Tag: Macrons
Macron’s state visit to Germany is on the brink
Paris Officially, the federal government continues to expect that Emmanuel Macron will be the first French President to pay a state visit to Germany in more than 20 years from…
Macron’s declaration of war on Chinese e-cars
E-car export It is important that climate-friendly energies are also used in the construction of electric vehicles. (Photo: Future Publishing via Getty Imag) Paris At the Paris Motor Show last…
The Constitutional Council gives the green light to Macron’s controversial pension reform
Emmanuel Macron The president’s reform sparked protests. (Photo: AP) Paris French President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reform has cleared the final hurdle: the country’s Constitutional Council approved all the key…
The Constitutional Council gives the green light to Macron’s controversial pension reform
Emmanuel Macron The president’s reform sparked protests. (Photo: AP) Paris The controversial pension reform by French President Emmanuel Macron can come into force. On Friday, the Constitutional Council declared the…
Constitutional authorities could stop Macron’s law
French President Emmanuel Macron The head of state has been criticized for pushing through the pension reform without going through parliament. (Photo: IMAGO/VCG) Paris The fate of French President Emmanuel…
Paris rejects criticism of Macron’s Taiwan statements
Berlin, Paris In view of the violent reaction to Emmanuel Macron’s statements on European China policy, the Élysée Palace felt the need to clarify: the French President had only repeated…
Macron’s China statements are a diplomatic faux pas
Presidents Macron (left), Xi Do not overinterpret statements. (Photo: ddp/Yue Yuewei Xinhua/eyevine) After Emmanuel Macron’s statements on Europe’s China policy, commentators in Germany took a hard stance on the French…
This is how the country has benefited from Macron’s reform agenda
Paris More than a million people on the streets, more than 400 injured police officers, burning barricades: the protests against Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform are becoming increasingly intense. A state…
Macron’s government survives vote of no confidence – but protests against pension reform continue
Paris In the end, it was nine votes that saved French President Emmanuel Macron and his pension reform for the time being. The National Assembly in Paris rejected a motion…
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…
French PM is Macron’s ‘shield’
Elizabeth Borne Borne comes from the Socialists and has to push through a reform that is criticized by the left. (Photo: via REUTERS) Paris Elisabeth Borne is not shaken, she…
French PM is Macron’s ‘shield’
Elizabeth Borne Borne comes from the Socialists and has to push through a reform that is criticized by the left. (Photo: via REUTERS) Paris Elisabeth Borne is not shaken, she…
Tens of thousands of people protest against Macron’s pension reform
According to union information, up to 400,000 people made their way through the French capital on Thursday afternoon. “Working beyond the age of 60 is bad for your health,” read…
Tens of thousands of people protest against Macron’s pension reform
Tens of thousands of people made their way through the streets of the French capital on Thursday afternoon. “Working beyond the age of 60 is bad for your health,” read…
Macron’s problems with his reform consensus
Now Macron wants to bring the country together with a consensus offensive in times of crisis – but the “National Council for Reestablishment” threatens to become a soliloquy of his…
Scholz open to Macron’s ideas on the future of Europe
Olaf Scholz and Emmanuel Macron Inaugural visit of the re-elected French President. (Photo: AP) Paris Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and French President Emmanuel Macron have called on Russia’s head of…
Macron’s victory is also a victory for Europe
French voters saved Europe from the biggest setback since Brexit with the confirmation of Emmanuel Macron as President. The importance of this in itself can hardly be overestimated at a…
Plans for Macron’s second term
Emmanuel Macron After his re-election, France’s president wants to cultivate a new style of politics. (Photo: IMAGO/Le Pictorium) Paris Emmanuel Macron became the first French head of state to win…
Macron’s victory is not a triumph
In view of this result, so many stones have fallen from Europe’s hearts that they could trigger a tsunami in the English Channel. The horror visions that something like Donald…
Europe reacts with relief to Macron’s victory
Emmanuel Macron The election will be closely followed in Europe’s capitals because a Le Pen win could be even more devastating than Brexit. (Photo: Getty Images) Brussels Europe faces two…