France
Pension reforms will be defining for France’s Macron
The struggle to implement pension reforms carries significant risks for President Macron and his government
FranceEuro-area job market proving remarkably resilient
Euro-area unemployment fell to a record low and workforce participation is rising; the US job market is also resilient
EUFrench offer intensifies Ukrainian demand for tanks
France is sending more capable armoured vehicles to Ukraine, though not the tanks Kyiv wants
UkraineMali’s UN force is in danger of collapse
Several countries have announced the withdrawal of their contingents from the UN force in Mali
MaliFrench Republicans to shift further right under Ciotti
New Republican leader Eric Ciotti is focused on winning back voters lost to the far right
FranceEU will likely adopt a more protectionist trade policy
Rising protectionism globally is forcing the EU to consider pursuing a more protectionist approach to trade policy
EUCiotti will take French centre-right down a new path
The Republicans look on course to adopt a national populist agenda under new leader Eric Ciotti
FranceUS-Russian overtures confirm deep divisions on Ukraine
After President Biden said Russia must show it is ready to end the war, Moscow responded with a new condition
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