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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the bloc will "fast-track" wind power installation permits as part of a broader "European Wind Power Package". SOUNDBITE
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
EU commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says that Europe could survive Russia's squeeze on gas supplies to the EU thanks to an unprecedented diversification of sources in recent weeks. "Our models show, with all the measures we have taken, that we are now on the safe side for this winter," Von der Leyen told a session of European Parliament in the eastern French city of Strasbourg. SOUNDBITE
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen calls climate change a 'human issue' at the Climate Ambition Summit, being held virtually. It comes as the United Nations warns current commitments to tackle rises in global temperatures are inadequate. SOUNDBITE
The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen says "you can always count on us as we know, we can count on you", wishing Britain well after a vote in Brussels ratified the Brexit withdrawal deal. The United Kingdom will leave the EU at midnight Brussels time on Friday. IMAGES
EU lawmakers vote on whether to hand European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen a second five-year term. 719 MEPs are gathering for the secret ballot in the European Parliament's first sitting in Strasbourg, France, since the June elections. IMAGES