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The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen

Ursula von der Leyen - German doctor and politician (father Albrecht). Ursula Gertrude Albrecht met in Prague with the President of the Czech Republic Peter Pavel and Prime Minister Peter Fiala, the Czech news agency CTK reported.

During the meeting with Peter Pavel, the two discussed the situation in Ukraine, the relations with the USA and with China, the policy in the field of combating climate change and the question of the independence of the EU in the field of basic raw materials.

Previously, with Peter Fiala, Von der Leyen discussed energy projects and the national economic recovery plan, thanks to which the Czech Republic intends to strengthen its self-sufficiency in the energy sphere, Fiala announced.

The two also talked about current political European and world topics. 

Tomorrow, the European Commission will propose a bill on the production of ammunition in the EU, the chairman of the Commission also announced during his visit to the Czech capital, TASS reported.

Speaking about the presentation by the EC tomorrow of the new law on the production of ammunition in the EU, Von der Leyen said that the production of ammunition on the continent should be accelerated because Ukraine needs it immediately, BTA notes.

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