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Europe|News

Macron wants to keep Breton as French EU commissioner - source

French President Emmanuel Macron has told political leaders from the EU's liberal Renew party grouping that he had decided to put forward Thierry Breton as French EU

Macron wants to keep Breton as French EU commissioner - source
Europe|News

Macron seeks alliance against France's far right; Republicans ditch party chief

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday urged rival parties to join his electoral alliance against Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally,

Macron seeks alliance against France's far right; Republicans ditch party chief
Europe|News

French diplomacy faces turbulent time if far-right wins election

French diplomacy could be headed for an unprecedented period of turbulence if the far-right wins a snap parliamentary election, with President Emmanuel Macron and a

French diplomacy faces turbulent time if far-right wins election
Election|Europe|News

Rival French parties seek to build anti-far right front

Opponents of France's far right sought to build a united front to block the path to government of Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) on Monday, after the party made

Rival French parties seek to build anti-far right front
Election|Europe|News

France's far-right National Rally projected to win snap election without absolute majority

The far-right National Rally was forecast on Monday to win a snap election in France but fall short of an absolute majority in the first opinion

France's far-right National Rally projected to win snap election without absolute majority
Europe|News|Political|World

Macron heads to Germany in first French presidential state visit in 24 years

French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Germany on Sunday for a three-day state visit followed by a bilateral cabinet meeting as the European

Macron heads to Germany in first French presidential state visit in 24 years
Election|Europe|News

As France votes, Europe holds its breath

When President Emmanuel Macron shocked France last month by calling a snap election, he was gambling with the future of

As France votes, Europe holds its breath
Europe|News

France's Macron sees off far-right threat but dilutes his power

President Emmanuel Macron may have seen off the threat of France's far right, but he now faces a frustrating final three years in office after gambling away much of

France's Macron sees off far-right threat but dilutes his power
Europe|News|Sports|World

Macron's political gamble casts shadow over Paris Olympics

French President Emmanuel Macron hoped the Paris Olympics would cement his legacy.

Macron's political gamble casts shadow over Paris Olympics
Europe|News|Sports

Macron rejects left-wing alliance's effort to name a prime minister

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday his outgoing government will remain in place until mid-August while France hosts the Olympic Games,

Macron rejects left-wing alliance's effort to name a prime minister
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How Macron's 'crazy' Olympics ceremony along the Seine came about

When early proponents of hosting an unprecedented Olympics opening ceremony along the river Seine first pitched the idea to the then-head of Paris

How Macron's 'crazy' Olympics ceremony along the Seine came about
Arts|Entertainment|Europe|Fashion and Beauty|Lifestyle

Olympics-Paris ceremony 'Last Supper' parody sparks controversy

A parody of Leonardo Da Vinci's famous fresco 'The Last Supper' featuring drag queens in the Olympic opening ceremony in Paris has sparked fury among the Catholic

Arts|Europe|News|Sports|World

Olympics-Macron praises audacity of opening ceremony, defends artistic freedom

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday offered his support to the artists behind the 2024 Olympic opening ceremony who had received death threats and praised their

Olympics-Macron praises audacity of opening ceremony, defends artistic freedom
Lifestyle|Sports|Travel

Paris delivers Seine swimming, but some still sceptical

Parisians will swim in the River Seine by the foot of the Eiffel Tower next year, Paris City Hall has pledged, although the high bacteria levels that delayed Olympic

Paris delivers Seine swimming, but some still sceptical
Europe|News|Sports

France's 'beautiful dream' fades as Games give way to political deadlock

The Paris Olympics delivered a dazzling summertime success that charmed the world and reaffirmed French national pride.

Europe|News

France picks Sejourne as nominee for EU Commission after Breton clash

France picked Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne as its new candidate for the next European Commission as the incumbent, Thierry Breton,

France picks Sejourne as nominee for EU Commission after Breton clash
Europe

EU commissioner retreat shows Macron's waning clout in Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron has emerged weaker on the European stage after agreeing to yield to Ursula von der Leyen and sacrifice his heavyweight EU Commission

EU commissioner retreat shows Macron's waning clout in Europe
Europe|News|World

Actions speak louder than words, new French PM tells cabinet

France's new Prime Minister Michel Barnier, gathering his cabinet for the first time on Monday, told ministers to focus on action rather than

Actions speak louder than words, new French PM tells cabinet
Europe|News

France's new government is fragile but don't write it off just yet

It's a mess, but it might just hold.

France's new government is fragile but don't write it off just yet
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|News|US

Inside Macron's pitch meeting with Wall Street as budget woes mount

French President Emmanuel Macron has given top U.S. financiers a candid assessment of his country's financial woes, flagging the potential for

Inside Macron's pitch meeting with Wall Street as budget woes mount
Economy|Europe|Finance

French lawmakers weigh political risk of curbing boomers' costly pensions

France's government has put the country's explosive pensions issue back on the agenda as it seeks to reduce a gaping budget hole.

French lawmakers weigh political risk of curbing boomers' costly pensions
Economy|Europe|Finance

French government presents 2025 belt-tightening budget

France's government delivered its 2025 budget on Thursday with plans for 60 billion euros ($65.68 billion) worth of spending cuts and tax hikes on the

French government presents 2025 belt-tightening budget
Europe|Political|World

Barnier says Italy's migrant deal with Albania does not seem doable in France

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier said on Friday that the type of deal Italy has struck to divert asylum-seekers to Albania for processing would not likely be feasible in

Barnier says Italy's migrant deal with Albania does not seem doable in France
Europe|Political|World

Barnier says Italy's migrant deal with Albania does not seem doable in France

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier said on Friday that the type of deal Italy has struck to divert asylum-seekers to Albania for processing would not likely be feasible in

Barnier says Italy's migrant deal with Albania does not seem doable in France
Africa|Business|Europe

France's Macron, Moroccan king cement reconciliation with business deals

Morocco agreed to buy high-speed trains from French company Alstom on Monday, one of a series of business deals signed during President Emmanuel

France's Macron, Moroccan king cement reconciliation with business deals

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