Good morning, Brussels. Angela Skujins writing this mid-week bulletin, where a transatlantic turf war is brewing in Ankara that shows no signs of abating.
But before we get there, a quick update on a major news story gripping Paris: far-right firebrand Marine Le Pen last night vowed to run in France’s 2027 presidential election despite a fraud conviction.
Euronews’ deputy EU news editor Maïa de la Baume breaks down the announcement in this must-read analysis, writing that after an appeals court held up a previous ruling on Tuesday, the presidential hopeful will fight it.
“I want to pursue all available avenues of appeal so that I can defend my innocence in this case,” she told French television last night. (More on that top story below).
French MEP Fabrice Leggeri (Patriots), who hails from Le Pen's National Rally party, just told Euronews’ flagship daily news programme Europe Today that there is "no mistrust" in the eyes of French people because "they know what it (the case) is about".
