Emmanuel Macron

Macron offers UK’s Johnson ‘Le reset’ if he keeps his Brexit word

French President Emmanuel Macron offered to reset relations with Britain as long as Prime Minister Boris Johnson stands by the Brexit divorce deal he signed with the European Union. Since…

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President Macron hails survey showing France on top in Europe for overseas investors

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday hailed a survey showing that France was the European country that attracts the most overseas investors. "For the second year in a row, France…

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Macron threatens to pull troops from Mali

President Emmanuel Macron warned in comments published Sunday that France will pull its troops out of Mali if it lurches towards radical Islamism following the second coup in nine months.…

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France to honour health workers killed by Covid-19 with special status

France will confer a special honour on health workers who die from Covid while fighting the pandemic, President Emmanuel Macron announced. He said a status called “died in the service…

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Photo Story: One Planet Summit

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at the end of One Planet Summit, part of World Nature Day, at the Reception Room of the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France,…

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European Leaders react to Brexit deal

PARIS, Dec 24 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron responded to the Brexit deal with the United Kingdom on Thursday, saying the united and firm position taken by Europe had…

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France’s Macron showing no more COVID-19 symptoms, Elysee says

French President Emmanuel Macron is showing no more symptoms of COVID-19, the Elysee office said on Thursday. Macron, 43, can now end his quarantine after he self-isolated for seven days…

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French President Macron improving after COVID diagnosis

French President Emmanuel Macron's health is showing signs of improvement after he tested positive for COVID-19 on Dec. 17, his office said on Wednesday. Macron has been has been self-isolating…

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French President Macron’s condition is ‘stable’, presidency says

PARIS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron's condition is stable and the results of a medical examination reassuring, the French presidency said on Saturday in an update on…

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French President Macron’s condition is ‘stable’, presidency says

French President Emmanuel Macron's condition is stable and the results of a medical examination reassuring, the French presidency said on Saturday in an update on his bout of coronavirus. "The…

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French President Macron: will continue to work on Brexit despite COVID illness

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said in a Twitter video published on Friday that he would continue to work on the Brexit talks, despite self-isolating and working remotely…

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Irish prime minister to restrict movement pending covid-19 test result

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's Prime Minister Micheal Martin is to restrict his movements while waiting for the results of a COVID-19 test, following a positive test for French President Macron.…

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Update – Track and Tracing underway for EU leaders as Macron tests positive for coronavirus

French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for coronavirus, his office said on Thursday, sparking a track and trace effort targeting EU leaders and senior officials who met him in…

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Macron: Europe needs its own sovereignty in defence, even with new U.S. government

Europe still needs its own independent and sovereign defence strategy, even if it is dealing with a new U.S. government which may result in friendlier ties, French President Emmanuel Macron…

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Europe must strengthen its borders after attacks, says Macron

Europe must rethink its open-border Schengen area, including a more robust protection of the zone's external frontiers, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday, after a spate of Islamist attacks in…

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Macron says he set red lines with Turkey in eastern Mediterranean

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that he had taken a tough stance over the summer with regard to Turkey's actions in the eastern Mediterranean, setting red lines because…

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Macron’s popularity shoots up

French President Emmanuel Macron’s popularity shot up by six points in July to reach the 50% threshold in an opinion poll on Wednesday, after clinching a deal with other European…

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From Covid-19 to anti-racism – Macron addresses France

French President Emmanuel Macron gave a televised national address amid mounting pressure over his government’s handling of the pandemic. The Sunday night speech was his fourth since the start of…

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Austria, Sweden, Denmark and Netherlands oppose French-German 500 billion euro recovery fund

EU member states Austria, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands stated their opposition on Saturday to a French-German plan for a 500 billion euro coronavirus recovery fund that would issue grants,…

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‘It’s up to us’: how Merkel and Macron revived EU solidarity

