Emmanuel Macron

Spectators watch cyclists compete in the fourth stage of the Tour de France in eastern France last July. Organizers say the 2020 race will be postponed, though new dates have not been set.

Tour de France Postponed As Macron Extends Ban On Gatherings To Mid-July

2:01pm April 14, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

The three-week cycling race had been slated to begin June 27 in Nice and end in Paris on July 19. Organizers dismissed the idea of holding the tour while banning spectators from lining the course.

Protestors chant and sing against President Emmanuel Macron during a rally in Paris as thousands take to the streets to protest against pension reform on Tuesday.

French Prime Minister Unveils Pension Plan As Strike Continues To Paralyze Paris

2:38pm December 11, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

The plan calls for a shift from 42 distinct pension plans into one universal scheme. The new system will be based on the principle of giving each pensioner the same rights for each euro they pay in.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a meeting on Ukraine with German Chancellor at the Elysee Palace on Monday in Paris.

With Paris Peace Talks, Putin And Zelenskiy Meet For First Time

3:07pm December 09, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

More than 13,000 people have been killed in the Russian insurgency since it began five years ago. The Ukrainian president entered the talks in a tricky position, wanting peace but lacking leverage.

The Gare de Lyon railway station in Paris, typically brimming with busy travelers, stands empty Friday as general strikes snarled transportation across France for a second day.

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France Suffers Travel Woes As General Strike Enters 2nd Day

2:44pm December 06, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

The strike took a quieter turn Friday, as protests ebbed but workers still stayed home in anger at a pension reform proposal. Stations and schools across the country remained shuttered.

President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron aired their differences on the sidelines of a NATO leaders' summit in London.

From NATO Critic To Defender, Trump Calls Macron's Comments 'Nasty'

12:15pm December 03, 2019

by Tamara Keith

When he was running for president, Trump said NATO was "obsolete." But now, with the French president accusing the alliance of experiencing "brain death," Trump is pushing back.

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As NATO Meets, Macron's Vision For France Is At A Crossroads

8:03am December 01, 2019

by Eleanor Beardsley

The French president was swept into power with plans to reshape his country, and all of Europe, but it hasn't gone his way. Does he have time to turn things around?

Week In Politics: More Impeachment Hearings As Trump Heads To NATO Summit

8:47am November 30, 2019

by Ayesha Rascoe

The meeting in London comes as several of the member-countries are dealing with recent terror attacks and political turmoil. For President Trump, that will mean House Judiciary Committee hearings.

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Smoke billows from a fire in an area of the Amazon rainforest near Porto Velho, Brazil, earlier this week.

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Macron Urges G-7 Members To Put Amazon Fires At Top Of Agenda

9:28am August 23, 2019

by Scott Neuman

In a tweet, the French president called the 2,500 active fires in the Amazon an "international crisis" and urged fellow G-7 members to "discuss this emergency first order" at their upcoming summit.

French president Emmanuel Macron takes part in a meeting in Évry-Courcouronnes on Feb. 4.

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Will Macron's 'Great National Debate' Help Defuse France's Yellow Vest Unrest?

9:26pm February 08, 2019

by Eleanor Beardsley

With his government rocked by ongoing yellow vest demonstrations, French President Emmanuel Macron launched a nationwide series of community conversations. But some wonder if anything will change.

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Protesters take part in an antigovernment yellow vest demonstration in front of the Hôtel National des Invalides in Paris early in January.

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How France's Yellow Vest Protests Damaged An Already Weakened President Macron

8:13pm January 24, 2019

by Eleanor Beardsley

"The media are all talking about us, and we actually made the government back down," says one protester at a traffic circle. "We're not about to accept the crumbs Macron has thrown us."