Whenever France is back in the news, it’s usually a story about yet another ludicrous ban. And boy, have we seen an awful, awful, awful, awful,awwwwfuuuul lot of those in the past. It almost seems like the “ban all the things” internet meme has found its perfect representation in the country of wine and cheese.
Mon Dieu! That’s probably a good reflection of what Emmanuel Macron thought when he saw his poll numbers on Thursday. Macron dropped 7 points, down to only 36 percent of support among the population, according to a YouGov poll. His descent in popularity is not only rapid, the young centrist now also ranks lower than his own […]
Ve francouzských volbách se značným odstupem od rivalů zvítězila La République En Marche, politická strana nového prezidenta Emmanuela Macrona. Získala absolutní většinu křesel v Národním shromáždění. Ještě předtím však řada socialistických a republikánských poslanců s Macronovým hnutím uzavřela dohodu – Macron proti nim v jejich volebních okrscích nenasadí svého kandidáta, a oni na oplátku v novém parlamentu podpoří vládu […]
Cet article a été co-écrit avec Louis Rouanet. Le 18 juin, la République en Marche a remporté la majorité absolue, distançant largement tous ses concurrents politiques. De nombreux parlementaires « d’opposition » soutiendront également le gouvernement du Premier ministre Edouard Philippe.
When the European Union Commission needed to appoint a negotiator for its talks with the United Kingdom, the task was of essential importance. This person needed to be a distinguished diplomat, a careful communicator in the media, and a connoisseur of the intricacy of the relationship between the British Isles and the continent. The toxic […]
This week, French president Emmanuel Macron made headlines with an answer he give during a G20 press conference in Hamburg, Germany. He was asked by a journalist whether he thinks Africa needs something comparable to a Marshall Plan in order to get its economy going.
France’s new centrist government (it’s actually good old socialism, but we’ll roll with the mainstream term here) under president Emmanuel Macron, announced its new environmental policy. As the initiator of the Paris Climate Agreement, France wants to show itself ambitious in the fight against global warming. President Trump announced a few weeks ago that the […]
Cet article a été co-écrit avec Pavla Karon. Le gouvernement a annoncé qu’il pourrait rendre obligatoire 11 vaccins pour les enfants, en plus des trois déjà obligatoires (diphtérie, tétanos et poliomyélite). Dans le cadre de la nouvelle juridiction, les parents seraient forcés de respecter un calendrier de vaccination comprenant des vaccins contre la rougeole, l’hépatite […]
Not even two months after the election of new French president Emmanuel Macron, the executive in the République is hit by its first scandal: Macron’s allies from the Mouvement démocrate (Democratic Movement) are involved in a political uproar regarding party finances. The party is accused of “fraudulent employment,” meaning that it hired people as parliamentary […]
This article has been translated into Greek by the website Liberal.gr. It can be read here. The English original was published by the Foundation for Economic Education. Στις 10 Μαΐου, το Conseil D’Etat, το ανώτατο διοικητικό δικαστήριο στη Γαλλία, αποφάσισε να ζητήσει διευκρινίσεις από το Δικαστήριο της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης σχετικά με την πρόσφατη Οδηγία της […]
Bill Wirtz 