Politico Europe
• 28/07/2026
LONDON — Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, is playing the Greens at their own game.
Zack Polanski’s party had been basking in the glow of unprecedented local election wins in May after capitalizing on Labour’s tanking support under the centrist Keir Starmer.
But Labour’s charismatic new leader in No. 10 Downing Street is stopping them in their tracks.
An opinion poll by More in Common published Monday put Labour on top for the first time since ...
This archived item refers to polanski’s Greens brace for the ‘Burnham bounce’. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 27/07/2026
PARIS — Politics in France has rarely been more divisive, but presidential candidates of various political persuasions have finally found something they agree on: The new movie about Charles de Gaulle is a masterpiece.
“De Gaulle,” a two-part, five-hour-long opus, has become an unexpected summer hit after a slow start at the box office. The film tells the lesser-known tale of the legendary general’s political maneuvering to maintain France’s sovereignty and fend&n...
This archived item refers to french politicians can’t get enough of ‘De Gaulle’. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 26/07/2026
PARIS — Lorsqu’a éclaté la guerre au Moyen-Orient fin février, et que les prix à la pompe ont explosé, le gouvernement a proposé un plan d’électrification permettant de réduire notre exposition aux énergies fossiles, pour le pouvoir d’achat et le climat. Mais faute de moyens à y consacrer, le plan doit se faire à moyens constants.
Il y environ un an, pourtant, quatre ministres proposaient une piste pour injecter 1,2 milliard d’euros supplémentaires par an dans la décarbonation, et dans l’...
This archived item refers to extension du marché carbone : le jour où Macron et Bayrou ont dit non à quatre ministres. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 25/07/2026
PARIS — France is deploying military planes and getting help from other EU countries in the fight against the worst wave of wildfires in the country’s recent history.
At the same time, Spain is also faced with massive wildfires in the area of the country close to Madrid.
“It is an historic record,” Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez told reporters on Saturday, announcing that almost 98,000 hectares have burned since the beginning of the year.
Nearly 200,000 people hav...
This archived item refers to record-breaking wildfires burned nearly 100,000 hectares in France, interior minister says. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 24/07/2026
BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday unveiled the first stage of what will be a comprehensive reshuffle of top positions within his center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) intended to save his rock-bottom popularity ratings.
The reshuffle comes amid historically low ratings for the chancellor and his centrist coalition and weeks before crucial regional elections in eastern Germany, which could put the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) — currently...
This archived item refers to merz seeks to revive political fortunes with cabinet reshuffle. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 23/07/2026
PARIS — Officials working for French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu have met with banking executives to explore ways to ease financing issues faced by the National Rally and other parties ahead of next year’s presidential election.
An aide from the prime minister’s office, granted anonymity to discuss sensitive issues, told reporters that officials discussed ways to help politicians get bank loans to finance their presidential campaigns. One option on the table is a loan agreed between ...
This archived item refers to french PM’s office meets banks to try resolve far right’s financing problem. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 23/07/2026
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron avoided a messy divorce this week when he convinced Monique Barbut, his restive minister for ecological transition, not to follow through on her public declaration to resign over the passage of a controversial farming bill.
But the episode highlighted deepening fractures inside his already embattled centrist coalition — which, if divided, risks being wiped out in next year’s presidential election.
The crisis spans both policy and politics. Macron’s cen...
This archived item refers to environment ministry chaos tears France’s centrists apart. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 23/07/2026
PARIS — Le site de rencontres et de “libertinage” Wyylde fait l’objet d’une enquête préliminaire, a appris POLITICO jeudi auprès du parquet de Paris. La procédure, ouverte ce mercredi et confiée à la section de recherches de Paris, intervient alors que la plateforme est soupçonnée d’avoir hébergé des vidéos de viols filmés en direct.
L’enquête porte sur des chefs de “fourniture d’une plateforme en ligne pour permettre une transaction illicite en bande organisée”, de “complicité de diffusi...
This archived item refers to le parquet de Paris ouvre une enquête sur le site “libertin” Wyylde. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 22/07/2026
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron asked his Minister for Ecological Transition Monique Barbut to stay in her role after she resigned on Wednesday morning.
“The French president refused her resignation,” government spokesperson Maud Bregeon announced at a press conference. “They agreed on three fundamental pillars that will guide her action: forests, water and environmental health … on which she agreed to remain fully invested.”
Barbut’s office told ...
This archived item refers to macron convinces environment minister to stay on. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 21/07/2026
LONDON — Jordan Bardella will speak at Reform UK’s upcoming party conference in Birmingham, the British party confirmed Tuesday.
Bardella, president of the far-right French party National Rally, will give an address in English to Nigel Farage’s supporters on Sept. 4, the second day of Reform’s three-day get-together.
“I am pleased to welcome Jordan to our party conference,” Farage said in a statement. “He represents a new generation of political leaders who are standi...
This archived item refers to jordan Bardella to address Nigel Farage’s Reform UK conference. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 21/07/2026
PARIS — French Minister of Ecological Transition Monique Barbut plans to step down in protest after lawmakers approved controversial farming legislation that exposed major divisions among President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist supporters.
A member of the minister’s team, granted anonymity to discuss a decision that has not been shared publicly, said that Barbut told Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and her own office she would resign after the bill’s expected passage by the French Senate la...
This archived item refers to french environment minister to resign after passage of controversial farm bill. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 21/07/2026
What Andy Burnham’s new-look Cabinet tells us about Britain’s direction
A big Cabinet reshuffle under the incoming PM yielded some surprises — and opened up some potential new Westminster dramas.
