Tag: Macron
Macron and von der Leyen want to achieve this in China
Berlin, Beijing, Brussels, Paris When it gets dark in Beijing these days, you can often see people crouching in front of small fires on the sidewalks. They burn so-called death…
Protests against French pension reform turn violent
Protests against pension reform The French demonstrated in several cities against President Macron’s plans. (Photo: IMAGO/IP3press) Paris/Nantes In France, the new protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms also turned…
Purchase decision: UBS takes over Credit Suisse
Good morning dear readers, News of the giants’ takeover came late last Sunday evening. The largest bank in Switzerland, UBS, is taking over the second largest bank in Switzerland, Credit…
What are the chances of a motion of no confidence in Macron’s government?
Paris France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire was confident: “There will be no majority to bring down the government,” he told the newspaper “Le Parisien”. But there is great uncertainty…
ECB in a dilemma – the struggle for new interest rate hikes
Good morning dear readers, The situation in which the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde found herself on Thursday evening is commonly described as a dilemma. Their…
ECB in a dilemma – the struggle for new interest rate hikes
Good morning dear readers, The situation in which the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde found herself on Thursday evening is commonly described as a dilemma. Their…
Macron pushes pension reform past Parliament – and risks political crisis
Paris The dispute over the pension reform has brought dramatic hours to French politicians. In the afternoon, President Emmanuel Macron finally decided to enact the law using a constitutional tweak…
Macron passes pension plans without a vote in Parliament
Emmanuel Macron The French government wants to bring its reform through parliament without a vote. (Photo: via REUTERS) Paris French President Emmanuel Macron pushed the pension reform through parliament without…
Macron passes pension plans without a vote in Parliament
Emmanuel Macron Raising the retirement age by two to 64, a highly controversial move in France, is one of President Macron’s most important projects. (Photo: AP) Paris French President Emmanuel…
Macron passes pension plans without a vote in Parliament
Emmanuel Macron Raising the retirement age by two to 64, a highly controversial move in France, is one of President Macron’s most important projects. (Photo: AP) Paris French President Emmanuel…
Macron sees his country in the “war economy”
French fighter jet Rafale The order books of the armaments companies in France are full. (Photo: AFP) Paris, Cholet Cholet is located in the Loire estuary, idyllically surrounded by pastures…
Macron and Sunak conclude a migration pact – and London pays
Sunak and Macron The British Prime Minister and the French President agreed to work more closely together. (Photo: dpa) Paris The years of conflict between France and Great Britain after…
Despite the wave of strikes, Macron remains on course with the pension reform
Paris France is taking to the streets and the President is silent: Emmanuel Macron seems to be standing above the protests against his pension reform these days. “To date, there…
How Macron could play into Putin’s hands
French President Emmanuel Macron Macron sees the events in Mali and the French troops’ loss of power there as a cautionary tale. (Photo: AP) Paris Emmanuel Macron chose one word…
Germany shows a new self-confidence in arms deliveries to Kiev
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius “In the European Union, Germany is at the top of the list of supporters, and by a clear margin” (Photo: dpa) Brussels, London, Berlin, Paris Boris…
Arms race in Paris – Macron, Selenski and Scholz negotiate about ordnance
Paris Olaf Scholz had just warned of a “bidding competition” for Western arms deliveries to Ukraine. Then he flew to Paris and found himself in the middle of the arms…
Arms race in Paris – Macron, Selenski and Scholz negotiate about ordnance
Paris Olaf Scholz had just warned of a “bidding competition” for Western arms deliveries to Ukraine. Then he flew to Paris and found himself in the middle of the arms…
US government could change stance on fighter jets – Macron assures Ukraine “support until victory”.
Russian Ambassador to UN: Baerbock admitted ‘proxy war’ Russia’s UN Ambassador Wassili Nebensya took a statement by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock as a commitment to German participation in the war…
US government could change stance on fighter jets – Macron assures Ukraine “support until victory”.
Russian Ambassador to UN: Baerbock admitted ‘proxy war’ Russia’s UN Ambassador Wassili Nebensya took a statement by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock as a commitment to German participation in the war…
Arms race in Paris – Macron, Selenski and Scholz negotiate about ordnance
Paris Olaf Scholz had just warned of a “bidding competition” for Western arms deliveries to Ukraine. Then he flew to Paris and found himself in the middle of the arms…