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Europe is a continent and is different to the European Union.

Switzerland’s non-membership of the EU means it is viewed as more neutral than countries like Austria, Ireland or Sweden.

? Live: UN chief Guterres en route to Kyiv for meeting with Zelensky EU

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is on his way to Kyiv to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky, a UN spokesman said Tuesday. Zelensky said earlier in the day that the Ukrainian military would be sending reinforcements to the besieged city of Bakhmut, belying earlier reports that Ukrainian forces might be preparing a retreat. Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

🔴 Live: French roads, fuel deliveries blocked by protesters EU

French unions have pledged to bring France to a “standstill” Tuesday in one of the biggest strike actions yet to protest against the government’s proposed pension reform, which includes raising the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64. Hundreds of thousands of French workers are expected to take to the streets to protest the changes. Follow our blog for the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

Humanitarian ships grapple with Italy’s new rules on sea rescue operations EU

A week after dozens of migrants died when their boat capsized a few hundred metres off the Italian coast, humanitarian ships are grappling with a new “code of conduct” for rescues at sea. Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government in January forbade NGOs from carrying out “simultaneous” rescues at sea, even though ships are legally obliged to provide help during emergencies, according to international law.