Italy has warned that Russia is competing with the EU for influence in the Western Balkans, as the bloc underlined its old enlargement pledge. “There are other regional or global powers that are very interested in having an influence in this region,” Italian prime minister Paolo Gentiloni told press. He said there were geopolitical “tensions … difficulties … [and] misunderstandings” over the future of the six former Yugoslav nations. Source: EUObserver
Greek battleships have encircled Kastellorizo, the island at the centre of a territorial dispute with Turkey, and several uninhabited islets to shield Greek territory against Turkish attempts to survey for hydrocarbons, according to Greek media. Source Ahval
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced that he had asked the prefect to take legal action. Jérémie Bréaud the LR mayor of Bron, a town in the metropolis of Lyon (Rhône), is targeted by death threats. “We’re going to behead you , ” was tagged in Chassieu, a neighboring town, with the identity of the chosen one. “Fuck la mumu” , we can also read, in reference to the municipal police. The whole thing is accompanied by insults. Source Actu17
A man was arrested with a drone and two blocks of explosives but also detonators, near Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle), during a customs check. He now sleeps in prison. What intentions did this man have? Aged 22, this inhabitant of the metropolitan area of Montpellier (Hérault) was arrested on October 7 during a customs check at the Gye tollgate, on the A31 motorway, near Nancy, reports Midi Libre. Source Actu17
