How to watch the French government collapse (again) like a pro – POLITICO
France was able to stave off an economic catastrophe during the pandemic and when energy prices shot up…
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…
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…
New PM? Elections? Resign? Macron has 3 choices if Bayrou’s government falls – POLITICO
The problem, however, is dissolving parliament is exactly how French politics ended up in this mess in the…
Olivier Guersent bids farewell to the Commission – POLITICO
His successor, Guersent said, should “resist all the self-serving nonsense of the CEOs of large firms when they…
France’s budget crisis won’t be solved by rearmament
Bastille Day usually makes international headlines for its fantastically choreographed military parade. This year, however, it also provided…
Bjoern Seibert, the power behind Queen Ursula’s throne – POLITICO
He’s known as the man to call to get things done in Brussels. He leans on party bosses…
EU civil war erupts as Brexit-bashing European politician turns on ex-ally von der Leyen | World | News
A political civil war has erupted at the heart of the European Union after former Brexit negotiator Michel…
Michel Barnier slams ‘authoritarian drift’ in Brussels under Ursula von der Leyen – POLITICO
“There isn’t enough listening [in the Commission]. There isn’t enough listening to the people,” he said. Von der…
EU officially retires its ‘no cherry-picking’ Brexit line – POLITICO
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, said the cherry-picking line had been “a product of…