Putin: For the first time in five years he congratulated an American president on the 4th of July
In 2020, Putin had last sent a congratulatory telegram - again to Trump - on the Independence Day of the United States
North Macedonia: References to “Macedonian national identity and language” removed from the European Progress Report by Bulgaria’s initiative
"They have no place in a report on the progress of a country that is a candidate for EU membership", Bulgarian MEP says - Reactions from Mitskoski
The French are divided on whether the country’s government should remain or fall with Bayrou as prime minister
One in two think Macron should decide to dissolve the French National Assembly, which emerged after the early elections he called in 2024 and take the country to new elections
