European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen calls for renewed efforts on the migration and asylum pact, after a ship full of migrants sank near the coast of Italy. The EU adopts new sanctions against Russia and Iran. Bulgaria marks one year since the start of the war in Ukraine with marches in major cities.
Social media users are claiming a video shows Joe Biden tumbling down the stairs as he disembarked from Air Force One upon arrival in Warsaw, Poland, on February 20, 2023. This is false; other footage shows the US president exiting the aircraft without incident and via a separate ramp, and the White House confirmed a different person fell.
Baza unor negocieri de pace ar trebui să fie respectarea suveranităţii şi integrităţii teritoriale a Ucrainei, ceea ce înseamnă că toate teritoriile ocupate ar trebui eliberate de Federaţia Rusă, a subliniat ambasadoarea Ucrainei la NATO, Nataliia Galibarenko, într-un interviu în exclusivitate pentru AGERPRES.
According to EC Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis, Bulgaria could join the eurozone in 2025. Macedonians score above the European average in terms of their foreign language skills. Slovenia presents plans on cooperation in criminal law to its EU colleagues.