Macron

How Macron is playing hardball as UK’s Starmer strives for EU reset
While the French and the British have been working hand-in-hand on Ukraine, behind the scenes things haven’t been so harmonious.

Macron calls on US, Europe to lift sanctions on Syria

A bruised Merz wants to prove he’s a strong leader in first foreign trip as chancellor

Merz is weakened from Day 1. Europe will pay the price.

Macron to meet al-Sharaa in Syrian leader’s first trip to Europe

French Justice Minister Darmanin lays groundwork for 2027 presidential bid

French interior minister under fire for slow response to deadly mosque stabbing
Macron’s office rules out reviving EU-US free trade deal for now
“Before aiming for a free trade deal with the U.S., our first demand is that they withdraw their tariffs,” says French official.
Trump should direct anger at Putin, who ‘must stop lying’ about Ukraine, Macron says
The French president’s impassioned plea came during a conversation with reporters while in Madagascar.
Macron calls report on new snap elections ‘complete nonsense’
The French president said he has not considered the possibility of dissolving parliament again.
Chill out, Macron isn’t calling snap elections, Elysée says
Macron will regain the power to call snap elections this summer, but the Elysée denies he plans to do so.
Can France and Germany’s new love-fest survive their lingering differences?
Paris and Berlin have been at loggerheads for years, but things are at last looking up.
Trump threatens to abandon Ukraine ceasefire talks
U.S. president will say “you’re fools, you’re horrible people” and walk away if Moscow or Kyiv don’t play ball.
France says Ukraine ceasefire must ‘start from reality’ after US meetings
The Elysée spun the meetings as the the start of a “positive process in which Europeans are involved.”
The untold story of how Trump shocked Europe in a few short days
When the world changed, here’s how it looked to political insiders.
Rubio, Witkoff heading to France for talks on Ukraine, Iran and trade
The duo are expected in Paris later this week.
Merz to visit Paris May 7, officials say
Germany’s chancellor-designate is planning a European tour that could take him to Paris, Warsaw and Kyiv
Macron says Trump tariff suspension is ‘fragile’
French president says the door is open for negotiations, but Europe must still be ready to defend itself.
Trump tariffs: What just happened ― and what’s Europe’s gameplan?
It was a week when penguins, bonds, the new German coalition, Louisiana soybeans, fossil fuels, the EU’s Digital Markets Act, France’s creaking politics and American bourbon all became one news story. POLITICO explains what got us all yippy.
France could recognize a Palestinian state in June, says Macron
The move would be a historic shift for France.
France’s Fifth Republic is on the ropes
The eligibility ban on presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen and the market-wrecking tariffs of U.S. President Trump are just the latest challenges roiling Emmanuel Macron’s second term.
Spain, Italy ministers urge Europe to avoid clash with US over Trump’s tariffs
France and Germany want a tougher response to Washington’s trade war.
Macron calls on EU companies to freeze investments in US
French president says Europe shouldn’t invest in America “for some time until we have clarified things.”
Macron’s new ‘second brain’ is an economic whizz and … Taylor Swift fan
Emmanuel Moulin is set to take over as the French president’s chief of staff later this month.
Macron weighs in on Le Pen verdict for first time: ‘The law is the same for everyone’
French president adds that “threats made against judges are absolutely unbearable and intolerable.”
Marine Le Pen verdict: The winners and losers
The race for the French presidency in 2027 has just become more unpredictable. We analyze the winners and losers from a bombshell court ruling.
Le Pen’s dilemma: Seek revenge or help her party
Marine Le Pen has been trying to normalize the National Rally in recent years, but may be tempted to wreak havoc after her guilty verdict.
Macron’s chief of staff leaving Elysée for banking job
Alexis Kohler will depart in mid-April and be replaced by Emmanuel Moulin, a senior civil servant.
Macron promises €2B worth of new French support to Ukraine
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said France will provide Ukraine with an additional €2 billion worth of military support. Speaking alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr …
How ‘France First’ doomed a nuclear CEO
For Emmanuel Macron, it wasn’t enough that Luc Rémont turned around France’s state-owned nuclear firm. He wanted a CEO who put French industry first and built local reactors faster.
France vows response after Algeria refuses to cooperate with expulsion order
Paris is seeking to deport Algerian nationals it deems a threat, but Algiers won’t take them back.