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Macron meets von der Leyen as France kicks off EU Council Presidency

President Emmanuel Macron met here on Friday with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as France took over the rotating six-month Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU).

France takes EU reins with push for more sovereignty

French president Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to a pair of leading European figures Friday as France formally took the reins of the 27-nation bloc for the next six months with big ambitions

With salty language, Emmanuel Macron berates France's unvaccinated

Macron has provoked outcries in parliament and protests from election rivals by using a vulgarity to describe his strategy for pressuring vaccine refusers to get coronavirus jabs

French minister says Emmanuel Macron's reelection would boost growth

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire says President Emmanuel Macron's potential reelection next year is very important to further boost growth.

Putin, Macron discuss EU-Belarus migrant crisis, Ukraine over phone

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, where the two leaders discussed the EU-Belarus migrant crisis

French Prez Macron talks migration, rule of law, energy with V4 leaders

Hungary assumes the current presidency of the V4 Group, which includes Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

'Dear Olaf': France's Macron welcomes new German chancellor

Both played down potential differences over green investment rules, EU budget

Macron to unveil EU agenda ahead of French presidential race

Macron plans to present the priorities for France's upcoming presidency of the European Union, a tenure that overlaps with the country's presidential election and could put Macron in a tricky position

France detects nine Omicron variant cases as govt eyes tourism hit

Cases of the new variant were found in different parts of France and in the overseas territory of La Reunion, and the country is stepping up efforts to isolate them, health authorities said

Johnson, Macron agree to step up efforts to prevent migrants' crossings

UK PM Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed to prevent deadly crossings of the English Channel by migrants following the Wednesday fatal shipwreck in the Strait of Dover

France says Australia hits 'new low' leaking President Macron's texts

Australian media on Tuesday reported the contents of a text message from Macron to Prime Minister Scott Morrison in September

PM Modi meets French President Macron on sidelines of G20 summit

The meeting comes more than a month after the two leaders held a telephonic conversation, amidst Paris' strong criticism of the AUKUS (Australia-UK-US) security partnership

Macron unveils moonshot $35 billion industrial revival plan

The plan, dubbed 'France 2030' foresees investing the funds over five years in sectors including nuclear and renewable energy sources, electric cars, semiconductors and robotics.

France's Macron wants G20 to pressure Taliban to give girls a future

So far under the Taliban, young Afghan girls have been allowed to return to primary school but older girls have been barred from going to high school

France, Greece sign defence deal; Athens to buy 3 warships

President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a defence and security strategic partnership in a joint news conference in Paris

France: Man who threw egg at Macron in psychiatric treatment

The egg hit Macron on the shoulder as he milled with a crowd at an international food fair in Lyon on Monday

Egg thrown at French President Emmanuel Macron during food trade fair

A video of the incident, widely shared on the social media, shows Macron walking through the crowd when an egg bounced off him without breaking

PM Narendra Modi, Emmanuel Macron discuss Afghanistan situation

The PMO said the two leaders discussed regional issues, including recent developments in Afghanistan

Biden seeks phone call with Macron amid submarine deal row

US President Joe Biden is seeking to hold a phone conversation with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in an effort to reduce tensions caused by a controversial submarine deal

Joe Biden, France's Macron to talk in coming days amid sub spat

"What's at stake in this crisis is the strategy (in the Pacific), which is more important than the commercial considerations," Attal said. "This is what we'll be discussing."