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Macron urges Putin to respect free speech, democracy at pre-G7 talks

French President Emmanuel Macron told Russian President Vladimir Putin that he must respect democratic principles as they held a joint press conference in France.

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Ukraine high on agenda at Macron-Putin meeting

Emmanuel Macron will host Vladimir Putin before the G7 with Paris hoping to get Russia to help end the conflict in east Ukraine.

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This is the camp training France's new generation of climate activists

"The leitmotiv of all these people is that they have already marched for the climate this year but they want to go a little further," a spokesperson for the camp told Euronews.

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Gender battles and Boris' Brussels memories

This week we look at how the new Commission President hopes to get gender balance among the nominees for her Commissioners. And we look at how people remembered Boris Johnson's time as a correspondent in the Belgian capital.

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The Brief: Von der Leyen begins talks with Macron in Paris

After narrowly winning the majority of MEP votes and securing her spot as the next President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen chose Paris as the location of her first official visit. Watch the Brief from Brussels to learn how hers and French President Emmanuel Macron's views align.

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Watch: Footage from jet-powered flyboard at Bastille Day celebrations

Onboard footage has emerged from a jet-powered flyboard as it stole the show at Paris' Bastille Day celebrations on Sunday.

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Macron pledges to relaunch Kosovo-Serbia talks during Belgrade visit

Kosovo-Serbia dialogue has been stalled since Pristina imposed 100% tariffs on Belgrade after Serbia blocked its bid to join Interpol.

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Jet-powered armed flyboarder steals show at Bastille Day parade

President Emmanuel Macron said he was “proud" or the "innovative” French army after seeing the flyboard designed by Franky Zapata.

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'Yellow Vests' clash with police in Paris after Bastille Day parade

French police fired tear gas to disperse protesters from the Champs Elysees avenue on Sunday (July 14), a few hours after President Emmanuel Macron had presided over the Bastille Day military parade.

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France: Macron presides over Bastille Day military parade

French President Emmanuel Macron sat with European leaders for this year's Bastille Day military parade in Paris on Sunday, July 14.

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Bastille Day: Macron says European defence most necessary since WW2

President Emmanuel Macron spoke of the need for common defence and security as he marked Bastille Day with a parade and celebrations in France.

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France's Macron announces creation of French space force

"A space command will be created next September in the air force," Macron said.

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French environment minister under fire for alleged lavish dinners

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe's office said an investigation would be held into the alleged misuse of public funds by environment minister Francois de Rugy.

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Macron criticised for comparing striking teachers to hostage takers

The teachers, Macron said on Sunday night, "cannot take children and their families as hostages" in their strike.

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France will not launch dispute resolution for Iran nuclear deal

The French government will not trigger the Iran nuclear deal's dispute resolution mechanism for now, instead giving itself one week to try to get all parties talking again after Iran decided to enrich uranium above limits agreed in 2015.

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Facebook to hand over data on hate speech suspects to French courts

In a world first, the social media giant has agreed to give names of French users who are suspected of using hate speech on its site to courts.

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Sir Elton John is awarded France's highest civilian award

Emmanuel Macron used the occasion to urge international mobilisation for the combatting of Aids- one of the showman's dearest causes.

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EU summit deadlock over top jobs and climate discord

No deal could be found on the race for EU top jobs. The leaders will meet again on June the 30th to continue the negotiations.

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The five key takeaways from the EU summits

More than one month after the European Parliamentary elections, there seems little sign of agreement between parliamentary groups or between member states' leaders on who should replace Jean-Claude Juncker as the president of the European Commission.

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Macron urges Iran to be 'patient', regrets announcements on enrichment

Macron urged Iran to be 'patient', adding he regretted their announcements on enrichment at a press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. on Monday.