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Rescue teams from Bosnia's neighbors and European Union countries on Monday were joining efforts to clear the rubble and find people still missing from floods and landslides that devastated parts of the Balkan country.

The European Union is moving toward backing plans to remove some of its protections for wolves on the continent as their population grows, in the latest political clash between farmers and environmentalists.

The European Union and 12 partner countries have met in Brussels to discuss the effectiveness of Western sanctions on Russia and ways to strengthen the G7 price cap on Russian oil, the EU Commission said on Tuesday.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is set to assign jobs in the EU's executive body on Tuesday, confirming which countries' representatives will win powerful roles on trade, competition and the green agenda.

Berlin's decision to impose temporary controls on Germany's land borders is eliciting strong reactions within Europe, putting the migration issue back on the EU's agenda just months after a historic agreement to resolve it.

The concern revolves around a possible "domino effect" with the introduction of similar measures in other member-states.

Apostolos Tzitzikostas is expected to take on the transport portfolio in the new EU Commission, Politico reported on Monday.

In response to the outbreak of Monkeypox (Mpox) in African countries, European Union Health and Food Safety Commissioner Stella Kyriakides has addressed the bloc's health ministers about plans to donate vaccines and therapeutics to deal with the disease.

In a post on social media, the EU official stressed the need for coordination and cooperation.

Türkiye has welcomed the European Union's invitation to Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to attend an informal meeting next week where regional issues will be discussed, in the first attempt by Brussels to establish political dialogue with Ankara in five years.

The European Union's tensions with Hungary have intensified due to Budapest's alleged softening of Schengen visa restrictions for Russian citizens, leaving the EU Commission awaiting further clarification from Hungary on its "National Card" program.

Türkiye and the European Union have held talks for the first round of high-level trade dialogue to discuss visa, bilateral trade and customs union issues.

Trade Minister Ömer Bolat, accompanied by a Turkish delegation, and EU Commission Vice Chairman Valdis Dombrovskis, with commission officials, took part in the talks in Brussels on Monday.