Trudeau meets Macron as French leader visits Canada – National

Trudeau meets Macron as French leader visits Canada – National

By Mia Rabson The Canadian Press Posted September 26, 2024 7:47 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to his home in Ottawa Wednesday for an informal private dinner. Trudeau greeted Macron outside Rideau Cottage with a hug and a big … Read more

Europe adrift without a rudder as France and Germany fight crises

Europe adrift without a rudder as France and Germany fight crises

Steel worker at the blast furnace tap of the at the Salzgitter AG steelworks on March 02, 2020 in Salzgitter, Germany.  Maja Hitij | Getty Images News | Getty Images 107392634Europe looks to be heading toward a downturn as its biggest economies, Germany and France, battle political and economic woes at home. Business activity in … Read more

Macron and Trudeau will meet in Canada next week. What’s on the agenda?

Macron and Trudeau will meet in Canada next week. What’s on the agenda?

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 20, 2024 8:42 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Canada next week after a planned trip in July was cancelled amid political turmoil in France. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in a statement today that Macron … Read more

What problems is France facing as Michel Barnier becomes PM?

What problems is France facing as Michel Barnier becomes PM?

A French flag is seen on the Place de la Republique as people celebrate after the Nouveau Front Populaire, an alliance of left wing parties including the far-left wing party, La France Insoumise came in first on July 07, 2024 in Paris, France.  Remon Haazen | Getty Images News | Getty Images French President Emmanuel … Read more

France has a new prime minister. Who is Michel Barnier? – National

France has a new prime minister. Who is Michel Barnier? – National

President Emmanuel Macron named on Thursday the EU’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister, after more than 50 days of a caretaker government. The appointment of the 73-year-old Barnier follows weeks of intense efforts by Macron and his aides to bring an intense period of political turmoil to an end by finding … Read more

France’s political tensions return to the fore as Olympics end

France’s political tensions return to the fore as Olympics end

Emmanuel Macron, president of France, arrives at the Stade de France prior to the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at the Stade de France on August 11, 2024 in Paris, France. Tom Weller/voigt | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Time is running out on the so-called “Olympic political truce” declared by … Read more

Macron comments on France’s election results, calls for coalition

Macron comments on France’s election results, calls for coalition

France’s President Emmanuel Macron exits a polling booth, adorned with curtains displaying the colors of the flag of France, to vote in the second round of France’s legislative election at a polling station in Le Touquet, northern France on July 7, 2024.  Mohammed Badra | Afp | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron broke his … Read more

France’s Macron has damaged his legacy in France, and Europe

France’s Macron has damaged his legacy in France, and Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron on a campaign poster back in 2022. Sebastien Salom-gomis | Afp | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron’s failed snap election gamble is likely to take a large toll on his political ambitions and legacy, analysts say — and to weaken the power and influence he has sought to build in … Read more

French left-wing shock victory, Boeing guilty plea

French left-wing shock victory, Boeing guilty plea

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, June 14, 2023. Spencer Platt | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You … Read more

France’s far-left Jean-Luc Mélenchon wants left to lead government

France’s far-left Jean-Luc Mélenchon wants left to lead government

Founder of left-wing party La France Insoumise (LFI) Jean-Luc Melenchon reacts during the election night of left-wing party La France Insoumise (LFI) following the first results of the second round of France’s legislative election at La Rotonde Stalingrad in Paris on July 7, 2024.  Sameer Al-doumy | Afp | Getty Images After the left-wing’s election … Read more