Tap play to listen to this article PARIS – Emmanuel Macron had hoped that his country’s EU presidency would increase his own likely re-election bid – and then came Omicron. Now, uncertainty about personal events, positive tests from senior officials and pandemic-dominated headlines risk jeopardizing … Read More

PARIS – The brave, vulgar comments of French President Emmanuel Macron that he wants to make life difficult for the unvaccinated have sparked a furore in the midst of an already heated debate in the French parliament over the introduction of a vaccine passport. “The … Read More

PARIS (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron has sparked outcry in parliament and protests from campaign rivals by using a vulgarity to describe his strategy of forcing vaccine deniers to get coronavirus jabs. Macron used the French word “emmerder”, which is rooted in the French … Read More

Tap play to listen to this article From EU reformer Emmanuel Macron to EU troublemaker Viktor Orbán, some of the Union’s most vocal supporters and critics face tough electoral challenges at home in 2022, which in turn could shake up the political dynamics across the … Read More

Tap play to listen to this article PARIS – On the surface, the outrage that greeted the EU flag waving solo during the Arc de Triomphe over the weekend was a political storm in a cup. But it also showed that Europe will only be … Read More

PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron called on Britain to work with the EU to resolve post-Brexit issues, calling the Northern Ireland Protocol to the issue a “war and peace for Ireland.” “It is for us an existential issue in two respects,” Macron said of … Read More

Boris Johnson offered to work “longer and faster” with France and the EU to try to stop undocumented migrants crossing the English Channel after dozens drowned in an attempt to reach Britain In a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron, published late Thursday, called on … Read More

Tap play to listen to this article ROME – After a few years of stormy transalpine connections, Italy and France put their disagreements behind them with a treaty to establish a new engine for cooperation between two EU heavyweights in sectors ranging from industry to … Read More

Sacre bleu! Macron CHANGES the French flag quietly without announcing it to the public – so can you tell what he has changed? French President Emmanuel Macron has changed the shade of blue on the country’s flag Blue is now a darker navy blue shade … Read More

PARIS – A dinner with closed doors, no local media interviews and mostly formal events: Kamala Harris’ visit to Paris was intended to launch her on the international stage, but has so far given the US Vice President little opportunity to get in touch with … Read More