Tag: Emmanuel Macron

Macron and Zelensky To Prepare the Ukraine Summit
The U.S.-brokered peace talks highlighted growing divisions between Washington and Brussels. On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky to prepare for the support summit for Ukraine, which will take place on Thursday in Paris. RELATED: France to Host Ukraine Coalition Meeting: President Macron They will meet starting at 6:30 p.m. […]
March 25, 2025

France to Host Ukraine Coalition Meeting: President Macron
Meanwhile, Lithuania plans to allocate 5.25 percent of its GDP to defense next year. On Thurday, French President Emmanuel Macron said that Paris will host a summit of the “coalition of the willing” supporting Ukraine on March 27 to discuss further military aid for Kyiv. RELATED: Arms Supplies to Ukraine Contradict the Quest for Peace: […]
March 21, 2025

Macron-Trump Meeting Highlights U.S.-Europe Divide on Ukraine
President Macron publicly refuted Trump’s claim that the situation was ‘unfair’ to the United States. On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron, following extensive discussions with European leaders over the past few days, met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House in a bid to let the collective voice of Europe on the Ukraine […]
February 25, 2025

Macron Calls on Europeans to Step Up Defense Efforts
The U.S. has been signaling that Europe is no longer its priority, the French president noted. On Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron evening urged Europeans to increase defense investments to ensure their own security. RELATED: U.S. Intensifies Pressure on Ukraine to Sign Minerals Deal “We should spend more and spend better on European defense, making […]
February 21, 2025

Dissolution of French Parliament Brings More Divisions Than Solutions: Macron
‘The decision has produced more instability than serenity and I take full responsibility for that,’ the French president said. On Tuesday night, French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged that dissolving the French National Assembly in June created more division than resolution. RELATED: France Begins Repatriating Comorians from Cyclone-Hit Mayotte The dissolution aimed to give the voice […]
January 1, 2025

French President Macron Appoints Francois Bayrou as Prime Minister
This 73-year-old centrist politician becomes the fourth head of government so far this year. On Friday, French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Francois Bayrou, his ally since arriving at the Élysée in 2017, as the new Prime Minister. RELATED: France in Search of a New Direction: Macron Calls for Political Unity in the Face of Budget […]
December 13, 2024

Macron to Appoint New Prime Minister Following Barnier’s Resignation
“I fully hope that a majority can emerge to approve it in Parliament,” the president stressed, reaffirming his commitment to the functioning of public services and support for mayors. Related: France in Search of a New Direction: Macron Calls for Political Unity in the Face of Budget Challenges In a recent speech from the Palais […]
December 5, 2024

French Public Servants Go on Strike to Protest Budget Cuts
They are calling on President Macron to boost employment, improve public services and repeal pension reform. lOn Thursday, French public sector unions organized a day of strikes, primarily affecting education and air traffic, in response to austerity measures. The strikes come a day after Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government was toppled by a no-confidence vote […]
December 5, 2024

French President Approves Resignation of Barnier’s Government
This marks a significant political crisis, as his government becomes the first to fall to a no-confidence vote since 1962. On Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government, following its ouster by a parliamentary vote of no confidence on Wednesday. RELATED: Crisis in France: Barnier’s Resignation Pending the […]
December 5, 2024

Italy Calls Meeting of G7 Leaders Over Escalation in Middle East
French President Macron asked Israel to end forthwith its military operations in Lebanon. On Wednesday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called for a virtual meeting of the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) to discuss the escalation of the war in the Middle East between Israel and Iran. RELATED: Russia and China Call for […]