Emmanuel Macron
Macron's popularity hits lowest point since taking power: poll
[PARIS] French President Emmanuel Macron’s popularity has reached its lowest point since he was first elected in 2017, a survey out on Friday (Dec 26) said, days before he is to deliver his end-of-yea...
Macron threatens China with tariffs over its trade surplus with the EU
The bloc’s trade deficit with the world’s second-largest economy exceeds 300 billion euros in 2024
Macron urges Xi to step up efforts on Ukraine, rebalancing global trade
A large business delegation is accompanying Macron on his fourth state visit to China
Macron bets on Beijing to save his legacy
The French leader will seek a new economic and diplomatic equilibrium with Chinese President Xi Jinping
Macron reappoints Sebastien Lecornu as France's PM
FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron on Friday (Oct 11) reappointed his outgoing prime minister, Sebastien Lecornu, back into that position, just four days after Lecornu gave his resignation.
Caretaker French PM scraps ministers’ severance payouts
Sebastien Lecornu is aiming to set an example of the budget belt-tightening he says the country needs
French government quits just hours after being appointed, deepening political crisis
The far-right National Rally immediately urges President Macron to call a snap parliamentary election
France unveils new government amid political deadlock
[PARIS] French President Emmanuel Macron named a new government on Sunday, putting together a team under Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu as he struggles to pull the country out of a political crisis.
Political and economic storm clouds loom over upcoming EU address
As no-confidence votes fuel the bloc’s market anxiety, Ursula von der Leyen’s agenda is at risk
Macron scrambles to find new French PM after Bayrou ousted
[PARIS] President Emmanuel Macron will accept the resignation of Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Tuesday after his government was ejected in a confidence vote, with the French leader rushing to find...
