Emmanuel Macron is inviting several European partners and the NATO Secretary General to a crisis meeting in Paris today. On the agenda is the urgent question of how the Europeans should position themselves with regard to Trump and his unilateral approach to peace negotiations on Ukraine.
By Stephan Israel
Macron has found a successor to Michel Barnier in François Bayrou. The new prime minister must solve France's political, economic and social crisis. But he has a crucial problem.
By Claire Stam
The right-wing and left-wing opposition parties in the French National Assembly brought down the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier this evening with a vote of no confidence. President Emmanuel Macron is now under enormous pressure to find a new head of government.
By Claire Stam
In the French parliament, the Left Alliance and the Rassemblement National have tabled motions of censure against Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government. This could mean the end of his government.
By Claire Stam
Europe must reorganize itself after the Trump comeback. At the meeting of the 42 heads of state and government of the European Political Community, the desire to not have to wait too long for a stable German government became clear.
By Stephan Israel
The new French government under Prime Minister Michel Barnier is clearly moving to the right. As soon as it takes office, the opposition is talking about toppling the government – a threat that Barnier and his ministers should take seriously.
By Claire Stam
Two months after the parliamentary elections, in which the left-wing alliance Nouveau Front Populaire won an unexpected victory, France still has no prime minister and no government. Impatience is growing in the country, as is the unpopularity of the head of state.
By Claire Stam
Following the exploratory talks with President Emmanuel Macron on Friday, the left-wing camp is confident. The conservatives, on the other hand, do not want to be part of a governing coalition.
By Redaktion Table
French MEPs have re-elected Yaël Braun-Pivet, a candidate from Emmanuel Macron's camp, as President of the National Assembly. And things are also going surprisingly well for the president in other respects.
By Claire Stam
