The director of the Bruegel think tank in Brussels once asked what would happen if a eurozone state ever attempted a variant of Trussonomics, without the protection of its own sovereign central bank and policy instruments. We may find out as soon as the first round of voting in the French elections this Sunday. Jeromin […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has called snap parliamentary elections after a victory for Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in the European Parliament vote. It won 31.5% of the vote, more than double the share that went to Macron’s centrist party. Exit polls had begun to roll in when Macron delivered his “bombshell moment” to the […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to dissolve parliament, announcing new elections in two rounds on June 30 and July 7, following his party’s defeat in EU elections on Sunday. The challenges faced by France required clarity and the people deserved respect, he said. “At the end of this day, therefore, I cannot pretend that […]
French President Emmanuel Macron said he was dissolving the National Assembly and calling a snap parliamentary election after his party suffered a heavy defeat in elections for the European Parliament. In an address to the nation from the Elysee presidential palace, Mr Macron said: “I’ve decided to give you back the choice of our parliamentary […]
President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday met with local officials in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago gripped by deadly unrest. Mr Macron briefly spoke to reporters after he arrived at La Tontouta International Airport, about 31 miles from the New Caledonian […]
French president Emmanuel Macron is flying to New Caledonia to seek a political solution to the unrest that has rocked the French archipelago in the south-western Pacific Ocean, with violence still simmering while he is in the air. The unrest has raised new questions about Mr Macron’s handling of France’s colonial legacy. There have been […]
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron flew to New Caledonia Wednesday in a bid to find a political solution to the unrest that has rocked the French archipelago in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, some 16,000 kilometers (10,000 miles) from metropolitan France. The unrest has raised new questions about Macron’s handling of France’s colonial legacy. […]
French President Emmanuel Macron is set to travel to the French overseas territory of New Caledonia, which has been rocked by serious unrest. A French government spokeswoman said Macron will leave late on Tuesday for the Pacific archipelago, which lies 1,500 kilometres east of Australia. France has deployed 2,700 police officers and some military units […]
French President Emmanuel Macron is making a surprise trip to riot-hit New Caledonia. signalling French authorities’ growing confidence that reinforced security and emergency measures are bringing deadly unrest on the French Pacific territory under control. French government spokeswoman Prisca Thevenot announced the trip, which required a shake-up of Mr Macron’s schedule. “He will go there […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has said authorities will have an alternative plan in case of a terrorism threat at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony. “If we think there are security risks, we’ll have plan B, and even plan C,” Macron said in an interview with CNN affiliate BFMTV from The Grand Palais in […]
Russia is running a disinformation campaign to undermine the Paris Olympics, according to French President Emmanuel Macron. At the inauguration of a new Olympic swimming centre, reporters asked if he thought Russia was targeting the Games. “Without a doubt,” he said, “including in the field of information. “Every day (Russia) is putting out stories saying […]
French President Emmanuel Macron says France and its allies “could have stopped” the 1994 Rwanda genocide and “lacked the will to do so”. Mr Macron’s office said in a statement that the French president will release a video on social media on Sunday as Rwanda commemorates the 30th anniversary of the genocide. French President Emmanuel […]