense of Europe," Biden told a joint news conference with Macron. SOUNDBITE
European flags in front of the European Commission building in Brussels are lowered following the announcement of the death of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. IMAGES