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RT @Sonia_Dridi: « How about that accent from that reporter? » Marjorie Taylor Greene thinks I should be thrown out of the press room becau…

The EU has long been in denial about the US turning hostile, @DaveKeating writes, "France has been the only member to be cognisant of this risk & has warned about it for years -but for that the French have been mocked and derided by others, particularly Britain & East. Europeans"

Macron offers mea culpa on early elections in New Year's speech

Direct consequence of the vote of no-confidence that fell the Barnier government, Moody’s downgrades France: "As a result, we forecast that France's public finances will be materially weaker over the next three years compared to our October 2024 baseline scenario."

RT @vtchakarova: Macron is currently doing almost the impossible balancing act between Trump and Zelensky to bring the American and Ukraini…

As Notre-Dame reopens, Macron stands in ashes of French political edifice -

@Operadata @LordRickettsP @GeorginaEWright In that scenario, yes, the two elections, presidential and parliamentary would have more or less been synchronised again. I say more or less because the new presidential election would have to be held between 20 and 35 days after the resignation.

@LordRickettsP @Operadata @GeorginaEWright Macron having called an early parliamentary election, they are no longer synchronised. MPs were elected for a 5-year term in this year’s election, theoretically until 2029. A new president, say in 2027, would have to call early parliamentary elections to synchronise them again.

… "Alongside the budget debates, left wing La France Insoumise put forward an initiative to reverse a recent pension reform," Moody’s adds. "While the bill was not adopted because of time constraints, the initiative underscores significant risks to France's fiscal outlook."

Reuters info: Macron aims to name a new prime minister quickly if the Barnier government falls later today, sources say. One says it could happen before the Notre-Dame inauguration. With @elizapineau

RT @Reuters: 🔊 The French government is on the verge of collapse after another dramatic few days. @MichelReuters looks at the role of right…

Macron has talked to Scholz this morning, says they’ve agreed to work towards "a stronger, more united Europe in this new context". He adds "In cooperation with the United States while defending our interests and values".

Macron among first EU leaders to congratulate Trump, sounding conciliatory: "Ready to work together, as we managed to do for four years. With your beliefs and mine. With respect and ambition. For more peace and prosperity".

@robin_j_brooks I still don’t see how that makes your original statement — "debt in both only ever goes up, it never falls" — true.

@robin_j_brooks Markets have actually rewarded Spain with lower yields compared to peers, France in particular. And what’s clear on your graph is that Spanish debt has been on a downward trajectory since the end of the EZ debt crisis, bar one year due to COVID. Italy is another story…

RT @Reuters: France's Macron, Moroccan king cement reconciliation with business deals

@ChassNews @FT @GuyChazan @laurapitel Congrats, Anne-Sylvaine! Great move.

Une classe politique française qui sacrifie les actifs et la jeunesse pour protéger les retraites des « boomers » ? Notre analyse, avec @ecallefipeco @RafikSmati @Ludovic_Subran