Emmanuel Macron
Prosecutors seek to uphold 5-year electoral ban on Marine Le Pen
The far-right leader is appealing her conviction last year for embezzlement, which looks set to keep her out of the 2027 presidential race.
Technical work is under way to restart European talks with Putin, Macron says
Former French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire allegedly met Epstein at disgraced financier’s house
Macron enters his lame duck era
Trump is pressuring Cuba. It’s putting Mexico in a tough spot.
The Anxious Continent: Social media bans and boozy trade deals
Cables show Trump’s moves on Greenland rattled other countries
French diplomats are taking on MAGA — one meme at a time
Paris is rolling out a confrontational online strategy to counter disinformation from the United States and beyond.
France’s under-15 social media ban: 5 things to know
French President Emmanuel Macron wants the ban in place from Sept. 1.
Greenland PM sets out ‘red lines’ for talks with Washington
Tensions between the EU and the U.S. have cooled, but leaders warn the crisis is not over.
Starmer to Carney: No new world order please, we’re British
U.K. leader says he’s ‘a British pragmatist applying common sense’ after Canadian counterpart called for mid-sized countries to team up in the era of Trump.
Le Pen vs. Bardella: France’s far right fractures over whether Putin is the enemy
The National Rally leads the polls before the 2027 French presidential election, and its strategic vision on Moscow could have major implications for NATO.
UK’s Starmer mocks Macron’s sunglasses
“Bonjour!” The British prime minister dons a pair of aviators at a comedy show — and channels Tom Cruise.
Marseille’s drug war reshapes France’s political battlefield
A surge in violence is dominating the mayoral contest as French politics gears up for next year’s presidential election.
Inside Keir Starmer’s massive China reset
Unlike Canadian counterpart Mark Carney, the British PM doesn’t want his big visit to Beijing to be seen as a tilt away from the U.S and President Donald Trump.
4 French mayoral races that will show where the presidential race is heading
POLITICO takes a Tour de France ahead of key municipal elections in March.
Davos is back — but the world it once championed is gone
This year’s World Economic Forum featured big names and a sharp shift in focus.
French government survives no-confidence votes over budget
Far-right and far-left parties fail to topple PM Sébastien Lecornu over fiscal plans.
How Brussels failed to stop Mercosur trade deal fiasco
The European Commission saw the Parliament catastrophe coming — but its lobbying was overwhelmed by domestic political pressure.
The EU’s new power couple: Merz and Meloni
As relations between Berlin and Paris falter, Germany’s chancellor is identifying Italy’s prime minister as a key ally.
What really happened after Trump blinked
What a week! Tariff threats, Greenland brinkmanship and a dramatic Trump U-turn in Davos: EU leaders gathered in Brussels for an emergency summit meant to pick up …
This was the moment EU leaders agreed Europe must go it alone
A subdued gathering in Brussels became a wake for a decades-old world order that’s slipping away.
EU thinks its unity stopped Trump in his tracks
A series of transatlantic crises is teaching European leaders to act more quickly and more forcefully to protect shared interests, diplomats said.
French Navy boards suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker
This is the second high-profile arrest of a suspicious vessel by France in the past few months.
Macron’s sunglasses dazzle Davos and give Europe a meme for the moment
Even Donald Trump complimented the French leader’s pair of blue aviators.
The 5 Europeans deciding how to handle Trump
A summit of EU leaders in Brussels will chart a new course for transatlantic relations. But who wants what?
UK snubs Trump’s Board of Peace ceremony over Putin involvement
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is concerned the Russian president will be “part of something which is talking about peace.”
Europe backs away from Trump’s Board of Peace
America’s traditional allies have hesitated or outright declined their invitations while a raft of new friends are joining up.
For Europe’s far right, Trump has become a liability
The U.S. president’s threats over Greenland have spurred national leaders to distance themselves from a figure they once praised.