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Europe is looking for ways to counter the new US climate law

The European Union should improve its state aid rules and consider more green transition funding to offset possible distortions from the new U.S. climate and tax law, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv says ‘sick’ packages sent to its embassies following letter bomb in Madrid – as it happened

Ukraine’s foreign minister says 17 diplomatic missions have now received suspicious packages

The Guardian - AU

Up to 13,000 Ukraine soldiers killed since Russian invasion, says Kyiv

Official’s comments come after Ursula von der Leyen estimated 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers had died or been injured

The Guardian - UK

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Ukraine has lost up to 13,000 soldiers in Russian conflict, says top official

Kyiv give number far below US estimate and what EU initially thought

Evening Standard

Ursula Von der Leyen heaps praise on Irish people over Ukrainian refugees as she quotes The Saw Doctors

President Von der Leyen was here to formally mark Ireland joining the EU, or EC (European Communities) as it was known then, 50 years ago

Irish Mirror

Ireland 'knows what it means to struggle for right to exist’, says EU's Ursula von der Leyen

Ms von der Leyen is on a two-day trip to Dublin, where she was meeting Taoiseach Micheal Martin

Irish Mirror

EU chief thanks Irish people for ‘outstanding’ welcome for Ukrainian refugees

Ursula von der Leyen made her comments on the steps of Government Buildings in Dublin, where she was meeting Irish premier Micheal Martin.

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EU President Ursula Von der Leyen heaps praise on Ireland for taking in tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees

She thanked families for “opening their hearts and their homes”

Irish Mirror

Russian oligarchs’ money could be used to rebuild Ukraine, says EU chief

Allies should seize sanctioned assets to foot €600bn restoration bill, say Ursula von der Leyen

The Independent UK

EU to set up special court to investigate ‘Russian war crimes’ in Ukraine

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

Evening Standard

EU seeks tribunal to probe possible Russian war crimes in Ukraine

The European Union will try to set up a specialised court, backed by the United Nations, to investigate and prosecute possible war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine, European Commision President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday.

Reuters

COP27 was disappointing, but 2022 remains an historic year for international climate policy

This year’s global climate negotiations at the COP27 in Egypt were disappointing. In particular, the international commitment to limit planetary warming to 1.5℃ remains on “life support”.

The Conversation

Ukraine's Zelenskiy: spoke to European Commission chief, discussed energy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday said he had spoken to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and discussed cooperation on ensuring energy stability for his country.

Reuters

EU to provide more help to maintain power, heating in Ukraine

The European Union will step up efforts to provide Ukraine with support to restore and maintain power and heating, the head of the European Commission said on Friday, after a new wave of Russian missile attacks on critical Ukrainian infrastructure.

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EU's Michel to raise global challenges at Dec 1 Xi meeting

European Council President Charles Michel will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in China on Dec. 1 to discuss a range of global challenges including the war in Ukraine, tensions over Taiwan and EU concerns about imbalanced economic ties.

Reuters

EU preparing new Russia sanctions package, von der Leyen says

The European Union is pressing ahead with a ninth sanctions package on Russia in response to Moscow's attack on Ukraine, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said during a visit to Finland on Thursday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Eight Reasons Behind European 'Belated Recognition' of Iran’s Threat

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen chose the Manama Dialogue platform to reveal an acknowledgement that the Europeans took a long time to “understand a very simple fact that while we work to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, we must also focus on other forms of weapons proliferation,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

COP27: 'Global Methane Pledge' Announces Pathway to Reduce Agriculture Emissions

The Global Pledge on Methane announced a pathway to reduce methane emissions in agriculture during Solutions Day at the UN Climate Conference (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The global pledge on methane was discussed during a meeting between US President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen…

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No, Ursula von der Leyen is not 'the most criminal woman in Europe'

A photoshopped cover from Germany's Stern magazine features Ursula von der Leyen as "the most criminal woman in Europe". While the publication does exist, the real cover features Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, not von der Leyen. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.

The Independent UK

UK working with allies after Russian-made missiles ‘cross into Poland’ – Sunak

The Prime Minister joined an emergency morning meeting on the incident at the G20 summit in Bali.

The Independent UK

EU pledges €250m to Moldova to tackle acute energy crisis

European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has paid an official visit to Moldova and announced a 250 million-euro (-dollar) support package to help the small nation overcome an acute winter energy crisis amid Russia’s war in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Climate finance and human rights fears: what happened on day two of Cop27?

Deep chasm emerges between long-time polluting rich states and developing countries on second full day of summit

Reuters

EU's von der Leyen: "Let us not take the highway to hell"

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged countries to hasten action on climate change, speaking at the COP27 climate summit in Sharm El Sheikh on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Sefcovic: GB-NI checks agreement possible in weeks with political will

Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen agreed to ‘work together’ to end the row over the Northern Ireland Protocol, when they met for the first time.

Reuters

UK, EU agree to work to find solutions on N. Ireland protocol

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen agreed to work to resolve problems with the Northern Ireland Protocol at a meeting at the COP27 conference in Egypt on Monday, Sunak's office said.

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