German and French officials insisted Tuesday that any further delay to Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union must come with strings attached and assurances from Britain, as Prime Minister Theresa May prepared to plead in Berlin and Paris for more time.
Read moreIn a wide-ranging call for a “European renaissance,” French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe must take control of its future by spending more on its own defense and technologies, tightening its borders, standing up to the world’s superpowers on trade while also fighting climate change and protecting European jobs.
Read moreVying to quell public unrest and a wave of protests, French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to ask the French electorate to vote in a May referendum.
Read moreOn Tuesday, the French government opened the gates to an unprecedented public forum: A web portal where citizens can offer solutions on how to improve France and air their long lists of grievances.
Read moreDespite concessions offered by President Emmanuel Macron, the anger isn’t dying down and the protests that have plunged France into a crisis aren’t stopping.
Read morePressure mounted on French President Emmanuel Macron to announce concrete measures to calm protests marked by violence when he addresses the nation Monday evening, and breaks a long silence widely seen as aggravating a crisis that has shaken the government and the whole country.
Read moreAuthorities across France braced Thursday for the possibility of more riots and violence at anti-government protests this weekend, holding emergency meetings and deploying tens of thousands of police and security forces. Museums, theaters and shops in Paris announced they would close Saturday as a precaution — including the city’s famed Eiffel Tower.
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French left-wing opposition parties are seeking a no-confidence vote in President Emmanuel Macron’s government amid growing protests and fears of violence.
Read moreFrench President Emmanuel Macron is trying to defuse protests over rising fuel taxes by explaining his plans to wean the country off fossil fuels and promising to shift out of cheap nuclear energy more slowly.
Read moreFrance’s embattled President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday defended fuel tax hikes that have prompted nationwide protests, but called for “dialogue” to calm tensions.
Read moreAnti-tax protesters continued Monday to block roads and disrupt traffic in France after a chaotic and violent weekend of demonstrations against government fuel taxes meant to force pollution-causing vehicles off the roads and make France less dependent on oil.
Read moreA French judicial official says six people have been arrested on preliminary terrorism charges, suspected of plotting to attack French President Emmanuel Macron.
Read moreFaced with “nationalist leprosy,” French President Emmanuel Macron is warning that Europe risks returning to the dangerous period between the two world wars that led to the rise of Adolf Hitler.
Read moreThe French president’s office has confirmed that a new press room will be created outside the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris despite protests from the media.
Read moreFrance’s Presidential Press Association has called on President Emmanuel Macron to reconsider his decision to close the press room inside the presidential palace.
Read moreFrench President Emmanuel Macron’s government sought to give itself a fresh start after a difficult summer with a limited reshuffle on Tuesday that included a new interior minister.
Read moreAn anticipated reshuffling of French government ministers remained up in the air as the Cabinet prepared to meet Wednesday and President Emmanuel Macron departs for Armenia.
Read moreHe was compared to Barack Obama – a young and optimistic political star bringing hope and big ideas to a nation suffering through years of political pessimism. Now, the political fortunes of French President Emmanuel Macron are in trouble.
Read moreFrench President Emmanuel Macron, sliding in polls, is facing a barrage of criticism over a photo showing him all smiles between two young men during his visit to the French Caribbean, with one of the teens, shirtless and with his pants hanging low, making an obscene gesture with his finger.
Read moreA French investigative website has published a photo of one of President Emmanuel Macron’s former security aides posing with a gun and a waitress during a campaign stop amid France’s 2017 election — without any known authorization to be armed.
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