French Alps attack exposes Macron’s challenges on immigration
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) – The knife attack on toddlers in a French Alpine town, suspected to have been carried out by a Syrian refugee, has thrown a spotlight on President…
French union leader vows to keep fighting Macron’s pension plan
PARIS (Reuters) – French unions will keep on fighting against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform plan despite the upper house of parliament approving the text on Saturday, a leader of one of…
Truss’s ‘yes’ boosts Macron’s new European forum initiative
By Michel Rose and John Irish PARIS (Reuters) – UK Prime Minister Liz Truss’s decision to join the inaugural summit of a pan-European grouping this week has given a boost to the…
Macron’s inflation-relief bill faces narrow path to compromise in parliament
By Elizabeth Pineau and Leigh Thomas PARIS – President Emmanuel Macron’s French government, hunting for votes to enact a cost-of-living relief bill after losing its majority in parliament, is open to amendments…
Israel invokes Macron’s 2018 proposal on Iran, wants tougher nuclear talks
By Dan Williams PARIS – Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday urged French President Emmanuel Macron to revisit a 2018 proposal for a new Iran deal, saying the current diplomatic stalemate…
Macron’s camp could miss absolute majority in parliament, polls show
PARIS – The centrist camp of French President Emmanuel Macron is not guaranteed to win an absolute majority in this month’s legislative elections, two polls showed on Tuesday. Macron won a second…
Biden pleased with Macron’s victory in French election
JOINT BASE ANDREWS – U.S. President Biden said he felt good about the outcome of the French election and will speak with re-elected President Emmanuel Macron on Monday. “I feel good about…
In a small French village, Le Pen threatens Macron’s re-election
By Juliette Jabkhiro and Stephane Mahe GOUZON, France – At a bar in Gouzon, a village in central France, a few locals gathered on Monday to read news of the first round…
French elections: Hedging for Macron’s exit
LONDON – Suddenly confronted with the possibility of far-right candidate Marine Le Pen winning this month’s French presidential elections against incumbent Emmanuel Macron, traders are scrambling to hedge portfolios against the risk…
Spectre of inflation threatens Macron’s economic gains as election looms
By Leigh Thomas PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron risks seeing high inflation eroding economic gains achieved during his presidency as he seeks a second term. Macron was elected in 2017 on…
France’s Constitutional Council approves Macron’s vaccine pass
PARIS – France’s Constitutional Council on Friday approved – with conditions – the country’s new COVID-19 vaccine pass, which will require people aged 16 and above to show proof of vaccination to…
France’s Constitutional Council approves Macron’s vaccine pass
PARIS – France’s Constitutional Council on Friday approved – with conditions – the country’s new COVID-19 vaccine pass, which will require people aged 16 and above to show proof of vaccination to…
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