By SAM BLEWETTin London
Newly appointed Chancellor John Healey leaves Downing Street in London as new Prime Minister Andy Burnham names his Cabinet on July 20, 2026. | Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham wasted no time Monday s...
This archived item refers to what Andy Burnham’s new-look Cabinet tells us about Britain’s direction. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 20/07/2026
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This archived item refers to nach Spahn-Aus: So könnte Merz das Kabinett umbauen. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 17/07/2026
BERLIN — French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged Friday to reach deals on an ambitious slate of topics before year’s end, but the duo cast their urgency as a matter of economic survival rather than a bid to safeguard the Franco-German relationship from a Marine Le Pen presidency.
Speaking at the end of two days of Franco-German meetings, the leaders of the EU’s two biggest economies said they were expediting work on agreements to confront the glut of ...
This archived item refers to merz, Macron vow quick work on EU priorities ahead of potential Le Pen presidency. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 17/07/2026
BERLIN — France and Germany pledged Friday to look at developing an alternative to military software provided by U.S. company Palantir, as European countries seek to lessen reliance on America.
France’s domestic intelligence service announced in June it was ending its contract with the U.S. surveillance giant while Germany’s spy agency also picked French alternative ChapsVision over Palantir.
“To foster data sovereignty, France and Germany will examine the development of a Europ...
This archived item refers to france, Germany vow to develop Palantir rival. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 17/07/2026
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This archived item refers to merz und Macrons letzter Anlauf für Europas Nuklearschirm. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 16/07/2026
BERLIN — Friedrich Merz and Emmanuel Macron opened two days of Franco-German talks Thursday with a pledge to strengthen Europe’s military, industrial and technological power, seeking to display that the continent’s key relationship can still deliver despite recent setbacks.
The German chancellor and French president will lead defense talks at Nörvenich air base Friday before joining their ministers near Cologne. The gathering will be Macron’s final Franco-German ministerial council before...
This archived item refers to as Le Pen looms, Macron and Merz bid to show Franco-German engine still has clout. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 16/07/2026
PARIS — “Elle est le dernier espoir de la France” : pour la première fois, Elon Musk a adressé mercredi un quasi-message de soutien à Marine Le Pen, la candidate du RN à l’élection présidentielle, auprès de ses 240,8 millions d’abonnés sur sa plateforme X.
Au Rassemblement national, on se garde cependant de toute association directe avec le milliardaire. “C’est vrai, Marine Le Pen est le dernier espoir de la France”, a réagi le porte-parole du parti, Laurent Jacobelli, ce jeudi au micro d...
This archived item refers to le RN embarrassé par le soutien d’Elon Musk à Marine Le Pen. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 16/07/2026
PARIS — France’s biggest far-right party isn’t that jazzed about an endorsement from the world’s first trillionaire.
After Elon Musk called presidential candidate Marine Le Pen “France’s last hope” in a post on X on Wednesday, her allies from her National Rally party were quick to downplay his backing as a matter that’s out of their hands.
Laurent Jacobelli, a spokesperson for and lawmaker from the National Rally, said on public radio Thursday that while he agrees with Musk’s statement...
This archived item refers to french far right to Musk: Thanks but no thanks on the Le Pen endorsement. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 16/07/2026
PARIS — If time is indeed a flat circle, François Hollande may yet have a chance of returning to power in France next year.
The 71-year-old, who served as French president from 2012 to 2017, told dozens of influential supporters, including elected officials and public servants, at a garden party at the French Senate that he thinks he “could be useful” in next year’s presidential election.
“I’ve been president before; I know what the job entails, and I’ve held that position,...
This archived item refers to former French President François Hollande drops another comeback hint at private party. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 16/07/2026
France’s National Assembly on Thursday approved legislation that puts a Caribbean island’s border into law — nearly four centuries after French and Dutch governments agreed to divide it.
Lawmakers adopted a bill authorizing ratification of the 2023 agreement “on the delimitation of the border between France (Saint-Martin) and the Netherlands (Sint Maarten).”
The treaty gives legal certainty to one of Europe’s most unusual frontiers: an open border between EU territory...
This archived item refers to france settles border dispute with the Netherlands — 400 years later. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 16/07/2026
BERLIN — German military personnel are set to take part in France’s flagship nuclear drill Poker for the first time this fall, according to a German government official.
The move would be a significant step toward closer Franco-German cooperation on nuclear deterrence.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to agree on the participation during a meeting of the Franco-German Defense and Security Council at Germany’s Nörvenich Air Base o...
This archived item refers to german military to join French nuclear exercise for first time. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 15/07/2026
France and other countries are in discussions with U.S. officials to avoid new trade investigations into their pharmaceutical pricing practices, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Tuesday.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative last month launched an investigation into Germany’s drug pricing policies under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which gives the president the authority to levy tariffs in response to unfair trade practices.
The U.S. has told other countries...
This archived item refers to france, others in talks with US to avoid trade probes into drug pricing. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 15/07/2026
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron’s party is suing far-right National Rally presidential candidate Marine Le Pen for allegedly using its name in a campaign slogan.
The party, Renaissance, said that Le Pen’s slogan — “For France, the Renaissance” — amounted to an “unauthorized appropriation of its political identity and trademarks.”
Le Pen formally launched her presidential bid last week after a court cleared her to run despite being found guil...
This archived item refers to macron’s party sues Le Pen over campaign slogan. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 14/07/2026
LONDON — French President Emmanuel Macron presented U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer with one of France’s highest honors — the Légion d’honneur — in recognition of his contribution to Europe’s security.
Macron bestowed the award on Tuesday as the two leaders met in Paris for the latest session of the Coalition of the Willing, a gathering of allies led by Britain and France that has pledged to help secure a ceasefire in Ukraine.
