Von der Leyen’s State of the Union will expose EU’s divisions – POLITICO
“This was a bad summer for Europe,” said Bas Eickhout, co-chair of the Greens in the Parliament, a…
Could France go bust? One of Europe’s biggest economies has pimped itself out to the world – The Irish Times
Gradually and then suddenly,” is how Ernest Hemingway described bankruptcy in his 1926 novel, The Sun Also Rises.…
Has Europe missed its moment? – POLITICO
Under the jackhammers on Schuman, Brussels is filling back up for the rentrée — and the fault lines…
Marine Le Pen has a plan to run in potential French snap vote – POLITICO
“If the question is: Do we have confidence in this government? The answer is no, we don’t,” said…
European Parliament wants back €4M it says far-right group misspent – POLITICO
The EU’s public prosecutor (EPPO) confirmed to POLITICO that it is conducting its own investigation into mismanagement of…
What if Macron resigned? Even the nuclear option won’t save France. – POLITICO
“We’ll carry on deepening the deficit, nothing will happen and the situation will just get worse,” he said.…
Marine Le Pen seizes her moment to shake France – POLITICO
There was some logic to that gamble. As Le Pen is banned from running for office by an…
Why France hates Macron | The Spectator
One of the pleasures of spending the summer in France is that I can turn aside from our…
Emmanuel Macron short of options as France faces political crisis largely of his making – The Irish Times
Emmanuel Macron is grappling with narrowing options as his fourth prime minister in two years hangs on by…
Likely French government collapse raises stakes of planned national shutdown – POLITICO
By setting up his own likely exit just two days ahead of the mass protests, Bayrou may have…