Emmanuel Macron

The presidents of Kosovo and Serbia, Hashim Thaci and Aleksandar Vucic, will resume their EU-sponsored negotiations in Brussels after Vucic meets France's Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday to talk about Kosovo and other issues.

MOSCOW — Taking turns sliding across the rain-soaked turf holding the World Cup trophy tight, teenager Kylian Mbappe and the rest of France's players acted like the youthful bunch they are.

Nothing, not a Pussy Riot protest nor a postgame downpour that soaked Russian President Vladimir Putin, was going to stop the party.

"The Strange Death of Liberal England" is one of the most famous history titles in the English language. Are we now witnessing the strange death of liberal Europe? As anti-liberal populism grips the very heart of Europe, threatening even the throne of Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, the danger is in plain view.

We have witnessed a "remarkable boost" in our relation with France in the recent years, and Romania's strategic partnership with this country will be further strengthened, President Klaus Iohannis stated on Saturday, on the occasion of the reception of July 14, the National Day of France, in Bucharest.

French President Emmanuel Macron stressed Greece's role as a force of stability in the Mediterranean and the importance of Greek-French cooperation during a speech to his country's armed forces on Bastille Day on Saturday in the presence of Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, who was an honorary guest.

Romania is a friendly country with which its partners hope to build a prosperous Europe, French Ambassador in Bucharest Michele Ramis told AGERPRES in a recent interview.

The diplomat also talks about France's challenges inside the European Union, about the problems posed by migration and terrorism, as well as about its partnership with Romania.

Many still believe that the tsunami of populism and nationalism which swept across Europe a few years ago left it largely untouched. Their optimism was sadly misplaced.

EURONEWS. - European Union leaders have reached an agreement on migration after almost nine hours of talks in Brussels over the sensitive issue threatening their union and zone of free travel, as well as German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government.

"EU28 leaders have agreed on (summit) conclusions, including on migration," the chairman of the talks, Donald Tusk, said.

European Union leaders claimed a breakthrough agreement Friday on how to deal with the pressures of migration after all-night talks helped accommodate Italian demands for more help.

The EU leaders said the agreement would bolster the bloc's external borders and improve the solidarity among member nations to ease pressure on point-of-entry nations like Greece and Italy.

European Union leaders claimed a breakthrough agreement Friday on how to deal with the pressures of migration after all-night talks helped accommodate Italian demands for more help.

The EU leaders said the agreement would bolster the bloc's external borders and improve the solidarity among member nations to ease pressure on point-of-entry nations like Greece and Italy.