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French PM Vows More Taxes And Spending Cuts Ahead Of Budget Fight

France's new Prime Minister Michel Barnier pledged new taxes and spending cuts Tuesday to reduce a "colossal" debt, in a policy address that met with a raucous reception from lawmakers who could topple his government at any time.

International Business Times

A Le Pen conviction in fake EU jobs case could weigh on far-right support, researcher says

French far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen went on trial this Monday on charges of embezzling European Parliament money, in a case that could endanger her presidential ambitions. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Olivier Costa, a research professor at Sciences Po university. He says that it will be very difficult…

France 24

Marine Le Pen: French far-right leader stands trial over alleged misuse of EU funds

Far-right National Rally leader is accused of misusing EU parliamentary funds for party purposes

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Le Pen goes on trial for alleged misuse of EU funds in case that could derail her career

Leader of the far-right National Rally says outside court: ‘We have not violated any political and regulatory rules of the European parliament’

The Independent UK

Le Pen's future in the balance as French far-right officials go on trial for alleged EU funds misuse

The stakes are high for Marine Le Pen as she and other officials from the French far-right party National Rally go on trial over accusations of embezzling European Union funds

The Independent UK

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on trial for misuse of EU funds

France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen, her National Rally party, and 26 other individuals go on trial on Monday in Paris over alleged misappropriation of European funds. A guilty verdict could scupper Le Pen's chances of running for president in the 2027.

Radio France Internationale

Theresa May denounces Trump, Farage and Le Pen over climate change ‘hoax’ claims

Far-right leaders in Europe and the US are trying to wreck measures to save the planet, Theresa May warns. They want to ‘stir up a culture war’ to win votes, says the former PM, who criticises Trump for calling climate change ‘a hoax’ – and accuses Nigel Farage of ‘politicising’…

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Europe’s far-right parties are anti-worker – the evidence clearly proves it

We analysed the voting patterns of far-right groups on eight issues including pay and tax. Their rhetoric is hollow

The Guardian - UK

Michel Barnier: how Mr Brexit rose from the ashes of Emmanuel Macron’s fire to become French prime minister

When it was announced that Michel Barnier was France’s new prime minister, commentators joked that he was better known to the British public than to the French. There’s more than a grain of truth in this.

The Conversation

The Guardian view on France’s political crisis: Barnier is not a real fix for Macron’s mess

Editorial: Few are celebrating the appointment of the EU’s Brexit negotiator as the country’s new prime minister

The Guardian - UK

Le Pen denies playing a part in Macron's choice of Barnier as French PM

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday said she played no part in the appointment of veteran conservative Michel Barnier as French PM, denying media reports that she assured President Emmanuel Macron her party would not back a no-confidence motion to topple the incoming premier.

France 24

France's Le Pen Urges Macron To Hold Referendum To Break Deadlock

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday urged President Emmanuel Macron to hold a referendum on key issues such as immigration, suggesting that giving the French a direct vote might help break the political deadlock.

International Business Times

French protesters rage at ‘stolen election’ as Macron picks conservative Barnier for PM

Two months after snap parliamentary elections that threw France into political turmoil, tens of thousands of left-wing demonstrators rallied in central Paris on Saturday in protest at French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to name conservative Michel Barnier as prime minister in what they termed a “power grab” and a “stolen…

France 24

France’s new PM welcomed by Brussels but faces uphill struggle at home

EU leaders have given France’s new PM Michel Barnier a warm welcome – but the former Brexit negotiator faces tough challenges, and opposition, on the domestic front.

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The Conversation

Michel Barnier named French prime minister: ‘Emmanuel Macron just gave the National Rally the keys to the truck’

For Frédéric Sawicki, professor of political science at the University of Paris 1, the appointment of Michel Barnier as prime minister on 6 September signals the materialisation of an alliance between Emmanuel Macron and Les Républicains, but also the strong position of the far-right National Rally party. This article was…

International Business Times

France's New PM Tackles First Challenge Of Forming Cabinet

France's new right-wing Prime Minister Michel Barnier started consulting all sides Friday to cobble together a government capable of mustering a majority in parliament after two months of political deadlock.

The Guardian - UK

In picking Barnier, Macron has put his – and France’s – fate in Le Pen’s hands

After months of dithering, the French president’s choice of prime minister leaves him more vulnerable than ever, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

Al Jazeera

France’s Macron names former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as new PM

President hopes his choice will end weeks of deadlock since snap poll, counting on far right not to block appointment.

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International Business Times

Macron Names Ex-Brexit Negotiator Barnier As French PM

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday named the European Union's former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as new prime minister, following almost two months of political deadlock after snap polls, the presidency said.

Radio France Internationale

Macron names ex-Brexit negotiator Barnier as French PM

The Independent UK

Former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier named France’s new prime minister

Barnier negotiated Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union between 2016 and 2019

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage ditches Reform UK’s ‘contract with the people’ just 2 months after election

After criticism that Reform UK’s election contract with the people was ‘Liz Truss on steroids’, new Reform UK chairman has admitted that the party is working on a new set of policies as well as drawing up rules enabling the party’s leader to be sacked

The Independent UK

Foals’ Yannis Philippakis: ‘I don’t see myself as being tethered to the band’

The frontman is finally releasing his years-in-the-making collaborative album with the late, great Afrobeats legend Tony Allen. Over a pint, he opens up to Mark Beaumont about the lessons he learnt from the music legend, the future of Foals, and why he feels hopeful about the UK’s future

The Guardian - UK

France’s voters have rejected Macron. Why is he still trying to dictate who governs us?

The president’s refusal to appoint a new PM from the left displays breathtaking arrogance – and undermines our democracy, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

The Guardian - UK

‘A test case for German democracy’: populists ride high before state elections

Political landscape faces upheaval as far-right AfD and left-conservative BSW expected to perform strongly

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