The French president said Starmer had played a...
This archived item refers to macron hands Starmer Légion d’honneur as parting gift. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 14/07/2026
BRUSSELS — French university Sciences Po is considering opening a campus in Brussels, arguing that the EU capital is “paradoxically” missing its own elite academic institution.
Brussels conspicuously lacks a significant presence of elite schools, according to an internal report obtained by POLITICO, and Sciences Po in particular is absent despite the dense network of alumni who staff the EU institutions, says the 18-page document.
One way to resolve that would be for ...
This archived item refers to the EU’s Georgetown? Top French university Sciences Po eyes Brussels campus. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 13/07/2026
KYIV — A corruption investigation was behind another government reshuffle in Ukraine, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday announcing changes to his administration.
Looming embezzlement charges against Ukraine’s Ambassador to the U.S. Olga Stefanishyna appear to have sped up a decision to shake up the government just a year after the last regrouping.
“Stefanishyna has to come back to Ukraine, and we need a strong ambassador in America; that’s why changes started now,” a senior ...
This archived item refers to corruption probe triggers Zelenskyy’s surprise Ukraine cabinet reshuffle. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 13/07/2026
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron warned against nationalism and made a last plea for deeper European defense cooperation Monday in his final speech to the armed forces before leaving office next year.
“Wherever nationalism is pandered to, whether in France or elsewhere, we are misunderstanding our own history,” Macron said. “At a time when Europe is rearming, to think that building up capabilities separately is the way forward is absurd.”
This was Macron...
This archived item refers to macron trumpets high defense spending in last speech to the troops. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 13/07/2026
PARIS — Far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s surprise return to the 2027 French presidential election is forcing one of her main opponents, Edouard Philippe, to adjust his attack plans.
After launching his campaign in May by promising to sell voters on a “massively optimistic” conservative agenda, the former prime minister and his troops are now going after Le Pen as a fiscally irresponsible lefty.
“Marine Le Pen has a platform that is largely left-wing,” said Nathalie Loiseau, a me...
This archived item refers to the plan to take down Le Pen: Frame her as a lefty. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 09/07/2026
PARIS — Marine Le Pen’s first campaign stop in western France on Wednesday revealed a major clue on how she plans to win over voters long skeptical of the far right: Keep her charming, 30-year-old protégé attached at the hip.
Le Pen’s thinking is that Jordan Bardella’s youth appeal, comms skills and history of outreach to the business elite can help widen the appeal of their party, the National Rally, and compensate for her weaknesses. After trying — and failing — three times to reach the...
This archived item refers to le Pen’s strategy to win French presidency: Bring Bardella everywhere. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 08/07/2026
ANKARA, Turkey — Emmanuel Macron left his last NATO summit without a bang — fitting for a president for whom fiscal constraints and the prospect of a far-right successor threaten his defense legacy.
The French president — who arrived late, departed early and barely spoke to the press — has often kept a low profile at alliance summits. Yet in his nearly a decade as president, he cemented France as a top power in NATO, deploying French forces to the border with Russia and pressing the case ...
This archived item refers to more nukes, more NATO: Will Macron’s makeover of French defense last?. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 08/07/2026
LONDON — In a strange twist, Marine Le Pen and Nigel Farage, two giant figures of Europe’s populist right, faced simultaneous reckonings with what they like to call “the establishment” this week.
Le Pen, the standard-bearer of France’s National Rally party, was found guilty of embezzling EU funds at an appeal hearing on Tuesday afternoon and was ordered to wear an electronic tag on her ankle for a year.
An hour later, Brexit cheerleader Farage, whose Reform UK party is topping British ...
This archived item refers to farage and Le Pen try Trump’s trick of turning scandal to their advantage. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 07/07/2026
PARIS — The monthslong legal saga that threatened to derail Marine Le Pen’s presidential aspirations ended with a major plot twist that will allow her to mount a fourth run for the Elysée Palace.
Le Pen was sentenced to a year of house arrest on Tuesday, but her election ban was reduced from five years to just 15 months as of March 2025, making it possible for her to run. But Le Pen said she would take her case to France’s highest court, the Cour ...
This archived item refers to 4 key questions hanging over a Le Pen candidacy . The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 07/07/2026
PARIS — Marine Le Pen’s muted legal victory Tuesday leaves the far-right leader battered and bruised, but it also burnishes her reputation as France’s ultimate political survivor.
In an unexpected verdict, a three-judge panel upheld her conviction for embezzlement but reduced her five-year ban on running for office. The judges also sentenced her to a year of house arrest, which she said on Tuesday evening she would appeal.
Le Pen’s announcement Tuesday that she will stand as her party...
This archived item refers to le Pen comeback revives French far right’s biggest fear: Can she actually win?. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 07/07/2026
PARIS — Marine Le Pen finished a whirlwind day of legal drama by launching her fourth bid for the French presidency and a high-stakes appeal of her latest embezzlement conviction.
The longtime face of the French far right arrived at court on Tuesday banned from running for public office after being found guilty of misusing European Parliament funds last year, and the expectation was that the decision would not go her way. But while the three-judge panel who heard Le Pen’s appeal upheld he...
This archived item refers to le Pen to run for president despite embezzlement conviction. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 07/07/2026
France united behind Kylian Mbappé on Monday after Paraguayan Senator Celeste Amarilla aimed a volley of abuse at the French striker.
Amarilla, a senator with the centrist Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA), published the posts a day after Paraguay’s elimination to France in a tense round-of-16 World Cup match. She referred to Mbappé as a “brute,” mocked his intelligence and questioned his French identity, describing him as a “colonized Cameroonian pretending to be French.”
French ...
