France's budgetary situation is 'very serious', new PM Barnier says
WEB1 day ago · France has a "very serious" budgetary deficit, Prime Minister Michael Barnier said, weeks after France was placed on a formal procedure for violating European Union budgetary rules. Barnier, who ...
That’s all, folks! Breton’s exit wraps 5 years of EU policy drama
WEB5 hours ago · European Union executive chief Ursula von der Leyen this week pushed France to pull its commissioner pick Thierry Breton and to present instead the country's Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Séjourné as its nominee for the new European Commission team. The move on Tuesday capped five years of political drama inside the European Commission's ...
France’s next European commissioner: Breton out, Séjourné in
WEB3 days ago · September 16, 2024 11:51 am CET. By Clea Caulcutt, Océane Herrero and Elisa Braun. PARIS — Outgoing French Minister of Foreign Affairs Stéphane Séjourné will replace Thierry Breton as France’s nominee for European commissioner, the Elysée said in a statement. Séjourné, who was appointed foreign minister in January, is a close ally to ...
The main takeaways after the far right rocks European politics ...
WEBJun 10, 2024 · BRUSSELS (AP) — A four-day election has shaken the foundations of the European Union, with the far right rocking ruling parties in France and Germany, the bloc’s traditional driving forces. For the next five years it will be harder for the European Parliament to make decisions.
Far-right gains in the EU election deal stunning defeats to France’s ...
WEBJun 10, 2024 · Far-right parties made major gains in European Union parliamentary elections, dealing stunning defeats to two of the bloc’s most important leaders: French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Recovery, power, belonging: Macron details ambitious plan for France…
WEBDec 9, 2021 · French President Emmanuel Macron called for a strong, sovereign, and united Europe on Thursday, ahead of France’s six-month rotating EU presidency, which starts on January 1, 2022.
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WEB6 days ago · EU leaders say new French PM Barnier has Europe's interests 'at heart'. Michel Barnier, who served the European Commission as a commissioner, an advisor, and the EU's head Brexit...
French far right obliterates Macron’s party in EU election
WEBJun 9, 2024 · PARIS — The far-right National Rally is projected to win the European election in France with 31.5 percent of the vote — more than twice that of President Emmanuel Macron’s party. The shock result pushed Macron to call a …
Far-right advances in EU election, France calls snap national vote
WEBBRUSSELS, June 9 (Reuters) - Gains by the far-right in voting for the European Parliament on Sunday prompted a bruised French President Emmanuel Macron to call a snap national election and...
Macron dissolves parliament as French far right makes crushing …
WEBJun 9, 2024 · French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced he was dissolving the lower house of parliament and called for new legislative elections after projected results showed his camp losing...
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