France
France’s vaccine programme faces difficult challenges
Government strategy and a vaccine-sceptic population threaten to undermine the vaccination programme
FranceFrance faces growing pressure in COVID fight
France is significantly behind other European countries in rolling out COVID-19 vaccination
FranceDefence spending will remain robust in Europe
European governments are unlikely to implement substantial cuts to defence budgets despite the economic downturn
EuropeSecond COVID wave could stall Macron’s relaunch
Lockdowns and persistent COVID-19 uncertainty threaten to undermine the president's ‘Relaunching France’ agenda
FranceFrance’s security reforms could weaken Macron further
Macron’s new terrorism and security reforms will further weaken the president’s credibility on the left
FranceMacron will avoid criticism of North African allies
The French and Egyptian presidents met yesterday in Paris
FranceMacron is playing a risky game over security reforms
There is a good chance that controversial security reforms will do further damage to Macron’s public support
FranceProspects for Western EU in 2021
Next year German Chancellor Angela Merkel will step down and the United Kingdom will stop abiding by EU rules
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