Europe Today: Trump's state dinner for Xi Jinping, Pope Leo's first visit to France

A meeting yesterday between US President Trump and China’s leader Xi Jinping was closely watched in Europe, as every meaningful agreement between Washington and Beijing also has an impact on the EU. EU Commissioner Stéphane Séjourné and Ian Lesser, distinguished fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, share their takes on this meeting.

Lauren Walker speaks to Danish minister Martin Lidegaard just days after his country and the United States inked a deal on Greenland. The deal de-escalated a months-long diplomatic crisis over the Arctic Territory triggered by threats from US President Trump to seize it by force.

Maia de la Baume interviews Marion Maréchal, a French far-right member of the European Parliament and a niece of Marine Le Pen, following her visit to Ceuta, where a mass migration surge from Morocco revived the debate over migration in Europe.

Our Paris correspondent, Estelle Nilsson-Julien, reports on Pope Leo XIV's first apostolic visit to France today, a chance to test his vision for the Church on one of Europe’s most challenging stages. We also hear from Jacob Phillips, professor of Systematic Theology at St. Mary’s University in London.

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