From the closed-door meeting beneath the golden dome of the Hôtel des Invalides, the former military hospital in central Paris that now houses Napoleon’s tomb, to the leaders’ dinner at the French Presidential Palace, and from there today to the grand military parade on the Champs-Élysées, French President Emmanuel Macron set the stage for a Europe attempting to move from declarations to action on Ukraine, seeking to cap the final Bastille Day of his presidency with a display of political and military unity.

Speaking during Prime Minister’s Question Time in response to a question from Androulakis on the cost of living, Mitsotakis said the price cut had been secured through direct coordination between the government and the country’s two largest refineries. He linked the move to the fallout from the recent Gulf crisis, which he said had damaged refineries in the wider region and pushed up fuel prices across Europe amid reduced production and seasonal demand.

The Turkish president, who for months now, both he and his top ministers, have been attacking Greece over the Armed Forces' armaments program, was annoyed yesterday because Greece is expressing objections to the sale of F-35s to Turkey. And in fact, in response to questions - in mild tones, however - he mischaracterized Kyriakos Mitsotakis' stance, while attempting to downplay the casus belli and appear ready to resolve the Aegean "issues".