With the government reshuffle in France, Clément Beaune has lost his post as transport minister. Apparently, he now wants to focus on Brussels. President Macron has to decide between a national and a European campaign for the European elections.
By Claire Stam
France's former education minister Gabriel Attal has been appointed as the youngest prime minister of the Fifth Republic. The 34-year-old will have to try to give Macron's remaining term of office a new dynamic.
By Claire Stam
French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne has resigned after 20 months as head of government. President Emmanuel Macron can now form a new government. In this way, he wants to strengthen his role ahead of the European elections, as he is under massive pressure.
By Claire Stam
China's President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron spoke in favor of a two-state solution to the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians in a telephone conversation on Monday. A delegation of Arab ministers also arrived in Beijing.
By Redaktion Table
The upcoming European elections in France will be European in name only: The ballot is primarily viewed in Paris as the final electoral test before the next presidential elections scheduled for 2027. President Emmanuel Macron will not be running for re-election.
By Claire Stam
With the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact, France's President Emmanuel Macron wants to put the financial issue at the top of the agenda in climate protection. The topics of the summit: reform of the Bretton Woods system, more money from private investors and alignment of financial flows with the Paris Agreement. The front row of global politics and many African heads of government meet in Paris.
By Claire Stam
At the conference on European air defense in Paris, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius had to engage in difficult discussions. The main point of contention between France and Germany remains the European Sky Shield Initiative, launched by Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
By Gabriel Bub
On April 24, it will have been exactly one year since Emmanuel Macron was re-elected. The passing of the pension reform law without parliamentary approval has increased unrest in France. The question arises regarding the constitutional limits of French institutions.
By Claire Stam
Foreign Minister Baerbock travels to Beijing – and has to fix the impression that Taiwan is indifferent to Europeans. However, the German government initially refrained from criticizing Macron. German-French conflict is exactly what Beijing wants.
By Stefan Braun
