Emmanuel Macron
					2 more suspects charged in Louvre heist
A 37-year-old suspect is charged with participation in theft by an organized gang and criminal conspiracy; a 38-year-old woman is accused of being an accomplice.
					For first time ever, French parliament backs text pushed by Le Pen’s far right
					Macron’s approval rating drops to historic low
					France moves to define all nonconsensual sex as rape after Pelicot trial
					Red hands and pig heads: Russia’s plan to destabilize France goes on trial
					Brigitte Macron’s daughter hits back at transphobic rumors in court
France makes arrests in brazen Louvre jewel heist
One suspect was taken into custody while trying to leave the country, Paris prosecutor says.
Von der Leyen touts new plan to break reliance on China critical minerals
European Commission chief warns of “clear acceleration and escalation in the way interdependencies are leveraged and weaponized.”
Moody’s cuts outlook on France as Lecornu struggles to pass budget
Moody’s decision not to lower France’s credit rating will be a relief for the government after downgrades by S&P and Fitch in recent weeks.
Moody’s says it will be ‘very challenging’ for France to rein in budget ahead of key verdict
Uncertainty looms over France’s ability to cut its debt, ratings agency’s chief credit officer tells POLITICO.
A fiasco at the Louvre was inevitable
A team of thieves accomplished in minutes what museum employees have been trying to do for years: expose the French icon’s fragility due to decades of underfunding.
Von der Leyen and Costa fail to cash in on Trump smacking Putin
EU chiefs lost some credibility when they failed to get a deal to fund Ukraine using Russian assets. Zelenskyy could lose a lot more.
How Belgium’s De Wever derailed the EU’s ‘insane’ €140B Ukraine loan plan
Leaders pushed issue to next summit after failing to reassure Belgian prime minister that his country wouldn’t be on the hook.
EU punts Russian assets deal for Ukraine to December — as it happened
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever agrees to European leaders’ fudged wording.
French lawmakers vote to hike tax on American tech giants
President Donald Trump has warned he would retaliate against any move that targets U.S. companies.
EU-Gipfel und MPK: Kippt das Verbrenner-Aus?
In Brüssel verhandeln die EU-Staats- und Regierungschefs über Bürokratieabbau, Wettbewerbsfähigkeit, China und das nächste Sanktionspaket gegen Russland. Hans von der Burchard berichtet vor dem EU-Gipfel, wo Kanzler …
EU leaders paper over splits on US tech reliance
France and Germany are not yet on the same page to detox from Big Tech.
Crunch EU leaders’ climate talks risk opening ‘Pandora’s box’
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gambles leaders will land a climate target deal without trashing her green legacy.
France’s top general expects ‘shock’ with Russia in 3-4 years
“The Russians are reorganizing with one goal in mind: to confront NATO.”
Ukraine’s allies work up ceasefire options to offer Trump and Putin
Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomes ideas from Europeans about the terms of a truce but says no final proposal has been agreed yet.
Sun sets on Macron as Europe’s visionary-in-chief
The French president’s domestic woes have dimmed his ambitions and weakened his influence within the European Union.
The EU’s new peace offering to Trump: A bonfire of its business rules.
Ursula von der Leyen is selling simplification like a Kinder Egg — sweet on the outside for European business, with a surprise inside for the U.S. president.
Macron publicly backs PM’s decision to freeze landmark pensions reform
But the French president still thinks the retirement age will need to rise eventually.
Former Belgian PM Alexander De Croo snags big UN job
The U.N. General Assembly is expected to confirm the appointment in the coming days.
Ukraine allies to Trump: Yes to freezing the line, no to changing borders
Joint statement from U.K., Germany, France, Italy and the EU comes after U.S. president holds tense meeting with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The 3 fault lines emerging on kids’ social media ban
Countries are not yet on the same page about how to protect children from the harms of the online world.
Far right hits Macron’s government for Louvre heist as blame game begins
MEP Marion Maréchal called France the “laughingstock of the world” after the robbery.
France downgraded by S&P as budget uncertainty ‘remains elevated’
The ratings cut comes after French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu committed to suspend an unpopular law that raised the retirement age.
Lecornu buys time — but to what end?