Ahead of UK summit, Macron visits migrants in port of Calais
French President Emmanuel Macron visited a migrant reception centre and quizzed refugees in Calais on Tuesday, taking stock of the pressure on the Channel port...
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Minister dismisses concerns over Macron’s fake news law plan
Judges, not the government, will be in charge of enforcing French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed new legislation to fight fake news on the Internet, a...
China’s new ‘Silk Road’ cannot be one-way, France’s Macron says
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday China and Europe should work together on Beijing’s ‘Belt and Road’ initiative, a project aiming to build a modern-day ‘Silk Road’ he...
Macron urges respect of rule of law in talks with Erdogan
French President Emmanuel Macron told his Turkish counterpart on Friday that democratic countries had to respect the rule of law in their fight against terrorism...
Macron plans law to fight “fake news” in 2018
President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday he would overhaul French media legislation this year to fight the spread of “fake news” on social media which...
Macron: world losing battle against climate change (Update)
French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a bleak assessment on the global fight against climate change to dozens of world leaders and company executives on Tuesday,...
France’s Macron calls on Iraq to dismantle all militias
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday called on Iraq to dismantle all militias, including the government sanctioned Iran-backed Popular Mobilisation Forces. “It is essential that...
French president’s party hit by defections as it picks leader
A revolt by 100 members of French President Emmanuel Macron‘s governing party has exposed tensions in the fledgling movement as it prepares to elect a leader...
France pays tribute to Paris dead two years on
France, still on alert against militant Islamist attacks, paid tribute on Monday to 130 people killed when gunmen and suicide bombers attacked Paris two years...
EU states fail to agree reform labour rules sought by Macron
The 28 European Union states failed to agree in a first round of talks on Monday on a reform of the bloc’s labour rules that...
France’s armed forces chief resigns over Macron budget cuts
France’s head of the armed forces resigned on Wednesday after a heated dispute with Emmanuel Macron over defence budget cuts, bringing to a head an early test...
Bastille Day march-past closes Trump’s Paris visit
President Donald Trump watched US and French soldiers march together through the Paris sunshine on Friday in a double celebration marking 100 years since the United States...
Suspect ‘held over plans to attack France’s Macron on July 14’
A 23-year old man describing himself as a "nationalist" has been placed under investigation over a plan to attack French President Emmanuel Macron at this...
Macron sets sights on huge parliamentary majority
President Emmanuel Macron won a commanding majority in France’s parliamentary election on Sunday, pollsters’ estimates showed, sweeping aside the mainstream parties and securing a powerful...
Macron aims to consolidate power as France elects parliament – Update
By Ingrid Melander French voters cast their ballots on Sunday in the first round of a parliamentary election expected to give centrist President Emmanuel...
Macron offers Britain’s May support in fight against terrorism
French President Emmanuel Macron offered to help British Prime Minister Theresa May marshal support in the fight against terrorism on Friday, days after a suicide...
Macron takes power as president of France – UPDATE 1
Pro-Europe centrist Emmanuel Macron became president of France on Sunday in a solemn Elysee Palace ceremony and vowed to work to heal divisions in society...
Macron seen winning French presidential runoff, abstention high
Independent centrist French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron extended his lead in the polls over his far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Friday, the final day...
Macron, Le Pen clash in French pre-election TV showdown
Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and centrist Emmanuel Macron clashed over their vision of France’s future, the euro and ways of fighting terrorism in an...
Macron slower off mark than Le Pen in last French election lap
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen has made a more impressive start than favourite Emmanuel Macron to the last lap of the French presidential election, a...
