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Protesters started a fire at one of French President Emmanuel Macron's favorite restaurants in Paris on Thursday during clashes with riot police at the upmarket left-bank brasserie.

Staff at La Rotonde in the Montparnasse area of the city were forced to put out flames on the awning of the restaurant where Macron held a victory party during his successful 2017 election bid.

The head of Serbian diplomacy said Macron stressed that he would actively engage in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue as soon as the Kosovo parliamentary elections are over.

President of France made this statement on Thursday, in a brief meeting with the First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic, sending sincere greetings to the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs says in a statement.

AGERPRES special correspondent Florentina Peia reports: President Klaus Iohannis was among the over 70 world leaders who attended on Sunday at the Arch of Triumph in Paris the ceremony of the Centennial of the Armistice that put an end to the WWI hostilities.

AGERPRES special correspondent Florentina Peia reports: President Klaus Iohannis and his wife Carmen were welcomed at the Elysee Palace on Sunday by French President Emmanuel Macron, alongside his wife Brigitte.

Wrapping up a visit to Greece, French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, departed from the official program Friday to stroll down a crowded central Athens shopping street, delighting selfie-thirsty pedestrians but inconveniencing those unfortunate enough to get stuck in the ensuing traffic jams.

French former Olympiakos football player and the club’s current strategic advisor met with visiting French President Emmanuel Macron in Athens, Friday morning. During their encounter at the French Archaeological School, where the French politician was visiting with his wife Brigitte, Karembeu gifted a jersey of the Greek champions to Mr. Macron with his name on the back.

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Emmanuel Macron will make Greece the launchpad for a major policy speech on the future of Europe as he starts his first official trip to the country on Thursday.
From the dramatic setting of the ancient Pnyx in Athens, the French president is expected to outline his vision for the continent in what is being called his most important overseas address since taking office in May.

His wife Brigitte lamented her wrinkles compared with his "freshness" over the breakfast table, but Emmanuel Macron's youthful looks come at a price: €26,000 in three months.