Assemblée : la guerre entre Attal et Wauquiez profite aux Insoumis

Elue présidente de la commission des Affaires économiques, la mélenchoniste Aurélie Trouvé a bénéficié de la rupture de l’accord entre la droite et les macronistes sur la répartition des postes au Palais-Bourbon.

Middle East braces for wider conflict as Israel and Iran trade threats

“There is nowhere in Iran or the Middle East beyond the reach of the long arm of Israel,” Prime Minister Netanyahu warned.

French government revealed: More of the same, with hard-right turn on immigration in the works

Newly-appointed French Prime Minister Michel Barnier presented his government on Saturday (21 September), largely maintaining the political course of previous pro-Macron administrations while making concessions to the far-right Rassemblement National (…

French PM Barnier unveils new government, putting budget and EU affairs under his purview

The Cabinet is the ‘most right-wing’ in more than a decade.

Outgoing ministers warn of far-right ideas infiltrating new Barnier government

Outgoing agriculture minister Marc Fesneau and the outgoing delegate-minister for European affairs Jean-Noël Barrot have both expressed their concern over right-wing ideas infiltrating the new government that is currently being put together by newly ap…

La BNF prête à ouvrir ses archives pour franciser des modèles d’IA

L’institution publique a engagé, comme l’INA, des discussions avec des acteurs français de l’intelligence artificielle générative, dont Mistral AI.

New Caledonia weighs heavy as French Senate approves bill on foreign influence

The ongoing tensions in France’s overseas territory of New Caledonia weighed heavily in a debate at the French Senate, where Senators strengthened and approved a bill on foreign interference.

Europe ministers say more resources needed to combat Russian disinformation online

Ministers from France, Germany, and Poland revealed on Monday (29 April) that the Russian disinformation network “Portal Kombat” has continued growing, with new websites targeting 19 member states and the Western Balkans, and called for more resources …

France being ‘pounded’ by Russian disinformation, says minister

Jean-Noël Barrot says propaganda via social media and fake websites may distort EU election resultsFrance is being “pounded” by Russian disinformation that could distort the result of the upcoming EU parliamentary elections, France’s minister for Europ…

France ‘pounded’ by Russian disinformation, French EU minister warns

French EU Minister Jean-Noël Barrot warned of the massive scale of disinformation campaigns coming from President Vladimir Putin’s Russia in an interview with Ouest-France on Saturday, speaking of a “proven risk” that this could distort the results of …

Macron is all talk, no action on Ukraine, says left-wing rival Glucksmann

Social-democratic lead candidate Raphaël Glucksmann doubled down on his hawkish stance on Ukraine as polls show him closing in on the pro-Macron list ahead of the EU election.

Big, bold and unchecked: Russian influence operation thrives on Facebook

Pro-Kremlin network “Doppelganger” is buying Facebook ads to spread divisive content on social media site ahead of EU election.

France is ‘overwhelmed with propaganda,’ minister says

Paris called out several pro-Russian disinformation campaigns in the run-up to June’s EU election.

‘Vladimir Putin will not stop in Ukraine’, says French Minister Delegate for Europe

Just days after French President Emmanuel Macron provoked a backlash among allies by declaring he could not rule out sending Western troops to Ukraine, a senior minister has doubled down on the message, saying Europe must thwart Vladimir Putin before …

Macron completes painstaking reshuffle with EU affairs, health, energy appointments

It took one month for Emmanuel Macron to complete the government reshuffle (and alienate key allies).

Key centrist ally blasts Macron, sparking new political crisis

The future of the pro-Macron coalition is uncertain following the shock defection.

AI Act: French government accused of being influenced by lobbyist with conflict of interests

French Senators criticised the government’s stance in the AI Act negotiations, pointing towards lack of copyrights protection and the influence of a lobbyist with alleged conflicts of interests: former digital state secretary Cédric O.

France’s AI hopes collide with French love of regulating tech

Many companies fear that regulating advanced AI models could deter innovation.

France bans ministers from WhatsApp, Signal; demands French alternatives

‘These digital tools are not devoid of security flaws,’ government document says.

Un gendarme chez la grande conso

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Retour aux fondamentaux pour l’ex-ministre de l’éco

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Ousted OpenAI CEO Altman welcome in France, digital minister says

ChatGPT creator fired Altman on Friday, saying the company had lost confidence in him.

Europe lacks courage in pursuing digital sovereignty, cloud service CEO says

EU policymakers should have the “courage and fair-mindedness” to pursue a sovereign cloud and regulate American cloud providers under the EU antitrust law on digital markets, Michel Paulin, CEO of the leading French provider OVHcloud, told Euractiv in …

EU digital wallet pilot project kicks off in Paris

The POTENTIAL consortium headed by France and Germany has begun work on the European Digital Identity wallet, with deployment excepted by 2025, it was announced at the launch event in Paris on Monday (10 July). 

French senators want a wider TikTok ban

Report calls for ban for the staff of strategic companies.

Le répertoire 2.0 s’installe dans les esprits

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Macron floats social media cuts during riots

French president’s remarks drew criticism from across the political spectrum — and comparisons to authoritarian regimes.

Le tout sobriété-électricité, c’est pour demain

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France: Riots enter digital bill discussions on how to curb hate speech

In an amendment to a French draft law to regulate the digital space, centre-right senator Patrick Chaize proposed on Monday (3 July) that in the face of riots threatening public order, hateful online content should be blocked within two hours after bei…