This archived item refers to paraguayan senator’s ‘brazen racism’ against Mbappé sparks anger in France. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 06/07/2026
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Un baromètre le plaçant en tête des bonnes opinions dans l’électorat de gauche, un accueil bienveillant par les patrons aux Rencontres d’Aix-en-Provence… François Hollande commence à récolter les fruits de la...
This archived item refers to hollande : le retour du “daron noir”. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 05/07/2026
PARIS — French presidential hopeful Edouard Philippe used his first major campaign rally in Paris on Sunday to launch a scathing attack on the National Rally, hitting the polls-leading far-right party as unprincipled and opportunistic.
Speaking to an enthusiastic crowd of about 5,000, the center-right former prime minister slammed the National Rally for being “socialist in the north, liberal in the south. A self-proclaimed spokesperson for the working class in rural areas, yet a lover of ...
This archived item refers to former French PM Philippe slams far right as two-faced at first major campaign rally. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 03/07/2026
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“A ce moment-là, je me suis dit ‘j’arrête tout’”. Dans cet épisode spécial de Playbook Paris, le podcast de POLITICO, enregistré aux Rencontres économiques d’Aix-en-Provence, l’ancien ministre de l’Economie d...
This archived item refers to bruno Le Maire : “Une campagne, c’est tripal, c’est pas cérébral.”. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 03/07/2026
The Italian princess who could be France’s next first lady
Jordan Bardella’s romance with an aristocratic influencer is complicating his working-class pitch.
By MARION SOLLETTYin PARIS
Illustration by Natália Delgado/POLITICO
A royal title. A jet-setting lifestyle. A multimillion-euro offshore fortune.
French far-right leader Jordan Bardella’s glitzy romance with an Italian princess has handed his critics an irresistible line of attack: that...
This archived item refers to the Italian princess who could be France’s next first lady. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 03/07/2026
Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humor column.
The film “Amadeus” details the rivalry between two composers, Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — our Brussels-based readers may have heard of the latter thanks to a restaurant specializing in ribs named after him in the city center.
Both have talent. But will the older Salieri be able to keep down the younger man? Spoiler alert: There’s no Brussels-based ribs joint called Salieri.
Anyway, next week will see...
This archived item refers to le Pen and Bardella vs. a teen with a water pistol. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 03/07/2026
Brussels comes back to bite Le Pen
The far-right leader could see her presidential hopes crushed in an embezzlement case triggered by a complaint at the European Parliament.
By VICTOR GOURY-LAFFONTin Paris
Illustration by Natália Delgado/POLITICO
Marine Le Pen built her political career by trashing the EU, and Brussels is now poised to take revenge by blocking her path to France’s presidency.
On Tuesday, at an appeals court i...
This archived item refers to brussels comes back to bite Le Pen. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 02/07/2026
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Le podcast Playbook Paris se délocalise au parc Jourdan des Rencontres économiques d’Aix-en-Provence, où se bousculent les politiques et la plupart des candidats à la présidentielle — à l’exception notable de...
This archived item refers to tous bienvenus aux Rencontres d’Aix (sauf RN et LFI). The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 02/07/2026
PARIS — France’s far-right National Rally was hoping it could put its legal woes behind it next week — with the conclusion of a long-running embezzlement case against its leader Marine Le Pen — and finally concentrate all its energy on the 2027 election.
But police raids on Tuesday mean the party’s judicial headaches will likely drag on, even if National Rally President Jordan Bardella emerges as its presidential candidate in the coming week.
In fact, Bardella now faces fraud all...
This archived item refers to france’s far right just can’t shake off its legal problems . The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 01/07/2026
Conservative politician Bruno Retailleau on Wednesday accused the French government of scheduling next year’s presidential election on dates that favor left-wing candidates.
French officials on Wednesday announced voters will go to the polls to elect the country’s next president on April 18 and May 2.
Retailleau, who is running as the presidential candidate for the center-right Les Républicains party, said the date for the runoff vote unfairly benefits left-wing groups bec...
This archived item refers to french presidential candidate Retailleau suggests election date favors the left. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 01/07/2026
PARIS — Jordan Bardella, the leader of France’s National Rally and president of the Patriots group in the European Parliament, on Tuesday evening said authorities had raided “offices and private residences of communications contractors” with which his team had worked.
While Bardella did not specify why the contractors’ properties were raided, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office confirmed in a statement to POLITICO that it was “conducting investigative measures in Fran...
This archived item refers to far-right leader Bardella says police raided contractors who worked for him. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in July 2026.
Politico Europe
• 30/06/2026
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Ses équipes n’en font pas mystère : Edouard Philippe ne peut pas rater son meeting de dimanche à Paris alors que le candidat avait repoussé son entrée en campagne pour la présidentielle. Celui qui reste le fa...
This archived item refers to edouard Philippe se jette (enfin) à l’eau. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 30/06/2026
PARIS — The French Green party announced Tuesday it would put forward a motion of no confidence against the government over its handling of last week’s record-breaking heat wave.
The bid to take down Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s minority government is unlikely to succeed without support from other opposition parties, such as the far-right National Rally or the more centrist-leaning Socialists. The Socialists have not supported any of the six no-confidence motions leveled against Lec...
This archived item refers to french government to face no confidence vote over heat wave. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 30/06/2026
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This archived item refers to security-Update: Warum Merz den Kalten Krieg zurück ins Kabinett holt. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 30/06/2026
Iran rejected French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to cooperate on clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz on Monday evening, warning Paris against intervening in one of the world’s most strategically important waterways.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi dismissed the bid to have a group of countries, including France and the U.K., work together to demine the waterway, arguing it violated the existing provisional peace agreement Iran signed with U.S. P...
