European leaders join Macron for Bastille Day parade


  • World
  • Sunday, 14 Jul 2019

A tank rolls down the Champs-Elysees Avenue during the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris, France, July 14, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

PARIS (Reuters) - European leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel joined French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday for the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris, which this year honoured European military cooperation.

After riding down the iconic Champs Elysees boulevard in a military vehicle escorted by motorcycles and a cavalry procession, Macron joined leaders also including Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa for the parade, which began with a display of tech innovations.

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