Élysée Palace

The Eiffel Tower in Paris went off. The lights of the symbol of France were switched off on Thursday evening, in memory of Jacques Chirac. The President (1995-2007) passed away at the age of 86. Monday was declared a day of national mourning in France.

The Élysée Palace will be open until Sunday so that the people can express their condolences.

Head of State Rumen Radev will be visiting France on the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron on November 10 and 11 to participate in the Paris Peace Forum and marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, the presidential press service announced on Friday.

French President Emmanuel Macron met the Bulgarian head of state Rumen Radev at the Elysée Palace. It is expected that the meeting will end at any moment. This is the beginning of Rumen Radev's three-day visit to France.

The visit is under a period of active diplomacy for the host - Emmanuel Macron. Only 48 hours ago in Paris was the former US president and Barack Obama.

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.

The Elysee Palace has abandoned the idea of ​​introducing a special status to the First Lady and allocating funds for its maintenance, BFMTV reported on Thursday.

The American singer Rihanna was accepted by French President Emmanuel Macron in the Elysée Palace. She said that the one hour conversation was "incredible". Reports BGNES. 

The US president, Donald Trump, has begun a visit to Paris, greeted with military fanfare as the French leader, Emmanuel Macron, showed him Napoleon's tomb before they held talks on Syria and counter-terrorism, according to the Guardian.

Emmanuel Macron was inaugurated as France's youngest ever president on May 14, saying the country had chosen "hope" and that he would relaunch the flagging European Union.

Macron, a 39-year-old centrist, took the reins of power from François Hollande a week after he won a resounding victory over far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a tumultuous election.