Macron and Le Pen head for cliffhanger 24 April election runoff
French leader Emmanuel Macron and challenger Marine Le Pen qualified on Sunday (10
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Presidential election: French voters to decide who makes it to the run-off
The French head to the polls on Sunday (April 10
Pécresse will not urge voters to pick Macron in final round
French right-wing candidate Valérie Pécresse said on Friday (8 April) she will not tell voters who to pick in the second round of the presidential election should she fail to…
Far-right MEPs: EU should focus on Ukrainian refugees, not Romani
Far-right lawmakers in the European Parliament urged the EU to focus on Ukrainian refugees instead of discussing discrimination against Romani people during a debate ahead of International Romani Day (8…
Spain’s Sanchez visits Morocco as tensions ease
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI hosted Spain’s prime minister on Thursday (7 April) in a landmark visit ending a year-long diplomatic crisis after Madrid reversed decades of neutrality on the Western…
How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ended Vatican City’s multilateral foreign policy
The Vatican City’s multilateral approach to foreign policy has ended with the war in Ukraine as Pope Francis takes an increasingly anti-Putin stance, Vatican expert Piero Schiavazzi told EURACTIV. The…
Tweets of the Week: Russian Oil, Conditionality and French Elections
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, around 5,000 Russian war crimes are now under investigation. ⚡️Around 5,000 Russian war crimes under investigation in Ukraine, Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova…
Citizens criticise lack of political interest in bloc-wide democracy experiment
Representatives of EU citizens panels at the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) asked politicians to take meetings more seriously, noting that the majority did not turn up to…
Employers’ representative: EU needs competitiveness check, not minimum wage directive
An EU directive on minimum wages “risks undermining collective bargaining and adding up complexities to the recovery and the resilience of the EU economy”, Stefano Mallia, who represents employers in…
French presidential candidates vary in approach to declining farmer numbers
Over the next decade, 45% of French farmers will retire, presenting a significant challenge for the next president regarding food self-sufficiency and generational renewal. EURACTIV France reports. On 30