The Latest Breaking News from Emmanuel Macron

Macron tells Eastern Europe - we should have listened to you over Russia

President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged on Wednesday that France should have paid more attention to Eastern European nations, which warned about a belligerent Russia before Moscow's forces invaded Ukraine.

Reuters · May 31, 2023

Macron says Putin has jolted NATO awake at security summit

French President Emmanuel Macron said at a security conference in the Slovakian capital on Wednesday that his Russian counterpart President Vladimir Putin had jolted NATO awake by invading Ukraine last year. Macron also called on the West to offer Ukraine "tangible and credible" security guarantees as it battles the Russian…

France 24 · May 31, 2023

EU aspirant Moldova prepares to host major international summit

Final preparations for a major summit of European leaders are being made in Moldova, a sign of the Eastern European country’s ambitions to draw closer to the West

The Independent UK · May 31, 2023

The ideal age gap for a relationship if you want it to last, according to experts

Researchers have found that 95 per cent of couples with a 20-year age gap are more likely to split

The Independent UK · May 28, 2023

France in 'close discussions' with agency over debt rating

France is in "very close talks" with debt rating agency Standard and Poor's, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said Sunday, after a downgrade from rival Fitch reignited government finance concerns in the EU's second-largest economy.

Radio France Internationale · May 28, 2023

Justine Triet criticises French president Macron as she becomes third woman to win Cannes Palme d’Or

Director became just the third woman to win the top prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival

The Independent UK · May 28, 2023

More than half of voters now want Britain to forge closer ties with the EU, poll reveals

Dramatic reversal in public opinion seen even in those constituencies that recorded the highest votes to leave

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2023

EU at the crossroads of fight for environment amid growing opposition to law to restore nature

The European Union has been at the forefront of the fight against climate change and the protection of nature for years

The Independent UK · May 27, 2023

The 1948 Congress of Europe

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about French President Emmanuel Macron at the Nexus Institute. There’s a little info on spinning gorillas (yes, you read that correctly), the “Listeners Corner” with Paul Myers, and Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan”. All that, and the…

Radio France Internationale · May 26, 2023

We won't work with far-right 'extremists', EPP chief Manfred Weber says

Talking Europe interviews the boss of the largest and oldest group in the European Parliament, the centre-right European People's Party. Manfred Weber is a veteran of the EU assembly, having first been elected nearly twenty years ago, and he is an important player in German politics, in the conservative Christian…

France 24 · May 26, 2023