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France faces political paralysis: Four scenarios for the elections

French President Emmanuel Macron could end up with a prime minister and a government from a different party in a system known in France as "cohabitation". What is the process for forming a new government? What happens if there is no majority? How do the president's and parliament's powers compare?

Tech News

Why French tech is worried about Macron’s snap election

French tech companies spoke to Euronews Next about their concerns about the potential outcomes of the snap election the president has called for on June 30 and July 7.

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? The struggle to fill the EU top jobs

In this edition of our weekly talkshow, participants discuss the ongoing talks about the appointments for the EU top jobs, the election campaign in France and football as a unifying factor.

Belgium

Could Enrico Letta be Macron's trump card against Meloni?

Former Italian PM's candidacy for European Council president could be Macron's secret weapon in the struggle against Meloni's bid for one of the EU's top jobs in Brussels.

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Europe News

Concerns grow over economic proposals ahead of French elections

French business leaders are worried about the economic policies political parties have proposed ahead of the snap parliamentary elections.

Europe News

Macron’s Liberals vow to pip Meloni's ECR in EU Parliament race

A post-election push for new members sees the rival groups neck and neck in the race to become the third biggest force in the hemicycle.

France

French leaders condemn teenagers charged with antisemitic rape

Prime Minister Gabriel Attal called the attack on a young girl in a Paris suburb "absolutely despicable, unbearable and unspeakable".

Europe News

In southwestern France, Ukrainian pilots are learning to fly warplanes

Ten Ukrainian pilots aged between 21 and 23 are getting a crash course on manning warplanes.

Radio Schuman

Who will be the EU's next leaders?

EU head of states will discuss who will lead the EU for the next five years, among other things, over dinner during an informal summit this evening

My Europe Series

State of the Union: EU elections plunge France into uncertainty

This edition of State of the Union focuses on the outcome of the European elections that led French president Macron to call for a national vote in a few weeks - plunging France into political uncertainty. Another topic: a week of intense diplomatic activity over Ukraine.

Healthcare

Meloni wins spat with Macron as abortion vanishes from G7 final text

In a powerful show of influence, Italy’s hard right leader managed to scrap any reference to safe abortion in the final declaration of the group of industrialised democracies.

Radio Schuman

Does the centre-right need to work with the far-right?

Ursula von der Leyen needs the endorsement of the European Council and the simple majority at the European Parliament to get re-elected European Commission president. How much does she need the votes of far-right parties?

Europe Decoded

Euroviews. The far right will probably fall short in French legislative elections

This is one heck of a chess move by President Macron. Whether it succeeds or not, it will make history. But it is a much more calculated move than it seems, Pierre-Alexandre Balland writes.

Europe News

'No to the spirit of defeat', Macron urges moderate voters

The French president, who has three years left of his second term, also dismissed what he said were "absurd" rumours about his possible resignation if the far-right National Rally of Marine Le Pen wins in the legislative election scheduled for 30 June and 7 July.

Radio Schuman

Will French right wing form an Italian-style alliance?

On Tuesday, the Chairman of Les Républicains, Eric Ciotti, announced an alliance between his party and the far-right Rassemblement National, led by Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella, ahead of parliamentary elections in France.

World News

Macron's EU influence is at risk after European elections

French President Emmanuel Macron's delicate political situation could limit his influence in the election of the new top European officials.

France

French centre-right leader Ciotti calls for pact with far right

Eric Ciotti, the leader of French moderate conservatives Les Republicains, is seeking to save his party from a likely painful defeat in the 30 June and 7 July snap French parliamentary elections. Yet, his decision might split it in half.

Europe News

Bardella will be PM if far right wins French election, Le Pen says

On Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced he would dissolve the National Assembly and call for a snap election in the wake of disastrous results for his centrist Renaissance party in the European parliamentary elections.

Radio Schuman

France — the new friend of Orbán, Wilders or Meloni?

Macron's decision to call snap election opens France to the potential for a far-right government or a hung parliament. Both these outcomes will generate instability in the EU.

Europe News

Dissolution of the National Assembly: Gamble or political courage?

After losing to the far-right National Rally in the European elections, French President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly and called for early parliamentary elections.