France

France believes Trump’s movie tariffs will backfire
U.S. president’s tariff threat will be a hot topic at this month’s Cannes film festival.

Das Update mit Kanzler Merz in Paris

Belgium’s biggest party backs Macron’s plan to recognize Palestinian state

Macron, Merz tout renewed Franco-German engine to lead Europe

Merz to Trump team: Stay out of German politics

Friedrich Merz und der erste Tag als Kanzler

The conclave happens behind closed doors. World leaders are still meddling.
Merz is weakened from Day 1. Europe will pay the price.
The EU’s center looks flaky, with France a mess and Germany’s Friedrich Merz having to battle to be confirmed as chancellor.
Brussels eyes hitting €100B of US goods with tariffs
The European Commission is looking at imposing retaliatory tariffs should talks fail with the Trump administration.
Macron to meet al-Sharaa in Syrian leader’s first trip to Europe
The former Islamist rebel has received a cautious welcome from the international community.
Strengthening the EU’s global leadership on water resilience
Access to safe water is foundational to health and economic development. The EU’s upcoming strategy should effectively support countries suffering from water insecurity.
Trump has already screwed over Germany’s new chancellor
Germany’s most important and powerful ally for many decades — the US — has only further weakened conservative leader Friedrich Merz.
Trump’s movie tariff threat puzzles Europe
As U.S. productions flock overseas, Trump wants to target foreign moviemakers, opening a new front in the transatlantic trade war.
EU scientists sound alarm over escalating spring drought
Dry conditions are spreading to virtually every area of the continent.
Von der Leyen, Macron knock Trump’s war on universities as ‘gigantic miscalculation’
The European Commission chief and the French president are trying to woo American researchers with a new program called “Choose Europe for Science.”
Simion’s Romanian election win sparks right-wing jubilation around Europe
“Excellent result,” cheers former Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki.
It’s crunch time for the Brexit reset
British negotiators are sitting down for a week of intensive talks with their EU counterparts ahead of a looming summit.
Poland went all in on chickens. Then came bird flu.
A deadly wave of avian influenza, industry-led policy and deepening ethical and biological risks are exposing flaws in the world’s most efficient meat machine.
EPP’s war on NGOs is driving a wedge through Europe’s political center
Conservatives face accusations of collaborating with far-right parties in NGO funding probe.
French PM considering referendum on budget plans
“The question is serious enough, with far-reaching consequences for the country’s future, that it should be put directly to the people,” Bayrou tells Journal du Dimanche.
Europe needs to up its space game to fend off Musk, Russia and China
The continent needs to focus on cheaper satellites to stay in the space race, NATO’s Admiral Pierre Vandier tells POLITICO.
Europe leads world in media freedom rankings — but Greece trails again
Northern and Western Europe are the best places in the world to be a journalist, according to a new report.
At the edge of the world, French and Swedish warplanes deter Putin
Paris and Stockholm are deepening defense ties in missiles, air defense and even nuclear deterrence amid uncertainty caused by Donald Trump.
Save our Steel: Trump’s tariffs and Chinese overcapacity force governments to act
Governments the world over are racing to keep their steel industries alive. From the U.K. to France, the EU and Australia: Billions are reserved to counter global overcapacity and Donald Trump’s steep tariffs.
Britain and France do a tiny fist bump as Trump shifts against Putin
Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have been trying to persuade Trump that Russia is a less than reliable negotiating partner.
Want to grab Trump’s attention? Europe’s politicians try Newsmax
The pro-MAGA outlet and its contemporaries are an awkward match for stolid, center-left ministers like those in Britain.
France wants EU parcels levy to stem flood of cheap Chinese fast fashion imports
France fears U.S. President Donald Trump’s China tariffs will flood Europe with cheap goods via small parcels.
16 countries to ask EU for fiscal leeway to spend big on defense
Germany is the only one of Europe’s big five economies to take up the EU executives offer.
Brussels unveils Trump trade retaliation tactics to EU countries
EU executive is planning a two-track approach of incentives and retaliatory measures to convince the White House to strike a deal.
Elon Musk takes hit as Europeans ditch X in droves
The right-wing billionaire’s platform has recently lost about 10 percent of its European user base.
France could now prove the weak link in the Franco-German engine
The relationship between the two countries may be more difficult to rebuild than the warm words between Merz and Macron suggest.