France
Spanish foreign policy will concern traditional allies
Madrid's foreign policy will be geared to its own interests, and at times this will worry Paris, Berlin and Washington
SpainLocal elections will be a tough test for Macron
LREM's candidate could lose the race to become mayor of Paris, even though the city should be a stronghold for the party
FranceMauritania eyes a diplomatic win with Sahel summit
Nouakchott will host the first General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance later this month
MauritaniaMacron is under pressure to slow down French reforms
Macron could slow down his reform drive for the sake of preserving party unity
FranceEU integration will be restricted post-Brexit
Integration will be restricted to few policy areas, while efforts for enlargement will slow down
EUMore French troops could check jihadist Sahel advance
France said it will add 600 more troops to its 4,500-strong deployment in the Sahel in response to spreading violence
NigerFrance's Libya strategy fosters war, not peace
France and Turkey yesterday traded accusations of responsibility for the crisis in Libya
FranceMacron increases electoral risk with reform plans
Paris has decided to go ahead with controversial pension reforms despite union opposition and the call for more strikes
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