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Drowning in €3.5 trillion of debt, France faces a new revolution
When France celebrates its national holiday today, it will look much the same as always.
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Voters will decide whether to punch holes in Europe’s nuclear umbrella
While American and Israeli jets were bombing Tehran last Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron stood before nuclear submarines at the Île Longue naval base in Brittany.
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New German chancellor’s first week: from near-defeat to statecraft
Last Tuesday, Friedrich Merz looked fatally wounded before his time in office had even properly begun.
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Excitement the euro can equal the great greenback
The United States is in turmoil, and so is its currency.
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Macron stuck in a constitutional dead end
Last week, French Prime Minister Michel Barnier faced parliament defiantly.
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Macron’s electoral gamble to see off the far-right
“How can anyone govern a nation that has 246 different kinds of cheese?”, asked Charles de Gaulle in 1962.
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The Paris-Berlin axis has become dysfunctional at the worst time
All eyes are on Europe as the Russian onslaught continues, Ukraine runs out of ammunition, and the upcoming election in the US induces paralysis.
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Macron’s reckless diplomatic defiance
It would be an understatement to say France has long sought to define and assert its position.
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Macron’s Reform Dilemma: Progress or Popularity
Former President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, once highlighted the challenge of getting re-elected after implementing necessary reforms.
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A torpedo to European security
For Europe, AUKUS feels like the security outcome of a bull’s run through a China shop.