It took a courtroom of scarlet-robed judges to spur Angela Merkel to make one of her boldest moves in 15 years as German chancellor: propose huge cash handouts to the…

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France’s lockdown extended until May 11th

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday announced he was extending a virtual lockdown to curb the cornavirus outbreak until May 11, adding that progress had been made but the battle…

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Macron says France is there for Italy

French President Emmanuel Macron sought on Saturday to win over Italians, saying in an interview with Italy’s leading newspapers that France was there to help and Italians should be wary…

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No one is telling me we’ll be able to get a vaccine before winter ’21 – Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday the earliest a vaccine against the coronavirus can be expected is at the end of 2021. "No one is telling me we'll be able…

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Macron ‘not sure’ of UK-EU trade deal by end of year

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he is "not sure" a UK-EU trade deal will be struck by 31 December, the end of the Brexit transition period. Mr Macron…

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French Health Minister to run for Paris Mayor

France's Health Minister Agnès Buzyn said Sunday she will step in to run as Emmanuel Macron's party candidate for the Paris mayoral race, after the president's prior pick stepped down amid a…

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France may soon clear the way for EU membership talks with Albania and North Macedonia

French President Emmanuel Macron indicated Saturday that France may soon clear the way for the European Union to launch membership talks with Albania and North Macedonia, but made it clear…

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Macron’s party crumbling as defecting MPs believe the party is over

Emmanuel Macron’s ruling party has begun to crumble at the edges in a sign of the domestic difficulties piling up for the French president as his popularity ebbs. Members…

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Libya conference in Berlin – Update

The summit on the conflict in Libya has ended with an agreement to more strictly enforce the UN arms embargo. Host Angela Merkel said a "new spirit" had been created…

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French President Macron rushed out of Paris theatre after protesters try to confront him

French President Emmanuel Macron has been rushed out of a theatre in Paris after protesters tried to confront him. Dozens of demonstrators had gathered outside the Les Bouffes du Nord…

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French strikes enter fourth day

French unions staged a fourth day of national protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms with polls suggesting that public patience over a record 36-day public sector strike is wearing…

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Weber accuses Macron and Orban of committing an attack on democracy in Europe

Former European Commission president nominee Manfred Weber has accused French President Emmanuel Macron of committing an "attack on democratic Europe" together with Hungary's Viktor Orbán, POLITICO reports. Weber told the…

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Macron wants bigger Europe military role in NATO

French President Emmanuel Macron said Europeans should play a greater role within the NATO military alliance in order to be less dependent on the United States. Macron said he wants…

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The Corporate Dispatch Week & Diplomatique.Expert Journal – 16th November 2019

The US Presidential Campaign elections' star of the week was Pete Buttigieg. His ascent the top of the Iowa polls were given a lot of importance. Given its role as the first state to…

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von der Leyen defies Macron on the West Balkans accession talks

Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission’s incoming president, has come out in support for accession talks with West Balkan countries, in a move defying French president Emmanuel Macron’s fierce…

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NATO alliance experiencing brain death, says Macron

President Emmanuel Macron of France has described NATO as "brain dead", stressing what he sees as waning commitment to the transatlantic alliance by its main guarantor, the US. Interviewed by…

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France and China agree €13.5 billion trade contracts

French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced major trade contracts in Beijing in Wednesday worth €13.5 billion. Deals were agreed in aeronautics, energy and agriculture. Twenty French companies…

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Photo Story: French President Emmanuel Macron visits China

Chinese honour guard prepare China's and France's national flags before a welcome ceremony for French President Emmanuel Macron at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Wednesday…

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Bulgaria and Ukraine issue formal protest over Macron’s migration remarks

Bulgaria and Ukraine issued diplomatic protests over remarks by Emmanuel Macron about migrants coming to France from those countries. In an interview published Thursday in conservative weekly magazine Valeurs Actuelles the…

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Macron warns ISIS leader’s death not the end of the group

