Emmanuel Macron

If the European Commission - and foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in particular - would have the EU assume a more active role in world affairs, they will be presented with a host of difficult choices, few of them black or white. Take, for example, the question of Iran.

Two French environmental activists charged for taking down portraits of President Emmanuel Macron in town halls were on Monday released by a court in Lyon, which found that their action was legitimate given the "serious, current and imminent danger" of climate change.

Cedric Villani, defied the ruling party and announced his candidacy for the Paris mayorship. A poll puts him neck and neck with Macron's official candidate, Benjamin Griveaux.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said he will stop using "French" pens from the brand Bic in light of criticism from President Emmanuel Macron concerning the Amazon wildfires.

Brazilians have taken to social media to "apologise" to Brigitte Macron after their president made "extraordinarily disrespectful" comments towards her.

For Macron, the G7 summit held on his home turf, appeared to be the latest, well-calculated move to position himself as the European leader.

Unlike last year’s meeting, the American president failed to create chaos in France, in large part because of Macron’s intense and adroit diplomatic efforts.

The French president said G7 leaders did not reach a consensus on whether or not to invite Russia to the next G7.

The two leaders have used the summit in Biarritz to focus on different issues with Trump favouring bilateral meeting to discuss trade and Macron concentrating on climate change and the Amazon.

Most countries in the world limit the economic opportunities of women by law. More than 100 countries even exclude women in particular from obtaining certain jobs. There are 18 countries, where it is legal for men to forbid their wives to work at all.

Brazil's President, his son and his agriculture minister attacked the French leader on social media over the weekend after Macron put the Amazon on the official G7 agenda.

Boris Johnson is to visit Berlin and Paris this week on his first foreign trips as the UK's new prime minister.

French President Emmanuel Macron told Russian President Vladimir Putin that he must respect democratic principles as they held a joint press conference in France.

Emmanuel Macron will host Vladimir Putin before the G7 with Paris hoping to get Russia to help end the conflict in east Ukraine.

"The leitmotiv of all these people is that they have already marched for the climate this year but they want to go a little further," a spokesperson for the camp told Euronews.