Category: Emmanuel Macron

Liz Truss Says UK ‘Working With Europe’ but Not Moving Closer

Liz Truss has insisted she is not moving her administration closer to Europe, even as she hailed Emmanuel Macron as a “friend” at a one-day summit in Prague. The prime minister, who has faced a torrid few days at home that included backbench revolts and a fractious party conference, sought to present the UK as…


French Urgings Will Not Push Australia Into Keeping French-Taipan Helicopters If It Is Not in the National Interest: Defence Minister

Defence Minister Richard Marles has said French urgings to keep the Australian defence forces fleet of  Taipan helicopters will not be taken into consideration, and instead, the government will rely on what was the right thing to do for the nation’s interests. Australia is currently reviewing the program and capability of its Taipan helicopters after well…


East-West Diplomatic Charm Offensive Takes New Twist in Africa

France, Russia and the United States are racing against time to redefine their increasingly unpredictable relations with African states amid the war in Eastern Europe. President Emmanuel Macron of France visited Cameroon, Benin, and Guinea-Bissau, from July 25 to 28 and addressed Africa’s multifaceted security challenges as well as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “France remains resolutely…


Uber Had Access to Joe Biden During Obama Administration: Leaked Documents

President Joe Biden was among a group of world leaders that Uber had access to, when the ride-sharing company was aggressively expanding its global presence, according to leaked company files. The Uber files—containing more than 124,000 emails, memos, text messages, company presentations, and other documents dating from 2013 to 2017—were leaked to British newspaper The…


Macron Pulls the Indo-Pacific Closer to Paris With New Ministerial Appointment

French President Emmanuel Macron has moved to pull the French Indo-Pacific closer to Paris with the appointment of Sonia Backès, president of New Caledonia’s Southern Province, to his enlarged 42-member government. French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne officially appointed Backès to the post of secretary of citizenship in the Interior Ministry on July 5, reported RNZ. This is…


An Inconvenient Truth About the Amazon Rainforest

Commentary What you have been told about the Amazon rainforest is not necessarily the truth, and quite to the contrary. For example, World Wildlife Fund claims that more than a quarter of the Amazon rainforest will be devoid of trees by 2030 if cutting continues at the same speed. In reality, deforestation in the Amazon…


French Election: Macron Set to Lose Absolute Majority in Parliament

PARIS–French President Emmanuel Macron is on course to lose control of the National Assembly in legislative elections on Sunday, a major setback that could throw the country into political paralysis unless he is able to negotiate alliances with other parties. Macron’s Ensemble coalition, which wants to raise the retirement age and further deepen EU integration,…


French Election: Macron Loses Absolute Majority in ‘Democratic Shock’

PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron lost control of the National Assembly in legislative elections on Sunday, a major setback that could throw the country into political paralysis unless he is able to negotiate alliances with other parties. Near-final results showed that Macron’s center-left Ensemble coalition, which wants to raise the retirement age and further deepen EU…


Macron Loses Absolute Majority in Parliament, Initial Projections Show

PARIS—President Emmanuel Macron is on course to lose his absolute majority in the National Assembly and control of his reform agenda after the first projections by four pollsters showed Sunday’s election delivering a hung parliament. Macron’s Ensemble! alliance was set to end up with the most seats, the polls showed, followed by the Nupes bloc…


Macron Faces Tough Battle for Control of Parliament After First Round Vote

PARIS—President Emmanuel Macron faces a tough fight to win an absolute majority in parliament that would allow him to govern with a free hand after a strong showing by a new left-wing alliance in Sunday’s first-round election. Initial estimates by Elabe put the left-wing veteran Jean-Luc Melenchon’s NUPES bloc neck-and-neck with Macron’s Ensemble! alliance in…