France took over the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union on Saturday with an ambitious programme for a "powerful" and "sovereign" Europe, but this is likely to be disrupted by the new outbreak of COVID-19 and the April presidential elections.
At midnight (23:00 GMT on Friday), France took over from Slovenia, which had held the presidency of the EU Council since 1 July, and will be replaced in the second half of the year by the Czech Republic.
As a symbol of this handover, the Eiffel Tower and the Elysée Palace were lit up at the same time in blue, the colour of Europe.
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France sets out an ambitious programme for its presidency of the European Union | Euronews
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Outer Space: Chinese robotic spacecraft docks with the country's new space station
A robotic spacecraft docked with China's new space station on Sunday carrying fuel and supplies for its future crew.
China's space agency said the Tianzhou-2 spacecraft reached the Tianhe station eight hours after blasting off from Hainan, an island in the South China Sea.
It carried space suits, living supplies, equipment and fuel for the station.
Tianhe, or Heavenly Harmony, is the third and largest orbital station launched by China's increasingly ambitious space programme.
Read more at: Chinese robotic spacecraft docks with the country's new space station | Euronews
China's space agency said the Tianzhou-2 spacecraft reached the Tianhe station eight hours after blasting off from Hainan, an island in the South China Sea.
It carried space suits, living supplies, equipment and fuel for the station.
Tianhe, or Heavenly Harmony, is the third and largest orbital station launched by China's increasingly ambitious space programme.
Read more at: Chinese robotic spacecraft docks with the country's new space station | Euronews
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