This archived item refers to iran rejects Macron’s plan to clear Strait of Hormuz. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 30/06/2026
Paris and Berlin push to make EU foreign policy great — somehow
Governments have differing views on what the EEAS should look like and what it should do. But France is taking the lead on opening the debate.
By JACOPO BARIGAZZI in Brussels and CLEA CAULCUTT in Paris
Illustration by Natália Delgado/POLITICO
The EU’s two most powerful countries want the bloc’s foreign policy wing to change. They just don’t agree on how to do it.
Fra...
This archived item refers to paris and Berlin push to make EU foreign policy great — somehow. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 30/06/2026
PARIS — As Jordan Bardella edges closer to possibly replacing Marine Le Pen as France’s far-right presidential candidate, he is taking aim at one of her key economic promises.
Le Pen has made the preservation of France’s generous pension system a major campaign issue, pledging to roll back President Emmanuel Macron’s reforms and keep the country’s legal retirement age at 62. Bardella has suggested that policy should be up for debate.
Officials close to Bardella are now studying a...
This archived item refers to jordan Bardella allies plan to soften Marine Le Pen’s pension promise. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
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• 29/06/2026
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Candidats à la présidentielle, processus de désignation… y verra-t-on un peu plus clair, à gauche, avant de partir en vacances ? Alors que François Hollande et Raphaël Glucksmann se sont croisés à un raout so...
This archived item refers to a gauche, qui d’autre que Mélenchon ?. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 29/06/2026
BRUXELLES — Emmanuel Macron a chargé le gouvernement de trouver de nouvelles taxes européennes pour financer le prochain budget à long terme de l’UE, qui s’élèvera à 2 000 milliards d’euros, selon cinq responsables publics au fait des discussions.
Sans accord sur de nouvelles taxes, Paris serait contraint de verser davantage d’argent à Bruxelles, ce qui donnerait des arguments au Rassemblement national, actuel favori des sondages à l’élection présidentielle.
Cette initiative française ...
This archived item refers to la France réfléchit à de nouvelles taxes européennes pour financer le budget de l’UE. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 28/06/2026
BRUSSELS — French President Emmanuel Macron has instructed his administration to find new EU-wide taxes to finance the bloc’s next €2 trillion budget, according to five officials familiar with the discussions.
Failure to agree on new levies would result in Paris sending more money to Brussels — giving ammunition to the country’s far-right National Rally party, which is leading the polls for the April 2027 presidential election.
The French push comes after EU government...
This archived item refers to france hunts for new EU taxes to fund €2T budget. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 28/06/2026
PARIS — France has recorded 1,000 more deaths than usual this month — an increase that can be attributed to the record-breaking heat wave the country has gone through in recent days.
“Since June 24, approximately 1,000 additional deaths (unconsolidated figures) have been recorded compared to the deaths recorded in previous months,” the French national health agency said in a statement on Sunday.
“This increase has been more pronounced in regions under a red alert ove...
This archived item refers to about 1,000 deaths in France attributable to heat wave. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 26/06/2026
PARIS — A historic heat wave has forced the city of Paris to turn toward big business to provide its firefighters with the resources they need.
Officials from center-left Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire’s cabinet have been reaching out to large-scale food retailers to mobilize stocks over fears that the Parisian pompiers, who in France are often the first responders in case of emergencies, would run out of ice cubes needed to cool down victims of heat stroke.
The plea was confirmed by tw...
This archived item refers to paris desperate for ice amid record-breaking heat. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 25/06/2026
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Il aura fallu attendre quatre ans après l’arrivée au pouvoir de Giorgia Meloni pour que la France et l’Italie organisent un sommet bilatéral. La rencontre d’Antibes de ce jeudi, et les signatures de con...
This archived item refers to entre Macron et Meloni, ça se réchauffe (un peu). The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 25/06/2026
BRUSSELS — EU leaders should gather for an emergency summit to strengthen protections against extreme heat and reinforce the bloc’s climate efforts, said the European Green Party on Thursday.
Western Europe is suffering under a record-breaking heat wave this week, with temperatures in many countries inching close to or even exceeding 40 degrees Celsius.
Nighttime temperatures are also extraordinarily high, posing significant risks to human health. The heat wave is forecast to mo...
This archived item refers to greens call for emergency EU leaders’ summit over extreme heat. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 24/06/2026
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Une photo dans la tribune officielle du grand prix de F1 de Monaco avec sa richissime compagne en pleine affaire Lyhanna, une justification maladroite, et voilà les doutes et les interrogations qui refont sur...
This archived item refers to rN : Bardella est-il faillible ?. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 24/06/2026
PARIS — Even before she took office, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni picked regular fights with French President Emmanuel Macron.
Now, U.S. President Donald Trump is helping them make peace.
As they meet in Antibes on the French Riviera on Thursday for their first and probably last bilateral summit, Meloni and Macron will finally find themselves on the same page politically, ready to sign a raft of agreements on topics ranging from nuclear power to aerospace.
Meloni has ...
This archived item refers to trump helps fix toxic relationship between Macron and Meloni. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 24/06/2026
A doctor returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive for Ebola in France, the country’s Ministry of Health announced Wednesday.
It is the first case of Ebola reported in France since the start of the current outbreak. The patient is in isolation and in a stable condition, the ministry said.
The doctor was returning from a humanitarian mission in one of the affected areas in Congo. The crisis is among the worst Ebola outbreaks in history, with more than 1,000 cas...
This archived item refers to france reports Ebola case in doctor returning from Congo. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 24/06/2026
PARIS — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen sided with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni after the latter traded barbs with U.S. President Donald Trump in a public spat.
