Macron in Moscow to discuss Ukraine crisis with Putin

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Moscow for talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, expressing his “moderate optimism without expecting any miracles” about the meeting, according to “Russia Today”, which quoted the French president as saying on board the French presidential plane before arriving in the capital. Russian: “I expect to meet with moderate … Read more

a will of Macron difficult to translate

► What does Emmanuel Macron propose, and why? Coming to present to MEPs France’s priorities for the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU, Emmanuel Macron proposed, on Wednesday 19 January, to ” consolidate “ the European Charter of Fundamental Rights. “I hope that we can update this charter, in particular to be more … Read more

European advocacy and national interference

Half an hour of speaking, then more than two and a half hours of an uncompromising debate. Accustomed to speeches-rivers to expose his vision of Europe, Emmanuel Macron this time had to make it a little shorter, in the hemicycle of the European Parliament meeting in plenary in Strasbourg. → READ. In the European Parliament, … Read more

In the European Parliament, Emmanuel Macron poses as a champion of liberal democracy

It was undoubtedly the last solemn address of his five-year term. Emmanuel Macron delivered, on Wednesday January 19, an expected speech to MEPs in the Strasbourg Parliament, on the occasion of the start of the French presidency of the Council of the European Union (PFUE). →ANALYSIS. EU Presidency: Emmanuel Macron in the arena of MEPs … Read more

Macron’s Minister of Education, against the ropes for a vacation in Ibiza

The French Minister of Education, Jean-Michel Blanquer, is against the ropes. The digital newspaper ‘Mediapart’ revealed on Monday night that this leader managed and announced the protocols for the ‘rentrée’ from Ibiza, where he spent the New Year holidays. On the surface, this information may seem like an anecdote, but it has unleashed a political … Read more

the CFDT is concerned about the quality of social dialogue in companies

The secretary general of the CFDT, Laurent Berger, recognizes “Commendable” the objective of the 2017 ordinances reforming the labor code: to make social dialogue more effective by bringing it closer to companies and employees. “But the target was not reached”, notes, four years later, the boss of the first union in the private sector, drawing … Read more