The significance of Emmanuel Macron's visit to Greece and Cyprus
Emmanuel Macron’s successive visits to Nicosia and Athens highlight France’s keen interest in the Eastern Mediterranean, as well as the formation of an informal trilateral defense cooperation with Greece and Cyprus. The French president arrives in the Greek capital today from the EU summit in Nicosia, with the main objective of renewing the Greece-France strategic agreement.
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Emmanuel Macron to clamp down on foreign Mosques in France in bid to combat Islamic extremism
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a series of measures to combat what he calls ‘Islamist separatism’ in the country. These include limiting the number of foreign imams and stricter controls on the financing of mosques.
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Police on alert for Macron visit
More than 2,000 police officers will be mobilised for the beefed-up security measures to be imposed in Athens during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron, who arrives on Thursday.
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