The Italian leader shot back at the American president over the weekend after Trump mocked her for supposedly “begging” him for a photograph at a recent G7 meeting. He also accused her of exploiting their relationship for domestic political gain. Meloni said Trump made up the incident and told him to mind his own bu...
This archived item refers to le Pen slams ‘very insulting’ Trump in his spat with Meloni. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 23/06/2026
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Va-t-on reprendre notre vie comme avant une fois passée la canicule historique que traverse la France ? Ou des conséquences politiques en seront-elles tirées pour faire face aux futures vagues de chaleur ? An...
This archived item refers to canicule : la France inadaptée. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 21/06/2026
French authorities are restricting public drinking in parts of Paris as a severe heatwave in parts of Europe collides with one of the country’s biggest street-party nights.
A police order issued ahead of the Fête de la Musique bans the consumption of stronger alcoholic drinks from 8 a.m. Sunday along stretches of the popular Canal Saint-Martin, including parts of Quai de Valmy and Quai de Jemmapes.
From 1 p.m., takeaway sales of the same categories of alcohol are also banned in t...
This archived item refers to france curbs public drinking as heatwave hits music festival crowds. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 17/06/2026
BRUSSELS — Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán hopes Marine Le Pen is the far-right candidate in next year’s French presidential election.
Speaking to journalists during his first visit to Brussels since losing power in April, Orbán declined to say if he would campaign for Jordan Bardella, the 30-year-old MEP who looks poised to be the National Rally’s candidate next year. Instead, Orbán threw his support behind Le Pen, the far-right party’s leader in the French...
This archived item refers to orbán backs ‘legend’ Le Pen over Bardella as French far right presidential candidate. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 17/06/2026
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This archived item refers to by-election eve: Cabinet on the brink. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 17/06/2026
BRUSSELS ― The French government and its far-right rivals are trading blows over tougher migration policies ― 10 months out from the country’s most significant presidential election in modern times.
The country’s Europe minister, a loyalist of centrist President Emmanuel Macron, told POLITICO that Jordan Bardella’s National Rally had a position on migration that was “a big fraud.” The far-right party, which says it did everything it could to support the reduc...
This archived item refers to macron ally hits out at far-right Bardella’s migration ‘fraud’. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 16/06/2026
PARIS — France’s domestic intelligence service is ending its contract with U.S. surveillance technology giant Palantir, it said on Tuesday morning.
The General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI) picked French firm ChapsVision to “replace the American giant Palantir,” Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said in an online video published on the eve of the opening of the country’s biggest tech conference VivaTech.
The DGSI has worked with Palantir since 2016. It renew...
This archived item refers to french spy service drops Palantir. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 16/06/2026
PARIS — Les services de renseignement intérieur français vont rompre leur contrat avec l’entreprise technologique américaine Palantir, a annoncé mardi matin le Premier ministre.
“La société française ChapsVision a été retenue aujourd’hui par la DGSI, la Direction générale de la sécurité intérieure, qui dépend du ministre de l’Intérieur, pour se substituer au géant américain Palantir”, a détaillé Sébastien Lecornu dans une vidéo publiée à la veille de l’ouverture du salon du numérique Viva...
This archived item refers to la DGSI va remplacer Palantir par ChapsVision, annonce Sébastien Lecornu. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 15/06/2026
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Dans une interview à POLITICO sur les questions internationales, Jordan Bardella explique qu’il n’a pas du tout renoncé à « tout changer » au fonctionnement de l’Union européenne quand bien même le projet d...
This archived item refers to uE, Otan, Ukraine : Bardella parle à POLITICO. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 15/06/2026
GENEVA — Pay up, Paris.That’s the message from Swiss authorities who are furious that they are being stuck with the bill for policing tens of thousands of protesters railing against a G7 summit taking place in neighboring France.
The Group of 7 leaders’ summit, which starts Monday, is happening just over the border in the French resort town of Evian-les-Bains, where leaders including Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump will be discussing global trade imbalances and how to end the war in Ukra...
This archived item refers to switzerland-France feud erupts over G7 security costs. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 15/06/2026
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that France and its allies would be ready to deploy a mission within days to secure the Strait of Hormuz if the truce between the United States and Iran is confirmed.
Speaking in an interview with French broadcaster TF1, Macron said the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier could be deployed “in two to three days” to patrol the strait, following “the confirmation” of a deal between Washington and Tehran.
“We are ready …...
This archived item refers to macron says Hormuz maritime mission can be deployed within days. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 15/06/2026
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is thankful that her party, the National Rally, can count on leader Jordan Bardella if she’s barred from running in the 2027 French election.
“It’s a relief for me that, if I’m prevented from standing, he could stand in my place,” she said in an interview with France Télévisions on Sunday.
Le Pen was convicted of embezzling European Parliament funds in March 2025, a ruling that currently excludes her from the 2027 presidential race. She immed...
This archived item refers to le Pen says it’s ‘a relief’ Bardella can stand in French presidential election if she’s banned. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 15/06/2026
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This archived item refers to bardella warns Brussels he won’t moderate. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 15/06/2026
PARIS — Jordan Bardella a un message pour les partenaires européens de la France : il n’a pas renoncé à “tout changer” au fonctionnement de l’Union européenne. Et ce, même s’il prend soin de préciser qu’il veut le faire “sans rien détruire” – sa nouvelle devise.
Sept ans après que le parti a abandonné son projet de Frexit, le président du RN, candidat potentiel pour l’élection présidentielle de 2027 et ultra favori des sondages de premier tour, a en effet détaillé ses intentio...
