French President French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at the Camp des Milles memorial site in Aix-en-Provence, southern France, Dec 5, 2022. (CHRISTOPHE SIMON / POOL VIA AP) PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he was awaiting clarifications from Burkina Faso's transitional President Ibrahim Traore about reported demands for the departure […]
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US, France agreed to ‘fix’ US subsidies issues, says Macron
President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron depart after eating dinner at Fiola Mare in Washington on Nov 30, 2022. (ANDREW HARNIK / AP) President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed during a state visit earlier to "fix" issues arising from US legislation that includes subsidies for American-made products, Macron said in […]
US Inflation Reduction Act ‘super aggressive,’ Macron tells lawmakers
President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron depart after eating dinner at Fiola Mare in Washington on Nov 30, 2022. (ANDREW HARNIK / AP)= WASHINGTON – French President Emmanuel Macron addressed US lawmakers from both political parties on Wednesday and pushed back over new American subsidies that are riling European leaders, according to a […]
Macron announces official end of military operation in the Sahel
France's President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he delivers a speech on defence strategy to present the La Revue nationale strategique (RNS), a new military programming law (2024-2030), on the amphibious helicopter carrier Dixmude docked in the French Navy base of Toulon, Southern France on Nov 9, 2022. (ERIC GAILLARD / POOL / AFP) PARIS – […]
UK’s Sunak sees hope on boats action
'Confidence' on tackling migrant flows follows meeting with France's Macron French President Emmanuel Macron (left) shakes hands with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday. (STEFAN ROUSSEAU / REUTERS) Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and France's President Emmanuel Macron have had their first face-to-face talks, at the COP 27 climate summit […]
Macron promises to solve high inflation, strikes
In this screenshot taken in Paris on Oct 26, 2022 French President Emmanuel Macron (right) speaks during the TV show "L'evenement", which is airing on the national television France 2. (LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP) PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Wednesday to "never leave the French without a solution" in the face of […]
Biden to host France’s Macron in White House on Dec 1
In this file photo dated Oct 29, 2021, US President Joe Biden (left) and French President Emmanuel Macron wave prior to a meeting at La Villa Bonaparte in Rome. (EVAN VUCCI / AP) WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden will host French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House for a state visit on Dec […]
Macron: France can get through winter without power rationing
French President Emmanuel Macron poses aboard a boat on his way to visit the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm, off the coast of the Guerande peninsula in western France on Sept 22, 2022. (STEPHANE MAHE / POOL PHOTO VIA AP) PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed in an interview with BFM TV that France could […]
Macron tells Truss: Britain and France will always be friends
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a meeting with members of the French community at the French ambassador to Algeria's residence, in Algiers, on August 26, 2022, during an official visit. (LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP) ALGIERS – Britain and its people will always be allies of France, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, […]
France’s Macron reshuffles cabinet
French President Emmanuel Macron, center, poses with ministers in the gardens of the Elysee Palace in Paris on July 4, 2022. (LUDOVIC MARIN, POOL VIA AP) PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron reshuffled his government on Monday for the second time in six weeks, the Elysee (office of the president) announced. The new government has […]
Macron admits ‘deep divisions’ in France exposed by elections
A photo of a TV screen shows French President Emmanuel Macron speaking during televised address on June 22, 2022, in Paris. (LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP) PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday night he could not ignore the deep political divisions in the country as shown by the results of the legislative elections. In […]
France risks gridlock after Macron handed hung parliament
A outside view of the National Assembly in Paris, on June 20, 2022. (MICHEL EULER / AP PHOTO) PARIS – President Emmanuel Macron faced calls for his prime minister to resign on Monday and doubt hung over his ability to rule decisively after his camp lost its parliamentary majority. Final figures showed Macron's centrist camp […]