French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday urged Britain to stick close to its neighbors despite its exit from the European Union, saying France and the U.K. will “save Europe” by standing for democracy,

France is missing out on the investor optimism that has defined Europe's markets this year, hamstrung by its strained public finances and political volatility that threatens to paralyse policy until at least 2027.

Eutelsat Communications SA, the European competitor to Elon Musk’s Starlink, said that the UK government will invest €163.3 million ($191 million), joining a France-led round into the company last month.

The European Court of Human Rights has delivered damning judgments against Russia. In finding published on Wednesday, the court said Moscow was responsible for widespread violations of international law — from the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014,

The principle and details of this redesigned cooperation are currently being discussed with the partners," French armaments agency DGA told Defense News.

Two people died in a separate wildfire on 1 July in the Catalonia region, where Tarragona is located. In the south of France, a wildfire that reached the outskirts of Marseille injured 110 people, and locals have been warned that while the fire has been contained for now, it remains a concern.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says Russia could pose a security threat to the European Union by the end of the decade and that defense industries in Europe and Ukraine must be ramped up.

The European Union is still hoping for a rough outline of a deal, even after President Trump talked about sending the bloc a letter outlining tariffs that would be imposed Aug. 1.