This archived item refers to budget, alliances : Bardella veut toujours “tout changer” à l’UE. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 15/06/2026
BRUSSELS — If Europe’s mainstream politicians were under the impression that the French far right was preparing to soften its edges and settle into the rhythms of EU dealmaking, Jordan Bardella just shattered their illusions.
In a wide-ranging conversation ahead of a trip to Poland, the National Rally leader doused hopes that he might prove a more accommodating European partner than his mentor, Marine Le Pen. Instead, he showed no signs of moderating plans to slash France’s EU budget ...
This archived item refers to an Italian princess and EU budgets: 5 takeaways from POLITICO’s Jordan Bardella interview. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 15/06/2026
BRUSSELS — Jordan Bardella was never meant to be his party’s presidential candidate.
The 30-year-old member of the European Parliament is the protégé of Marine Le Pen, the far-right leader of France’s National Rally. For years, the two complemented each other. Le Pen was the party’s face and standard-bearer; Bardella ran its operations, led its delegation in Brussels and waited for his mentor to win so he could become prime minister.
Le Pen’s 2025 conviction for embezzling EU funds...
This archived item refers to ‘The EU is completely obsolete’: France’s far-right leader wants to shake up Europe. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 12/06/2026
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron wants the G7 summit to converge on the need to tackle a flood of subsidized Chinese exports that is disrupting global markets, but even before leaders meet, it’s clear that credible action is one deliverable he won’t be able to land.
A discussion on global imbalances on Monday, the first day of the gathering Macron is hosting in Evian, is unlikely to deliver answers to the problem, with Beijing curling its lip at the G7 initiative and the Europeans...
This archived item refers to macron wants the G7 to tackle China. Beijing isn’t playing along.. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 11/06/2026
BRUSSELS ― The head of the EU’s diplomatic service has given a staunch defense of her institution as it fights off suggestions that it be shut down.
In an email seen by POLITICO, Kaja Kallas, the bloc’s foreign policy chief, wrote to the 5,000-strong staff of the European External Action Service, insisting that it “added value” to the bloc. She was responding to a French government discussion paper that floated radical options for the EEAS that included bringing it completely ...
This archived item refers to kallas defends EU’s foreign service after French paper questions its survival. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 10/06/2026
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Sous les feux croisés des oppositions, des magistrats et des Français en colère, le ministre de la Justice joue un numéro d’équilibriste pour ne pas céder aux appels à la démission. Peut-il tenir ? Quelles po...
This archived item refers to affaire Lyhanna : Darmanin s’accroche. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 09/06/2026
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron has invited Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to next week’s G7 leaders’ summit, according to two government officials and two individuals from the private sector who have been briefed on the plans.
Al Thani has accepted the invitation, according to an Arab official and a European diplomat, who, like others quoted in this piece, were granted anonymity to speak candidly about a meeting still ...
This archived item refers to macron invites Saudi crown prince and Qatari emir to discuss Middle East crisis at G7. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 09/06/2026
PARIS — France on Tuesday banned Israel’s far-right Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, from entering the country due to his support for the West Bank annexations that threaten a two-state solution.
France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot confirmed the ban in a post on X, adding Smotrich “actively promotes the annexation of the West Bank,” as well as “the creation of new colonies in the West Bank, the recolonization of Gaza.”
“It’s a policy that an overwhelming maj...
This archived item refers to israeli finance minister banned from entering France. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 08/06/2026
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron is set to host a video call between the Group of Seven countries and China to address global trade imbalances, according to four officials from three G7 countries familiar with preparations for the meeting.
Two of the four officials, all of whom were granted anonymity to discuss sensitive diplomatic planning, said the call would take place Thursday ahead of next week’s G7 leaders’ summit in the lakeside resort of Evian-les-Bains.
The...
This archived item refers to macron courts China with G7 outreach. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 08/06/2026
La Commission européenne s’apprête à poursuivre la France et l’Espagne devant la plus haute juridiction européenne pour ne pas avoir adopté une législation en matière de cybersécurité.
Les deux pays n’ont pas respecté la date limite d’octobre 2024 pour adopter une loi transposant dans leur droit les règles européennes sur la protection des infrastructures critiques contre les cyberattaques. La Commission les a rappelés à l’ordre à deux reprises depuis, et prend désormais la décision rare ...
This archived item refers to l’UE va poursuivre la France et l’Espagne pour leur retard dans l’adoption d’une loi sur la cybersécurité. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 07/06/2026
France and Cyprus will sign on Monday a status of forces agreement allowing Paris to station troops on the Mediterranean island, two senior Cypriot government officials told POLITICO.
The agreement will be signed by French Armed Forces Minister Catherine Vautrin and Cypriot Defense Minister Vasilis Palmas in Nicosia, as both will attend the informal European Foreign Affairs Council meeting in its defense configuration the same day.
The agreement “will provide for the presence of French...
This archived item refers to france and Cyprus to sign defense pact for French deployment to island. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 05/06/2026
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday invited Ukraine’s allies to attend France’s Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on July 14.
Speaking on the margins of the EU-Western Balkans summit in Montenegro, Macron said the so-called Coalition of the Willing nations would discuss support for Ukraine and attend France’s annual military parade.
Led by France and the U.K., the Coalition of the Willing is a loose alliance of over 30 countries aiming to provide Ukrai...
This archived item refers to macron invites club of Ukraine allies to attend Bastille Day. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 05/06/2026
PARIS — The EU’s transparency watchdog has accused the Commission of maladministration after failing to keep a text message from French President Emmanuel Macron to Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the EU executive, urging a freeze in talks on a major trade deal with Latin America.
Macron’s text message in early 2024, exclusively reported by POLITICO, sought to halt talks on the trade accord with the Mercosur bloc within sight of the finish line. The deal was only approved at the be...
