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Chinese president’s first trip to region since 2019 comes amid rising tensions
The president’s centrist alliance faces a drubbing in EU elections amid growing pressure on government finances
From military and fiscal reform to democratisation, the French president needs to confront political realities
Paris wants sensitive parts of indebted tech company to remain in national hands
French president calls for huge investment push and EU reforms in Sorbonne speech
President has a good record on rebooting economy but has failed to shrink the budget deficit
Public workers are pressing for bonuses and perks to skip holidays and work during Paris games
French president rebuilds ties in Baltic region with vow to defeat Russia
Allies fret that Franco-German animosity is undermining western unity over Ukraine
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President of France puts Ukraine aid to parliamentary vote as his party targets Marine Le Pen’s vulnerability on Moscow
French government bill to propose giving some terminally ill the option to request ‘aid in dying’
Emmanuel Macron promises ‘unwavering support’ to protect sovereignty of country neighbouring Ukraine
Finance minister Bruno Le Maire says budget shortfall for 2023 is ‘significantly’ above the targeted 4.9% of GDP
Nato allies need to do more to help Kyiv — by sending more weapons, not troops
Move to pass article gained traction amid rollback of reproductive freedoms in US and Poland
Polls put French far-right leader’s party as clear frontrunner in European parliament vote
Tougher stance aiming to shake Russia’s assumptions instead highlighted EU divisions
Berlin and central European countries reject French president’s comments on deploying forces
French president also drops opposition to artillery purchases for Kyiv from outside the EU
Government pledges another €10bn in cuts due to lower than expected economic expansion
Human rights champion who secured the death penalty’s abolition in his country and advised on Yugoslavia’s break-up
French government in push to ease financing pressure on state-owned EDF from rising price tag
Unions plan to blockade Paris as new prime minister pledges to ‘put agriculture above all else’
MPs to vote on law that would empower local authorities to set quotas on short-term rentals
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