Speaking at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, Macron urged bold investment in Europe’s space capabilities, just a day after France doubled its stake in Eutelsat — Europe’s answer to Elon Musk’s Starlink.

By Karolina Tagaris THESSALY, Greece (Reuters) -As the cost of spraying crops with pesticides becomes increasingly expensive, farmers in Greece's agricultural heartland have turned to a cheaper alternative: liquids in unlabeled plastic bottles smuggled over land and sea.

A blaze in southern France forced the closure of the Marseille airport, and weather agencies issued warnings for other parts of Europe where temperatures were expected to climb this week.

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,

Britain plans to invest 163.3 million euros ($191 million) in satellite operator Eutelsat, the company said on Thursday, adding to a much bigger cash injection from France to help the company compete with SpaceX's Starlink.

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.

A fast-moving wildfire reached the outskirts of Marseille, France’s second-largest city, on Tuesday, leading its airport to be shut down, with residents told to stay indoors and shut all openings to be safe from the smoke.

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.