Tag: France

Norway ready to start nuclear weapons talks with France

(Laura Kayali - Politico) Norway is willing to start talks with Paris on how French nuclear weapons can contribute to the continent's security, Foreign...
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France and Sweden push to kill mechanism to pay for massive EU grid upgrades

(Ben Munster and Nicolas Camut - Politico) France and Sweden want to block a new proposal that would force countries to share the cost...
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France warns against risk of nuclear proliferation

(Laura Kayali - Politico) There is a risk of nuclear proliferation in the world today, according to a French official from the Elysée Palace....
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France to block US envoy’s govt access after summons no-show

(Al Arabiya) France moved on Monday to block US envoy Charles Kushner from having access to government ministers, after he failed to show up...
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Forget Le Pen. French politics has a new archvillain

(Clea Caulcutt - Politico) Enter the bogeyman. French hard-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon is facing a torrent of criticism following the death of a far-right...
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Macron warns against complacency after Trump revives 10 percent global tariff

(Bartosz Brzeziński - Politico) French President Emmanuel Macron warned Saturday against celebrating too quickly after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's...
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5 NATO allies agree to produce low-cost drones

(Victor Jack - Politico) Germany, France, Italy, Poland and the U.K. on Friday said they would work to jointly develop new low-cost autonomous drones...
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French far right looks for Charlie Kirk moment after activist’s killing

(Marion Solletty and Victor Goury-Laffont - Politico) France’s far right is framing the death of an activist associated with far-right groups as a moment...
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‘Pure bullshit’: Macron slams tech giants’ claim they are defending free speech

(Océane Herrero - Politico) Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday blasted social media platforms and the tech executives who run them in a fiery dismissal of...
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Franco-German fighter jet project in turmoil as Merz raises doubts

(Chris Lunday - Politico) Chancellor Friedrich Merz has openly questioned Germany’s participation in Europe’s flagship Future Combat Air System (FCAS), warning that Berlin could...
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Macron pushes to Le Pen-proof France before 2027 election

(Clea Caulcutt, Giorgio Leali and Laura Kayali - Politico) Emmanuel Macron is racing to put guard rails around a potential far-right president of France....
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Berlin urges Paris to boost defense spending by cutting other costs

(Nette Nöstlinger - Politico) Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said France needs to spend more on defense even if it means cutting other kinds...
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Le Pen stuck on French election sidelines until July 7

(Victor Goury-Laffont and Sarah Paillou - Politico) As the French presidential election campaign kicks into gear unusually early ahead of the 2027 ballot, the...
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Germany shoots down Macron’s Eurobonds proposal

(Nette Nöstlinger - Politico) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government rejected French President Emmanuel Macron's call for a joint borrowing scheme ahead of an EU...
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Bank of France chief’s surprise exit stokes suspicion among Macron’s opponents

(Jason Wiels and Giorgio Leali - Politico) Bank of France Governor François Villeroy de Galhau is to quit his job in early June, more...
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Poll: Far-right candidate breaks through in Paris mayor race

(Clea Caulcutt, Anthony Lattier and Alexandre Léchenet - Politico) Anti-immigration MEP Sarah Knafo of the Reconquest party is set to advance to the second...
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