Biden confuses Macron with Mitterrand (who died in 1996) – POLITICO
U.S. President Joe Biden confused Emmanuel Macron, the current French president, with François Mitterrand, who led France from 1981 to 1995 and died in 1996.…
Politics threatens to spoil Paris 2024 Olympics – POLITICO
Despite the IOC’s ultimate recommendation to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in Paris as neutrals — that is, without a national flag or…
Macron goes all in with high-stakes reshuffle to combat far right – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron has propelled rising star Gabriel Attal center stage…
Who is France’s new prime minister? – POLITICO
PARIS — After days of speculation, Emmanuel Macron surprised France by picking 34-year-old Gabriel Attal, who had just recently taken charge of the French education ministry, as the country’s new prime minister. Attal, who got his start in institutional politics at 23 as…
I’m no lame duck, Macron says, vowing to stop Le Pen’s rise – POLITICO
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron hit back Wednesday against speculation he has become a lame-duck president paving the way for the far right to…
Macron in crisis after immigration showdown – POLITICO
PARIS ― French President Emmanuel Macron scored a Pyrrhic victory late Tuesday night after passing a flagship immigration bill in a vote that leaves his…
Macron faces backlash after Jewish ceremony at presidential palace – POLITICO
Emmanuel Macron is facing widespread pushback, even from within his own ranks, from critics who say the president breached France’s long-standing history of secularism after…
Europe’s far right flexes anti-Brussels muscles as it opens EU campaign – POLITICO
FLORENCE, Italy — Europe’s right-wing leaders fired the opening salvo of their promised EU-wide election campaign at a rally of the hardline Identity and Democracy…
Paris mayor quits X with swipe at Elon Musk – POLITICO
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo on Monday announced she would leave X, formerly Twitter, because the social media platform has become a "weapon of mass destruction…
A bedbug’s tale – POLITICO
YOUR BED, PARIS — The French capital is wonderful. That’s if you can get used to the rats … and the smell … and the locals.…
WTF is Christine Lagarde up to? – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Deep in the Wyoming wilderness last month, Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central…
EU enlargement can combat Putin’s influence, France says – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. The European Union should help countries stand up to Vladimir Putin by sending a…
French education minister announces ban on Islamic dress in schools – POLITICO
PARIS — French Education Minister Gabriel Attal announced on Sunday that France will ban the Islamic garment known as the abaya in schools. “The school…
Springtime for Europe’s fascists – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BERLIN — These are heady times for Europe’s far right. Illegal immigration is…
France and Australia bury the AUKUS hatchet via football – POLITICO
Forget about the scuttled submarine deal that plunged Australia-France relations to an historic low. Paris and Canberra are acting like besties again, thanks to football…
French rejection of top American economist is a blow to liberal Europe – POLITICO
Lionel Barber is former editor of the Financial Times (2005-20) and Brussels bureau chief (1992-98) Nobody does “No” better than the French. Charles De Gaulle…
As Nanterre mourns Nahel, locals fear violence will continue – POLITICO
NANTERRE, France — Hundreds gathered on a rainy Saturday next to the Ibn Badis Mosque. The gray, modern building stands just a few blocks from…
Embattled Macron struggles to reconnect with France – POLITICO
DUNKIRK, France — Emmanuel Macron couldn’t have hoped for a more engaging crowd. A group of women — workers with hard helmets and protective gear…
Poland’s Morawiecki plays Europe’s anti-Macron in Washington – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. There’s an Emmanuel Macron-shaped shadow hovering over this week’s U.S. visit by Polish Prime…
After Macron, le déluge – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Anyone looking at France right now could be forgiven for thinking the country was…