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Macron’s office rules out reviving EU-US free trade deal for now

“Before aiming for a free trade deal with the U.S., our first demand is that they withdraw their tariffs,” says French official.

April 28, 2025 12:34 pm CET

Merz can’t count on Macron to save the EU’s Latin American trade deal

The transatlantic trade war is increasing pressure on France to back a trade deal with South America’s Mercosur bloc, but Paris isn’t ready to give in just yet.

April 28, 2025 6:00 am CET

The billionaire who wants to Make France Great Again

Pierre-Édouard Stérin is hoping to use his financial firepower to remold French politics in line with his conservative ideals.

April 28, 2025 4:00 am CET

Trump steps from the cloister to shake hands with world leaders in Vatican City

Trump is only the second sitting U.S. president to attend a papal funeral — and comes against the backdrop of the U.S.’s increasingly isolationist posture.

April 27, 2025 3:01 pm CET

Sacraments and side-chats: Pope’s funeral overshadowed by Trump dealmaking 

Emotional tributes to the popular Pope Francis came amid a diplomatic scramble to meet with the U.S. president.

April 26, 2025 3:32 pm CET

Zelenskyy, Trump speak in Rome in first meeting since Oval Office bust-up

‘Good meeting,’ Ukrainian leader said after one-on-one in St. Peter’s Basilica. The White House called it “a very productive discussion.”

April 26, 2025 10:25 am CET

Trump should direct anger at Putin, who ‘must stop lying’ about Ukraine, Macron says

The French president’s impassioned plea came during a conversation with reporters while in Madagascar.

April 24, 2025 6:25 pm CET

Macron calls report on new snap elections ‘complete nonsense’

The French president said he has not considered the possibility of dissolving parliament again.

April 24, 2025 4:00 pm CET

France floats resurrecting doomed EU-US trade deal it used to oppose

Lombard said he hoped the two sides could avert a trade war with “a win-win” solution.

April 23, 2025 6:38 pm CET

Chill out, Macron isn’t calling snap elections, Elysée says

Macron will regain the power to call snap elections this summer, but the Elysée denies he plans to do so.

April 23, 2025 2:52 pm CET

Wagenknecht gegen Wolf: Das BSW vor der Spaltung

– BSW vor Kampfabstimmung: Wie beim Landesparteitag in Thüringen der offene Bruch droht und damit ein Schaden für das Wagenknecht-Bündnis bundesweit. – Im 200-Sekunden-Interview dazu: Katja Wolf, …

April 23, 2025 5:49 am CET

Hermès to open new French factory as rival LVMH threatens Trump-inspired US move

The Birkin bag-maker doesn’t seem as put off by the threat of U.S. tariffs as its chief rival does.

April 22, 2025 6:28 pm CET
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Trump and von der Leyen set to attend Pope Francis’ funeral on Saturday

Top leaders from around the world, including the U.S. president and European Commission chief, will attend the ceremony.

April 22, 2025 10:46 am CET

Can France and Germany’s new love-fest survive their lingering differences?

Paris and Berlin have been at loggerheads for years, but things are at last looking up.

April 22, 2025 4:00 am CET

Could Canada join the EU? Unlikely … but not impossible.

EU scholars say Canada has the right vibe for Brussels — but there would be some major hurdles blocking a membership bid.

April 21, 2025 4:00 am CET

Macron invited to UK state visit in May — ahead of Trump

With a relaunch of Britain-EU relations on the horizon, the French leader’s visit will take place months before the U.S. president.

April 20, 2025 12:58 pm CET

Trump says US could walk away from Russia-Ukraine war deal

The president also refused to commit to continued support for Ukraine’s military if that came to pass.

April 18, 2025 8:15 pm CET

We want French nukes, Polish president says

“I believe we can accept both solutions,” Andrzej Duda says about hosting both U.S. and French warheads on Polish soil.

April 18, 2025 11:23 am CET

Trump threatens to abandon Ukraine ceasefire talks

U.S. president will say “you’re fools, you’re horrible people” and walk away if Moscow or Kyiv don’t play ball.

April 18, 2025 11:09 am CET

France says Ukraine ceasefire must ‘start from reality’ after US meetings

The Elysée spun the meetings as the the start of a “positive process in which Europeans are involved.”

April 17, 2025 10:07 pm CET

Bernard Arnault: Blame Brussels if tariffs push LVMH to move production to US

The French billionaire says the EU needs to look out for the bloc’s manufacturers.

April 17, 2025 6:29 pm CET

Amid Trump’s tariff war, Germany’s next leader keeps faith in free trade

Despite Donald Trump’s lurch into protectionism and coercion, Friedrich Merz believes a transatlantic trade deal can still be done.

April 17, 2025 6:00 am CET

Europe jittery ahead of Meloni’s visit with Trump

Italy’s leader wouldn’t be the EU’s first choice to negotiate with Trump. But she might be its only choice.

April 16, 2025 10:48 pm CET

Rubio, Witkoff heading to France for talks on Ukraine, Iran and trade

The duo are expected in Paris later this week.

April 16, 2025 4:00 am CET
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