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Athens issues stern response to Turkish NAVTEX: Operations by French vessel will proceed and the International law is clear and leaves no room for alternative interpretations
The activities are taking place "within Greek and Cypriot territorial waters and in areas of the Greek and Cypriot continental shelf," Greek diplomatic sources emphasize


Withdrawal from NATO included in Mélenchon’s “France Unbowed” party program
This is a position that the party leader, who is running for president in 2027, has also stated publicly
French Presidential Election: Le Pen vs. Mélenchon in the Runoff, poll suggests, with right at 36%
Ifop poll shows Le Pen in the lead and Mélenchon in second place with 18%, ahead of the 2027 presidential election

Greek flag raised on frigate Nearchos in France as Dendias hails defence partnership
Greece's second Belharra frigate is expected to arrive at Salamis Naval Base in early December, with the defence minister describing it as the best warship in its class worldwide

Greek Flag to be raised aboard second FDI Belharra frigate, HS Nearchos – Nikos Dendias travels to France for ceremony
Nikos Dendias is traveling to Lorient, France, for the ceremony marking the raising of the Greek flag aboard the frigate HS Nearchos. He will meet with Catherine Vautrin to discuss defence cooperation, followed by joint statements to the press

Belgium temporarily postpones ban on smoking in outdoor spaces
The move had sparked strong opposition from the hospitality industry

Protests in France: “Attacks that resembled attempted murders” on Saturday, fears of a new explosion of violence on Halloween
1,435 people detained and more than 400 injured during the protests

Europe up in arms: Nearly 1,000 arrested in France, violent clashes in Albania and Spain, as protesters storm Colosseum
More than 400,000 people take to the streets across France as 70,000 police officers are deployed. Nearly 100 arrests in Barcelona, clashes in Rome and further unrest in Albania, Portugal and Belgium. A wave of mass demonstrations and violent unrest is sweeping across Europe, spreading beyond France, where protests that began in Paris schools a […]


