Emmanuel Macron

US President Donald Trump said he wants to hold a military parade on the streets of Washington on the national holiday of the United States on July 4, according to the American Internet edition Talking Points Memo, quoted by Focus.

The publication refers to the words of the US President, expressed during his meeting with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, in New York.

German liberals want the position of finance ministry in return for support for Angela Merkel in the Sunday election, the German press reports.

French reporter Loup Bureau, who had been held on "terror" charges in Turkey in a case that sparked tensions between Ankara and France, arrived in Paris on Sept. 17 after being freed.

Bureau, 27, arrived onboard an Air France jet at Charles de Gaulle Airport on a flight from Istanbul, the campaign group Reporters without Borders (RSF) said in a tweet.

In a bid to bolster his new pro-investment narrative amid signs that two major foreign projects face serious obstacles, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras Wednesday chaired an "investment task force."

In the first big test of Emmanuel Macron's presidency, protests have begun in cities across France against changes to the country's labour laws, reported BBC. 

Some 4,000 strikes have been called too, but two of the biggest unions have distanced themselves from the action.

Marches were due in Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Nantes and the other main cities.

Emmanuel Macron, just like Barack Obama did before his departure from the White House, decided to express this vision for humanity, or for Europe, from right here in Athens. Macron is the recently elected president of one of Europe's most powerful countries and appears to be vying for the title of "leader of Europe."

The Greek government on Monday attacked the conservative opposition for allegedly seeking to damage the "positive mood" created by the recent visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Athens and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's weekend speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF).

The news that Canadian mining company Eldorado Gold is attracting global media attention. The Associated Press, Reuters, the New York Times and Fox News wonder how Greece is seeking foreign investment in an effort to exit the economic crisis when its government is adopting a stance that led to the departure the largest investment in the country.

The comments French President Emmanuel Macron made with regard to Greece being on the road to recovery and the need for its eurozone partners to help it make progress by providing it with debt relief will, naturally, be the subject of immediate focus in Athens.

On the one hand the government is inviting Greeks and foreigners to invest in the country and on the other it continues to raise obstacles to the implementation of any investment project.