How France’s man in Brussels almost got fired by Barnier – POLITICO
Barnier, Beaune and Léglise-Costa all declined to comment for this story. The president’s nod Beaune had previously worked…
French PM Bayrou survives first no-confidence vote in parliament • FRANCE 24 English
French PM Bayrou survives first no-confidence vote in parliament • FRANCE 24 English French Prime Minister François Bayrou…
France is becoming a failed state
And so, this week, Bayrou’s theory about it being hard to censure a government a second time around…
4 things to watch for as French PM Bayrou faces first big test in parliament – POLITICO
But two key center-left political parties that the government is trying to woo, the Greens and the Socialists, have…
France’s top tabloid sparks outrage with photo of grieving Le Pen – POLITICO
“The publication by Paris Match of a photo of Marine Le Pen, at the moment she learns of…
New French finance chief signals openness to dilute Macron’s pension reform to woo the left – POLITICO
Le Pen argued that Barnier’s budget would prove too costly for the middle class and accused his government…
EU won’t let you invade Greenland – POLITICO
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Wednesday that the EU won’t allow other countries to attack their sovereign…
France’s Sarkozy to face trial over accusations that Gaddafi funded his first presidential run – POLITICO
Karachi affair link Then there were the declarations of Ziad Takieddine, a Lebanese-French arms broker with links to…
Handshake-gate in Syria wasn’t a surprise, German foreign minister says – POLITICO
Baerbock and Barrot are the first EU ministers to visit Syria since the ousting of Bachar Assad’s long-standing…
The French left is finally eyeing a comeback – POLITICO
Talks between the left and Bayrou never really took off, and the Socialists are once again threatening to…
Yet another French government. These are the names you need to know. – POLITICO
Bayrou, a 73-year-old stalwart of French centrism and one of President Emmanuel Macron’s earliest supporters, strong-armed Macron into…
France not to name new government before Monday evening • FRANCE 24 English
France not to name new government before Monday evening • FRANCE 24 English France’s new government will not…