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France secures €1.6 bln cut in planned EU budget contribution
Est. 1minParis trims its EU bill after behind-the-scenes push, handing Bayrou a win, easing pressure on his austerity drive and spoiling Le Pen’s narrative.
Macron slams US strikes on Iran as lacking legal basis
Est. 2minMacron condemns US strikes on Iran as illegal and counterproductive, warning forceful regime change has never brought stability.
A new prison revives memories of the penal colony in French Guiana
Est. 2minThe facility more than 7,000 kilometres from mainland France will include a “high-security unit” designed to house drug trafficking convicts and “Islamists”.
Macron in Washington to reposition Europe at heart of Ukraine peace talks
Est. 4minTrump made it clear throughout the day that his goodwill was contingent on securing an agreement with Ukraine regarding critical minerals and rare earths.
French government future uncertain ahead of budget vote
Est. 4minTwo months after Barnier’s cabinet collapse, France faces renewed turmoil as PM Bayrou faces a no-confidence vote over €50 billion in budget cuts.
US tech moguls slam EU digital rulebook
Est. 4minThe EU is yet to show teeth in the face of its critics.
France’s Sarkozy back in court over Libyan financing scandal
Est. 3minSarkozy faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a fine of €1 million.
Le Pen’s lawyer slams ‘affront to democratic process’ as embezzlement trial ends
Est. 3min“There was no intention to embezzle funds, merely to do politics.”
Poland, France join forces against EU-Mercosur trade deal
Est. 6minNegotiations are expected to be concluded by mid-December, with a final decision due by the 20th.
France won’t sign EU-Mercosur agreement, confirms Emmanuel Macron
Est. 3minMacron said the agreement would harm Argentina’s reindustrialisation and France's agriculture.
Czech anti-monopoly office halts progress of nuclear tender
Est. 3minFor EDF and Westinghouse, the measure allows them to challenge KHNP's selection.
French PM to present ‘reform plan’ inspired by Yellow Vest ‘grievances’
Est. 3minThe notebooks were raised before COVID-19, the energy crisis, the Ukraine war, and the 2023 riots.
Le Pen says low MEP assistant turnout in Brussels was just her party ‘doing politics’
Est. 3minLe Pen faces up to 10 years in prison if found guilty.
French government to propose tougher immigration laws in 2025
Est. 3minFrance could be heading for a reversal of the already controversial 2024 law.
France’s Glucksmann gears up for possible elections next year
Est. 3minFrench MEP Raphaël Glucksmann, who leads the French Socialists in the European Parliament, said his Place Publique party would start preparing for possible new legislative elections, which could be held as early as July next year, at a rally near Bordeaux over the weekend.
Trial of Le Pen and far-right allies over EU embezzlement enters its first day
Est. 4minThe trial of far-right leader Marine Le Pen and 26 other senior members of the National Front, accused of using fake jobs to embezzle EU funds from the European Parliament, began in a packed courtroom on Monday, with a sea of cameras waiting for the far-right leader outside.
Outgoing ministers warn of far-right ideas infiltrating new Barnier government
Est. 3minOutgoing agriculture minister Marc Fesneau and the outgoing delegate-minister for European affairs Jean-Noël Barrot have both expressed their concern over right-wing ideas infiltrating the new government that is currently being put together by newly appointed Prime Minister Michel Barnier.
Le Pen’s far-right party to judge Barnier on performance
Est. 3minFrench far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) has vowed not to oppose President Emmanuel Macron's pick for prime minister, said party figurehead Marine Le Pen and party leader Jordan Bardella over the weekend, adding that Michel Barnier would instead be judged on his performance.
Man behind revival of French centre-left wants to move away from Macron, Mélenchon
Est. 3minIt is time to turn the page on President Emmanuel Macron and LFI leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Raphael Glucksmann, the French Socialist leader in the European Parliament, said in an interview with Le Point.
Macron under pressure to appoint a prime minister
Est. 4minLeaders of the leftist France insoumise (LFI) party have threatened to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Emmanuel Macron for what they describe as an “institutional coup against democracy” in the appointment of the next prime minister.
Macron retains control of the National Assembly
Est. 3minAfter coming second in the early legislative elections of 30 June and 7 July, the Macon-backed coalition managed to keep the presidency of the National Assembly, thanks to the support of right-wing MPs.
French elections: Candidates pull out of race to prevent far-right majority
Est. 3minTwo days after the far-right Rassemblement National secured a historic lead in the first round of the French legislative elections, 218 candidates, mainly from the left-wing Nouveau Front Populaire and Macron's Ensemble, announced they were pulling out of the race in a bid to prevent the far right from securing an absolute majority in Sunday's final round.
German CDU ‘understands’ French conservatives’ refusal to apply cordon sanitaire
Est. 3minGermany's conservative CDU party understands the decision by the French conservative party Les Républicains - both members of the EPP - not to call for a cordon sanitaire if opponents from the far right or the left-wing coalition Nouveau Front Populaire face off in the second round of the French legislative elections, the CDU's foreign policy spokesperson told Euractiv.
Outcome of French legislative elections is unpredictable, one week before vote
Est. 3minOpinion polls published a week before France's snap legislative election on 30 June put candidates backed by the far-right Rassemblement National and its allies in the lead, but with the vote taking place two rounds, the outcome remains highly unpredictable.