The 25th Franco-German Council of Ministers, which took place on Friday, August 29, in Toulon, southeastern France, made it clear. In Friedrich Merz, Emmanuel Macron has found a counterpart who shares his reformist ambitions and proactive stance on Europe. The warm relationship between the French president and the new German…

‘Citizen patrols’ and self-styled protective forces are fuelling social fears and the far right. Sporting black shirts emblazoned with an iron cross, a dozen or so men marched through the centre of Reykjavík, courting attention on a Friday night. In Poland and the Netherlands, vigilantes thronged along the German border,…

“I am absolutely convinced that things can change,” said French Prime Minister François Bayrou on Sunday, ahead of a new round of talks with political parties. Opposition parties, however, reaffirmed their determination to bring down the government. French Prime Minister François Bayrou now has seven days before the confidence vote,…

The Socialists presented the budget plan of a potential left-wing government during a summer conference in the city of Blois. However, the initiative failed to win over their partners and was harshly criticized by Jean-Luc Mélenchon of radical left La France Insoumise. As the rain fell in the central French…

France is staring down at yet another political crisis. Prime Minister François Bayrou has announced a confidence vote for the 8th of September, a move that could very well bring down his government. Bayrou is pushing through an austerity plan worth 44 billion euros to cut France’s soaring deficit, currently…