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PARIS (AP) — France’s Parliament has adopted a sweeping counterterrorism law that replaces a 2-year-old state of emergency and is meant to give police more tools to fight violent extremism.

PARIS (AFP) – French President Emmanuel Macron showed no regret on Friday after being caught on camera disparaging a group of trade union protesters, instead urging the media to focus on the “real” issues faced by the country.

Former Front National vice-president Florian Philippot made headlines in France after he suddenly quit the party and spoke exclusively with Breitbart London regarding his reasons for leaving and his plans for the future.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed an “intense” partnership to drive the European Union (EU) towards deeper integration after Brexit.

French president Emmanuel Macron made a wide-ranging speech on his vision for the future of the European Union Tuesday, in a landmark event which signifies the acceptance of the Union’s main players of an accelerated move towards a European State, with Britain being dragged along.

PARIS (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron’s unconventional political party is fighting to make its mark on the Senate in elections Sunday for half the seats in the upper house – but the results are likely to reflect mounting disenchantment

French President Emmanuel Macron has demanded that Brexit negotiations are put on hold until European Union citizens’ rights, the Irish border, and the ‘divorce bill’ are ‘clarified’.

After defending the Iran nuclear deal as a “good agreement,” French President Emmanuel Macron conceded to reporters that in fact the deal is an insufficient safeguard against the growing power of Tehran.

French President Emmanuel Macron presented himself as the globalist “anti-Trump” in his speech at the United Nations on Tuesday, speaking in direct opposition to the U.S. president’s pro-sovereignty theme.

Between 200,000 to 400,000 people across France have joined in demonstrations against the controversial labour law reforms proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron some of which resulted in clashes with police.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama and former President Barack Obama are being honored this year on Vanity Fair’s International Best Dressed List.

A new poll has shown that the French are becoming increasingly less optimistic about the future with only 45 per cent being positive about the way the country is heading under French President Emmanuel Macron.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish defence minister has accused the leaders of Germany and France of trying to “erase from Europe’s historical memory” the tragic fate Poland suffered during World War II at German hands.

PARIS (AFP) – French President Emmanuel Macron has suffered a fresh slump in popularity, with just a 30 percent approval rating among voters, according to a new poll published Monday. Macron, who is overhauling his communications strategy after triggering criticism for seeming

PARIS (AP) — Police officials in France say a lawmaker has been detained after a fight with another politician.

A member of French President Emmanuel Macron’s La République En Marche! (LREM) has been accused of viciously assaulting a senior socialist politician with a motorcycle helmet leading to the man being hospitalised.

French President Emmanuel Macron will include Israel on a whirlwind Middle East trip next spring, in a move designed to help regional peace initiatives and promote a two-state solution.

“The fight against Islamic terrorism is the first priority of French diplomacy,” French President Emmanuel Macron told an assembly of French ambassadors Tuesday.

PARIS (AFP) – French President Emmanuel Macron’s popularity rating slumped a further 14 points in August to hit 40 percent, following a sharp 10-point drop the previous month, according to a poll released Sunday.

VARNA, Bulgaria (AP) — Poland’s prime minister is dismissing as arrogant French President Emmanuel Macron’s criticism of her government over its position on the reform of European Union labor rules, and accusing France of trying to “take apart one of the pillars of the EU.”

Contents: France’s Emmanuel Macron accuses EU countries of ‘social and fiscal dumping’; Britain sees a big fall in net migration since Brexit vote

PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron’s office has confirmed a report that the French leader spent 26,000 euros ($30,695) on makeup during his first three months in power, and says it’s trying to find a cheaper alternative.

A new poll has shown that the honeymoon for French President Emmanuel Macron may be over as more than one in three French say they are disappointed in his performance so far.

Contents: Afghan and Eritrean migrants clash at site of ‘Jungle’ in Calais France; Authorities fear that a new ‘Jungle’ is forming in Calais France

SALZBURG (AUSTRIA) (AFP) – French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that an EU rule allowing companies to send temporary workers from low-wage countries to other member states without paying local social charges was a “betrayal of the European spirit”.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is pushing for tighter European Union rules to protect workers in France and other prosperous countries in Western Europe from cheaper labor stemming from the continent’s eastern nations.

One hundred days since the beginning of his presidency, Emmanuel Macron has a lower approval rating amongst the French electorate than the massively unpopular François Hollande had at the same time in 2012.

PARIS (AP) – Emmanuel Macron’s honeymoon didn’t last long. Less than three months after his election, France’s energetic and image-conscious president has seen his popularity drop after announcing budget cuts, launching a divisive labor reform and engaging in a damaging

Leaked emails from Emmanuel Macron’s election campaign released by Wikileaks revealed the French president puts more importance on France’s military relationship with the UK than the German-proposed European Union military.

PARIS (AP) — France’s lower house of parliament has given its green light to President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed labor reform, a highly sensitive issue in the country.

Freedom of information campaign group Wikileaks has released over 21,000 emails from the presidential campaign of French President Emmanuel Macron, stating the source of the leaks came from someone inside the campaign.

Contents: France’s Emmanuel Macron nationalizes shipyard to keep Italy out; France-Italy tensions grow over Libya and refugees; France bypasses Italy in a deal with Libya; North Korea launches another ballistic missile

“If you want to see the face of Europe in 100 years, barring a miracle, look to the faces of young Muslim immigrants,” Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput told a group of Catholics Thursday.

The life of Father Jacques Hamel, slain in his church by two jihadists of the Islamic State, continues to speak and to inspire, said Archbishop Dominique Lebrun Wednesday in a Mass commemorating the first anniversary of the priest’s death.

PARIS (AFP) – A poll out Sunday shows the popularity rating of France’s new President Emmanuel Macron has slumped 10 points to hit 54 percent over the past month. While Macron has made a strong start on the world stage

President Macron has made major spending promises after military chief General Pierre de Villiers resigned over cutbacks.