Emmanuel Macron
All the main news stories focussing on French President Emmanuel Macron.
Macron says France to increase nuclear warheads in plan to protect Europe
President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that France will increase the number of its nuclear warheads and cooperate with eight countries to help protect the continent as key NATO ally Washington turns away.
Why France's Emmanuel Macron was wearing sunglasses indoors at Davos
The pictures immediately went viral on Tuesday - French president Emmanuel Macron delivering his big speech at the international leaders' summit in Davos, while wearing a pair of reflective aviator shades.
France to send extra 'land, air, and sea' forces to Greenland in coming days, says Macron
President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that France would soon send more "land, air, and sea" forces to join a European military exercise in Greenland, after Washington threatened to seize the autonomous Danish territory.
Macron warns of 'unprecedented' consequences if US takes Greenland
French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Wednesday that if the United States seized Greenland from Denmark, it would trigger a wave of "unprecedented" consequences, a government spokeswoman said.
ANALYSIS: Emmanuel Macron - a French 'Nero' or misunderstood visionary?
As Emmanuel Macron enters the last full year of his presidency, John Lichfield looks at the career of the man who promised so much, but seems doomed to end his mandate in failure. Where did it all go wrong for Macron, and for France?
Macrons file defamation suit against right-wing US podcaster
Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, filed a defamation lawsuit on Wednesday against a right-wing US podcaster who claimed the spouse of the French president used to be a man, that the couple are related and that Macron was chosen to be France's president as part of a CIA-operated mind control programme.
OPINION: The Macron-Trump bromance is heading for a bust-up
French president Emmanuel Macron's trip to Greenland looks like a deliberate troll to his unlikely 'friend' Donald Trump - John Lichfield looks at why the pair are headed for a bust-up.
OPINION: Macron's TV 'comeback' was more like his obituary
French President Emmanuel Macron hoped that his marathon TV interview would mark a comeback on domestic politics - John Lichfield assesses how likely this is.
OPINION: Macron is no warmonger, whatever France's pro-Putin billionaire says
The far-right media empire of the ultra-Catholic, Breton billionaire Vincent Bolloré has gone full-bore Vichy, writes John Lichfield.
OPINION: France and the UK may be willing to send troops to Ukraine, but do they have the military strength?
If the United States will no longer fight for democracy, who will?
France and UK propose one-month Ukraine truce
France and Britain are proposing a one-month truce in Ukraine "in the air, at sea and on energy infrastructure" after crisis talks in London, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday.
OPINION: Macron's Trump talks made him a hero in America, but delusional to some in France
In America, or in half of America, Emmanuel Macron is a hero - writes John Lichfield - the man who fact-checked Donald Trump on live television.
Macron warns Ukraine peace can't mean 'surrender', after Trump talks
French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that peace cannot mean the "surrender" of Ukraine, but said talks with US President Donald Trump on Monday had shown a path forward despite fears of a transatlantic rift.
Macron labels Musk 'reactionary' and urges 'realistic expectations' from Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday accused Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of social media platform X, of intervening in European elections - while also addressing issues of Ukraine, Iran, Syria and Donald Trump in a wide-ranging speech to French ambassadors.
5 of the biggest problems facing France (and Macron) in September
France is facing an abrupt and brutal return to reality in September, with no functional government and a looming financial crisis, the likes of which the country has not seen since World War II.
OPINION: The comic chaos of French politics hides a real danger for democracy
The new National Assembly which meets briefly from Thursday will have 11 groups, three and a half blocs and a score of parties or factions - writes John Lichfield. Some of the splinters are already splintering. One of the blocs, the Left alliance, is on the point of splitting.
Will Macron resign in case of a French election disaster?
The polling is not looking good for president Emmanuel Macron's party in the snap elections that he called just two weeks ago. So will he resign if it all goes wrong?
LATEST: Macron dissolves parliament and calls elections after big EU vote defeat
President Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday night that he had dissolved the French parliament and called fresh legislative elections, after suffering a heavy defeat in the European elections.
What do snap parliamentary elections mean for France?
In a surprise move, French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday evening called snap parliamentary elections after his centrist group suffered a heavy defeat in the EU vote.
ANALYSIS: What next for France after Macron's likely European election humiliation?
All polling suggests that Emmanuel Macron's party is heading for a humiliating defeat in Sunday's European elections - so what next? John Lichfield examines the options for France, and the likelihood of fresh elections being called.
Macron says 'all European nationalists are hidden Brexiteers'
French President Emmanuel Macron said all European nationalists were "hidden Brexiteers" in an interview with the Economist published on Thursday, warning voters ahead of European elections next month.
France's Macron blasts 'ineffective' UK Rwanda deportation law
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said Britain's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was "ineffective" and showed "cynicism", while praising the two countries' cooperation on defence.
Macron warns 'mortal' Europe needs credible defence
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday warned that Europe faced an existential threat from Russian aggression, calling on the continent to adopt a "credible" defence strategy less dependent on the United States.