This archived item refers to eU watchdog says von der Leyen should have kept Macron’s Mercosur text message. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 05/06/2026
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron is considering one of the grandest displays of French statecraft in his diplomatic arsenal: a private dinner with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Palace of Versailles.
The Elysée Palace is preparing a dinner for two in the opulent residence of the Sun King Louis XIV to coincide with the summit of the Group of Seven leading economies later this month, according to two French officials familiar with the preparations.
The big idea would be to pl...
This archived item refers to macron weighs his options for wooing Trump at G7: Dinner at Versailles, or maybe golf. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 05/06/2026
TIVAT, Montenegro — French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will join a group of EU leaders at a summit on Friday, as capitals try to find consensus on how far, and how fast, the process of bringing new members into the bloc should go.
They are taking part in talks in the small Balkan nation of Montenegro at the annual EU-Western Balkans summit, as Brussels accelerates efforts to advance membership for countries seeking to join the bloc. No new member has bee...
This archived item refers to macron and Merz head to Montenegro as EU races to secure its next frontier. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 04/06/2026
EU candidate countries should be able to gradually unlock privileges such as partial access to the bloc’s single market to keep them motivated while they wait for full membership, Paris and Berlin have suggested in a new joint paper.
In the discussion paper, circulated ahead of a Western Balkans summit and seen by POLITICO, aspiring EU members could also win observer status at key meetings, as well as other perks, to avoid disenchantment with the process.
The idea would be to bri...
This archived item refers to paris and Berlin pitch ‘gradual integration’ for EU hopefuls amid frustration in Western Balkans. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 03/06/2026
Denmark’s caretaker Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen unveiled her third coalition government on Wednesday, putting an end to two months of political blockage following last March’s national election.
After spending the past seven years governing with center-right parties, the Danish Social Democrat opted to form a left-leaning coalition with the insurgent Green Left party, the Social Liberals and The Moderates.
Her cabinet’s 21 ministers include familiar faces like fo...
This archived item refers to denmark’s Frederiksen unveils new left-leaning cabinet. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 02/06/2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to attend a Group of Seven summit later this month in France, according to three officials aware of plans to invite the wartime leader.
Zelenskyy is expected to join heads of state and government from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, said the officials who were granted anonymity to speak freely about preparations for the gathering.
The Ukrainian leader plan...
This archived item refers to ukraine’s Zelenskyy set to attend G7 summit in France. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 02/06/2026
BRUSSELS — Move over, Google. Qwant is taking over as the European Parliament’s default search engine.
Starting Thursday, the European Parliament will replace Google with the French search engine as the default search tool on in-house computers, according to an internal communication seen by POLITICO.
As of Thursday June 4, “Qwant will replace Google as default search engine on European Parliament computers,” officials told lawmakers in an email seen by POLITICO. The change...
This archived item refers to european Parliament ditches Google for French search firm over privacy concerns. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 02/06/2026
PARIS — France’s military needs more weapons and arms production has to get faster, warned the country’s top general Fabien Mandon.
“We have not yet reached the level needed to fully address the challenges ahead,” Mandon said of the size of the French military in a closed-door Senate meeting, according to newly released readouts.
The chief of defense staff met senators in April and in May and during the hearings — which are normally closed to the public —he...
This archived item refers to france’s top general warns about too-small military and slow production. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 01/06/2026
PARIS — France has banned Israel from participating in Eurosatory, one of the world’s largest arms shows that kicks off later this month, the Israeli government announced on Monday.
“The French decision encompasses: a ban on government representatives attending the exhibition; a ban on opening an Israeli national pavilion; and a restriction limiting Israeli defense industries to displaying air defense products only, with offensive systems explicitly excluded,” the I...
This archived item refers to france bans Israel from major weapons show. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 01/06/2026
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Avec la 9e édition du sommet “Choose France” au château de Versailles, Emmanuel Macron démarre une tournée d’adieux qui ne dit pas son nom. Le compte à rebours a commencé : il quittera l’Ely...
This archived item refers to la “saison des dernières fois” pour Emmanuel Macron. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 01/06/2026
French authorities on Monday confirmed the country’s Navy intercepted and seized a Russian oil tanker sailing under a false flag.
The Tagor, which departed from the Russian port of Murmansk, was boarded more than 400 nautical miles off France’s Atlantic coast on Sunday. French officials suspect the ship was flying a false flag and is part of the so-called shadow fleet of mostly aging oil tankers used to circumvent sanctions imposed after Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukrain...
This archived item refers to france seizes Russian suspected shadow fleet vessel. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in June 2026.
Politico Europe
• 29/05/2026
PARIS — European countries should buy French warplanes instead of U.S. ones to benefit from France’s new nuclear deterrent initiative, far-right leader Jordan Bardella said on Thursday evening.
“Before asking France to extend its nuclear umbrella, our European partners must stop buying [American-made] F-35s and start buying Rafales instead,” he told French broadcaster LCI.
Despite making that demand, he did underline that France should stick with the nuclear d...
This archived item refers to bardella: European countries should buy French warplanes to join nuclear club. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in May 2026.
Politico Europe
• 29/05/2026
Right-wing mogul ignites culture war in French cinema
But French filmmakers are not ready to cut ties with controversial Vincent Bolloré.
By GIORGIO LEALIin PARIS
Photo-Illustration by Natália Delgado/ POLITICO
There’s a tradition at the Cannes film festival: when the lights go down, the audience claps and cheers when the logos of their favorite producers and distributors appear.
This year, there was a twist. Almost every time the logo of Canal+, ...
This archived item refers to right-wing mogul ignites culture war in French cinema. The source originates from Politico Europe and was published in May 2026.