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Morning opening: Bastille Day
Yakup Krupa
This morning, more than 300 vehicles and 6,500 soldiers will march towards the iconic Champs-Élysées in the center of Paris as part of today’s Bastille Day celebrations in Paris, which are planned to “send a strategic signal” about the military awakening of France and Europe.
Drawing attention to the importance of international cooperation, 500 soldiers from countries participating in the Coalition of Volunteers will also participate in the parade. Including 25 soldiers from Germany and Ukraine.
IT It will be Emmanuel Macron’s tenth and last parade ahead of next year’s presidential election. But there is a strong guest list this year; This includes many leaders spending the night there after yesterday’s talks on Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelenskyy itself.
The parade starts at 10am local time (9am BST) and we’ll show it here. brings you all the important updates.
Elsewhere, We are waiting for some news from Brussels, where Albania, Moldova, Montenegro and Ukraine are making progress in their accession negotiations with the European Union.
Marta Kos, The EU enlargement commissioner described it as “Super Tuesday”.
“We haven’t had four engagement conferences in one day in over twenty years, and that’s going to happen today,” he said.
Montenegro the Pioneer in joining the EU More than half of the “clusters” are closed, but all four countries are making good progress in implementing the reforms requested of them, Kos said.
We have a lot to overcome.
I will bring the latest developments here.
His Tuesday, July 14, 2026his Yakup Krupa here and this Europe Live.
Good morning.
important events
French president, Emmanuel MacronHe is expected to travel in an armored vehicle with bright French flag-coloured lights adorning its grille.
of Ukraine Zelenskyy Then comes warm applause from the public and other leaders.
Outgoing prime minister of England Keir Starmer He is now the last leader to arrive in a black Range Rover.
Receives a warm welcome Brigitte Macron and Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu.
Leaders arrive for Bastille Day parade in Paris – in pictures
Bastille Day parade in Paris – watch live
You can watch the live broadcast of the Bastille Day parade in Paris here, Final preparations are underway before the event kicks off soon.
Most leaders, including the French Prime Minister, are already in their premium seats Sébastien Lecornu, with france Emmanuel Macron It is expected at 10am (9am in the UK), shortly before the start.
Morning opening: Bastille Day
Yakup Krupa
This morning, more than 300 vehicles and 6,500 soldiers will march towards the iconic Champs-Élysées in the center of Paris as part of today’s Bastille Day celebrations in Paris, which are planned to “send a strategic signal” about the military awakening of France and Europe.
Drawing attention to the importance of international cooperation, 500 soldiers from countries participating in the Coalition of Volunteers will also participate in the parade. Including 25 soldiers from Germany and Ukraine.
IT It will be Emmanuel Macron’s tenth and last parade ahead of next year’s presidential elections. But there is a strong guest list this year; This list also includes the fact that many leaders spent the night there after the talks on Ukraine yesterday. Volodymyr Zelenskyy itself.
The parade starts at 10am local time (9am BST) and we’ll show it here. brings you all the important updates.
Elsewhere, We are waiting for some news from Brussels, where Albania, Moldova, Montenegro and Ukraine are making progress in their accession negotiations with the European Union.
Marta Kos, The EU enlargement commissioner described it as “Super Tuesday”.
“We haven’t had four engagement conferences in one day in over twenty years, and that’s going to happen today,” he said.
Montenegro the Pioneer in joining the EU More than half of the “clusters” are closed, but all four countries are making good progress in implementing the reforms requested of them, Kos said.
We have a lot to overcome.
I will bring the latest developments here.
His Tuesday, July 14, 2026his Yakup Krupa here and this Europe Live.
Good morning.
