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Move to replace Ena aims to boost reformist credentials ahead of elections
With presidential elections next year, a far-right victory in the EU’s second-biggest economy would have huge consequences
Respect for religious beliefs must come with protection for free speech and a balanced education
We cannot dismiss the far-right threat as over
President orders school closures to limit infections from third wave of pandemic
Far-right leader challenges Macron in struggle between ‘nationalists’ and ‘globalists’
Macron floats idea of EU recovery fund boost amid fears of slower economic rebound
French president denounced as out of touch as country struggles with upsurge in Covid cases
Brussels rejects London’s claim of contractual right to supply from AstraZeneca plant in Netherlands
Prime minister says pandemic accelerating as new curbs announced for parts of country
Spat over French minister’s remarks stokes EU ire over Warsaw’s increasingly conservative rhetoric
French president faces tighter fight as his far-right opponent adopts more mainstream positions
Gérald Darmanin defends crackdown on Islamists as helping save France from extreme right
The Sarkozy case shows that conservatives must modernise to win the presidency next year
Conflicts over language, gender and secularism erupt as the pandemic rages
Emmanuel Macron’s government under fire for handling of jabs and lockdowns
Paris-Rome axis likely to become engine for integration after Angela Merkel bows out this year
French president wants up to 5 per cent of doses diverted to poorer countries
Exclusive interview: French president wants up to 5% of doses diverted as China and Russia extend influence
Biden administration says priority is ‘vaccinating Americans’ in rejection of French proposal
French president Emmanuel Macron urges Europe to send vaccines to Africa
French president urges common action against ‘globalisation of hate’ through social media
French president decides to wait until summer before cutting back military operation
Angela Merkel’s Atlanticism ranks behind Germany’s business interests in China and Russia
Macron’s ministers say legislation is essential to curbing ‘separatism’ but critics see threat to freedom
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