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Added on the 25/03/2022 20:57:26 - Copyright : Euronews EN
The European Union is working on an "emergency intervention" to rein in electricity prices sent soaring by Russia's war in Ukraine, according to EU chief Ursula von der Leyen. "The skyrocketing electricity prices are now exposing the limitations of our current electricity market design," von der Leyen tells a strategic forum in the Slovenian city of Bled. SOUNDBITE
European leaders pose for a group photo in Granada, southern Spain, where they gathered for the third meeting of the European Political Community. In the spotlight at the summit is the issue of migration, with tensions mounting between a number of EU member states over how to deal with influxes of migrants. IMAGES
The first European leaders arrive for roundtable discussions in Granada, at the third meeting of the European Political Community. Those shown arriving include Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Hungarian President Viktor Orban and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. IMAGES
Spain's King Felipe VI meets with the country's party leaders in a bid to break an impasse over the formation of a new government following inconclusive elections last month. Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has headed a caretaker government with reduced powers since a July 23 general election produced a hung parliament, in which a ruling majority cannot easily be formed. While his Socialist party finished second behind the conservative Popular Party (PP), it is better positioned as it has more potential partners. IMAGES
Taiwan's vice president William Lai, Bolivian president Luis Arce, Argentine president Alberto Fernandez, Spanish King Felipe VI and former Chilean president Sebastian Pinera arrive at Santiago Pena swearing-in ceremony as new Paraguay president in Asuncion. IMAGES
Leaders of the European Union and the bloc's southern nations arrive in Alicante for a EuroMed9 summit, where they are greeted by Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and pose for a group photo. IMAGES