French President Emmanuel Macron has gone on Twitter to warn that the death of ISIS group founder and leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is a knock for the extremist organization, but…

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Macron proposes Thierry Breton as new French EU commissioner

France has proposed Atos technology group Chief Executive Officer Thierry Breton as its candidate to head industrial policy in the next European Commission, President Emmanuel Macron's office said, two weeks…

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Macron, Merkel to meet to harmonise positions before EU summit

France's Emmanuel Macron will hold talks Wednesday with Germany's Angela Merkel for the second time in a week to chart a united front on issues ranging from Brexit to Syria…

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French Finance Minister says he’s not a candidate to be Macron’s new choice for EU Commissioner

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday that he was not a candidate to replace Sylvie Goulard as French president Emmanuel Macron’s choice for European Commissioner. “I…

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France to increase contribution to Global Fund to Fight HIV, TB and malaria by 15 percent

International donors gathered in France are set to pledge $14 billion on Thursday to combating the diseases, said French President Emmanuel Macron, announcing a 15% increase in his country’s contribution…

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EU decision on Boris Johnson’s deal could happen by ‘end of the week’

French President Emmanuel Macron has told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that the EU could make a decision by the end of the week on the latest Brexit proposals. The…

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Photo Story: The Funeral for former French president Jacques Chirac

French President Emmanuel Macron stands near the coffin of French former President Jacques Chirac, during a military ceremony at the Invalides in Paris, France, 30 September 2019. Jacques Chirac died…

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French President says ‘France cannot host everyone’

French President Emmanuel Macron has declared that France "cannot welcome everyone", the latest in a series of comments suggesting tighter new laws on immigration. Macron set the tone last week…

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Italy, France agree on ‘automatic’ distribution of migrants

French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte called Wednesday for the EU to introduce a new automatic system to distribute migrants across the bloc, as the two…

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Macron’s cabinet approves draft laws to reduce size of French parliament

Emmanuel Macron’s cabinet has approved draft laws that would cut the size of the French parliament, introduce a measure of proportional representation into National Assembly elections and lead to a…

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Brazil makes U-turn on international aid offer for Amazon

Brazil appears to have backtracked on its rejection of G7 funds to fight the Amazon forest fires, saying it will accept as long as it has control over how the…

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France to nominate Sylvie Goulard for EU Commissioner

France has proposed Sylvie Goulard, the deputy governor of the Bank of France and a former European lawmaker, as its candidate for European Union commissioner, according to various media reports.…

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Stolen Macron portraits to reappear at G7 protests

As world leaders gather in Biarritz for the annual G7 summit, a few kilometeres away in Bayonne, French citizens are marching through the streets, proudly carrying photos of their country’s…

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G7 summit begins in shadow of trade friction, climate change, Iran and Brexit

The G7 summit has begun in the shadow of friction over trade, climate change and Iran likely which are likely to dominate the talks, not to mention protests planned around…

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Johnson’s foot steals the limelight in meeting with Macron

A photo of Boris Johnson sticking his foot on a table during talks in Paris with the French president triggered unflattering comments on social media. But users on both sides…

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Photo Story: After Merkel, Johnson to meet Macron

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel talk on a balcony over a glass of wine at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, 21 August 2019. Prior…

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Ukraine’s and Syria’s conflict on agenda as Macron hosts Putin

Syria's and Ukraines' conflict were on the agenda as the French and Russian Presidents met on Monday ahead of the G7 summit in Biarritz, southwest France. Russia was excluded from…

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Ukraine high on agenda as Macron meets Putin

French President Emmanuel Macron will host his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a rare meeting on Monday before the start of the G7 summit in Biarritz. Macron is hoping to…

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Boris Johnson to meet Macron and Merkel in attempt to break Brexit impasse

Boris Johnson is expected to make a diplomatic dash to meet Emmanuel Macron in Paris and Angela Merkel in Berlin early next week as he seeks to break the Brexit…

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