Europe unites to demand Commission enforce the DSA

While many European leaders are urging the Commission to step up enforcement against X and Meta, Meloni continues to defend X owner Elon Musk.
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European leaders defend Biden NATO summit gaffes, media say heโ€™s done

European leaders defended US President Joe Biden after a number of gaffes during a NATO summit while the continent’s media took them as further evidence he was not fit to defeat Donald Trump in November’s presidential election.

Macron nominates Breton for Commission, media reports

France’s President Emmanuel Macron will try to nominate Thierry Breton for the European Commission, angling for an expanded portfolio around economic security and defence, Le Monde reported on Thursday (27 June).

The Brief โ€“ Did Ursula stab Macron in the back?

It looks like she did. The European Commission announced it intends to open the first excessive deficit procedure against Franceโ€”coming at the worst time everโ€”11 days before the first round of the snap legislative elections that may become a nightmare …

From political woes to economic ones: The first roaring week of Franceโ€™s election campaign

France has broken EU rules when it comes to fiscal policy, according to the European Commissionโ€™s latest report. In response, the Elysรฉe has until September to present a plan able to quell Brusselsโ€™s fears.

French markets wobble as EU Commission launches deficit procedure

France’s financial markets lost further ground on Wednesday (19 June) after the European Commission announced it intends to open an excessive deficit procedure (EDP) over the national budget, exacerbating fears that the ongoing political reshuffling ma…

All eyes on France, Germany and Italy as EU top job talks expected to gain traction at G7

When the leaders of France, Germany and Italy meet informally on Thursday (13 June) on the sidelines of the G7 summit for the first time after the EU elections, they are expected to set the tone for the next weeks…

Navigating Through Franceโ€™s Political Storm

On Sunday night, Emmanuel Macron called for snap elections. Can the president’s sudden move halt the far right’s rising success?

All that changed on election night

More than 360 million European citizens had the right to vote in this weekend’s European Parliament elections. Across Europe, the overall turnout was around 51%, and the results had knock-on effects on individual countries.