(Bloomberg) — President Emmanuel Macron’s party gained some ground ahead of the French legislative election, although it still trails behind the far-right National Rally party and the leftist alliance, according to a poll of voting intentions published on Thursday. Most Read from Bloomberg Macron’s group would get 22% support, in third place after Marine Le […]
LE PECQ, France (AP) — Thrust into an early election sprung by his boss, France’s prime minister hopes to emerge from the campaign not only still holding the job that President Emmanuel Macron gave him less than six months ago but also as more of his own person. The 35-year-old Gabriel Attal became France’s youngest-ever […]
(Bloomberg) — The European Union is set to admonish France for breaking the bloc’s deficit and debt rules, triggering a process that can lead to onerous fines and complicating campaign priorities less than two weeks before voting starts in legislative elections. Most Read from Bloomberg The EU rules include strict measures for nations with debt […]
French President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance party will not put up candidates in constituencies where they have little chance of winning, but will encourage its supporters to vote for other centrists, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal told broadcaster RTL on Monday. “There are certain constituencies where we know that our candidates are not in the best position […]
PARIS (AP) — Microsoft announced its most substantial commitment yet to France, pledging on Monday to invest 4 billion euros ($4.3 billion) this year to bolster the country’s burgeoning artificial intelligence sector. The move is part of a broader effort unveiled during President Emmanuel Macron’s pro-business event, Choose France, which aims to attract foreign investment […]
US e-commerce giant Amazon’s investment could create up to 3,000 jobs, said the Elysee (SEBASTIEN BOZON) US e-commerce giant Amazon will invest more than 1.2 billion euros in France, creating more than 3,000 jobs, French President Emmanuel Macron’s office said on Sunday. The money will help develop Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) cloud infrastructure, mainly generative […]
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has said that French President Emmanuel Macron‘s call for Ukraine’s allies “not to be cowards” does not help solve the problems with military support for Ukraine. Source: Pistorius during a visit to Sweden on 5 March, reported by AFP Details: Pistorius said that discussions about Western troops in Ukraine or […]
President Volodymyr Zelensky commented on French President Emmanuel Macron’s suggestion of sending ground forces from Western countries to Ukraine, saying that any initiative by world leaders aimed at strengthening Ukraine in repelling the Russian aggression would benefit the entire world. Source: Zelenskyy at a press conference following the Ukraine-Southeastern Europe summit Quote: “I was not […]
As Western countries look for ways to further help Ukraine in its defensive war against Russia, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis suggests they should consider French President Emmanuel Macron‘s idea of allied boots on the ground in Ukraine. Source: Landsbergis on Twitter, as reported by European Pravda Quote: “Europe’s fate is being decided on the […]
Today, the EU has reached an agreement on providing Ukraine with everything it needs to counter Russian aggression; any other decisions are up to the member states. Source: European Commission foreign policy spokesman Peter Stano, commenting on a statement by French President Emmanuel Macron, as reported by European Pravda Quote: “The agreed EU position is […]
French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné has explained that Western troops would not take part in hostilities if they were to depart for Ukraine, as Emmanuel Macron previously suggested. Source: Séjourné quoted by Reuters, as reported by European Pravda Details: The French foreign minister stated during a debate in parliament that Paris must consider further actions […]
(Bloomberg) — European leaders rejected the prospect of sending combat troops to Ukraine, undercutting French President Emmanuel Macron’s promise to do whatever it takes to keep Russia from winning the war. Most Read from Bloomberg At an informal gathering of European leaders in Paris on Monday, Macron proposed sending more personnel to Ukraine in limited […]