Dec 13 France’s Macron names centrist ally Bayrou as country’s next prime minister By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister in an effort to address the country's deep political crisis, after a historic parliamentary vote ousted the previous government last week. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 7:50 Notre Dame’s ceremonial reopening also marks Trump’s return to the world stage By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Kaisha Young Against the Paris skyline, the Notre Dame Cathedral has risen from the ashes with its official reopening Saturday. Dozens of world leaders, diplomats and celebrities attended the celebration of the monument’s rebirth, including a high-profile return to the global spotlight… Continue watching
Dec 07 Trump meets with France’s Macron and Ukraine’s Zelenskyy during visit to Paris By Sylvie Corbet, Adriana Gomez Licon, Jill Colvin, Associated Press The president-elect's visit to France, ahead of a celebration of the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral five years after a devastating fire, comes as Macron and other European leaders are trying to win Trump’s favor and persuade him to maintain… Continue reading
Dec 05 French president Macron vows to stay in office after prime minister resigns By Tom Nouvian, Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester, Associated Press In his address to the nation on Thursday, Macron came out fighting, laying blame at the door of his opponents on the far right for bringing down the government of Michel Barnier. Continue reading
Sep 21 France announces new center-right government two months after divisive elections By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press The French presidential palace unveiled a long-awaited new government Saturday dominated by conservatives and centrists, more than two months after elections that produced a hung parliament and deepened political divisions. Continue reading
Sep 05 Macron picks EU Brexit negotiator as France’s new prime minister By John Leicester, Diane Jeantet, Associated Press President Emmanuel Macron has named EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister after more than 50 days of caretaker government. Continue reading
Aug 29 Serbia announces $3 billion deal to buy 12 French fighter jets, in shift away from relying on Russia By Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press The announcement was made during a joint news conference in Belgrade with French President Emmanuel Macron during a two-day visit to Serbia as part of what French officials have called a strategy of bringing Serbia closer to the European Union. Continue reading
Jul 11 French unions threaten strikes to pressure Macron into allowing leftist coalition government By Associated Press A union leader called for mass strikes to pressure President Macron into “respecting" election result and allow a leftist coalition to form a new government. Continue reading
Jul 09 Former French president and leftist lawmakers start talks on how to form a government By Sylvie Corbet, Nicolas Garriga, Associated Press Sunday's vote left no faction even close to the majority needed to form a government, raising the risk of paralysis for the European Union’s second-largest economy. Continue reading
Jul 08 France’s Macron refuses prime minister’s resignation to ensure country’s stability By Sylvie Corbet, Lori Hinnant, Associated Press French voters split the legislature on the left, center and far-right, leaving no faction even close to the majority needed to form a government. Continue reading