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European prosecutors are delving into allegations of corruption surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine negotiations between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, according to a report by Politico.

BRUSSELS - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday in Brussels implementation of a draft statute of a Community of Serb Municipalities was in the interest of Pristina and would be a "big step forward", while EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi noted that Pristina must redouble its efforts in making the dialogue with Belgrade successful.

The European Commission has unveiled its latest proposals to rein in skyrocketing EU energy prices caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and Moscow's decision to cut off Europe's gas supply.

The European Commission has amended its proposal for an embargo on Russian oil to extend the pre-entry period for Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. This was reported by Reuters, citing two sources.

The European Union's leader on Wednesday called on the 27-nation bloc to ban oil imports from Russia in a sixth package of sanctions targeting Moscow for its war in Ukraine.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also proposed that Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, and two other major banks be disconnected from the SWIFT international banking payment system.

At the invitation of Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen will pay a visit to Sofia on April 8. During her visit to Bulgaria, she will personally present the EC's assessment of the Bulgarian Recovery and Sustainability Plan (RSP) and its compliance with European requirements.

Petkovic says that Rapporteur of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee for Kosovo, Viola von Cramon, tried to relativize violence against Serbs in northern Kosovo.

The EU has achieved its goal of fully vaccinating 70 percent of its population against COVID-19, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday. "I want to thank everyone who made it possible to achieve this great thing," she said.

"But the pandemic is not over. We need more. I call on everyone who can to be vaccinated," Von der Layen said.

The European Union hopes to start giving out money from its 750 billion euros coronavirus economic recovery fund before the end of September, the bloc's top officials said on Friday as they finalized approval of the landmark stimulus.

The European Commission has proposed the inclusion of a new category in the map of Europe, which identifies the varying degrees of coronavirus spread. It will be colored in dark red, that is, it will indicate areas where the infection spreads especially quickly.