Tag: Emmanuel Macron
French PM Lecornu meets with Macron as budget deadline looms
By Elizabeth Pineau and Mathieu RosemainPARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu met with President Emmanuel Macron on…
Zelensky warns Russia exploiting lack of ‘attention’ on war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lobbied his allies for more air defences on Sunday, warning that Russia was "taking…
French PM Lecornu, Macron’s ‘soldier monk’, steels himself for budget battle
By Michel RosePARIS (Reuters) -When Sebastien Lecornu gave his first prime-time TV interview hours after resigning as French…
Reappointed French PM scrambles to form government
Pressure mounted Saturday on France's newly reappointed premier Sebastien Lecornu to get an austerity budget approved, as more…
France’s Macron reappoints former prime minister Lecornu as PM
By Elizabeth PineauPARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister, reappointing him…
France’s Macron won’t appoint a left-wing PM, angry leftist leaders say
By Elizabeth PineauPARIS (Reuters) -Emmanuel Macron does not plan to name a prime minister from the left later…
France’s Macron to name PM to end political gridlock
French President Emmanuel Macron was on Friday due to pick a head of government to lift the country…
Who is Robert Badinter, the late justice minister given France’s highest honour?
By Michaela CabreraPARIS (Reuters) -President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday inaugurated a cenotaph in memory of Robert Badinter at…
Paris conference on Gaza aims to complement U.S. initiative
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that the coming hours will be decisive for cementing…
Former French justice minister Badinter’s grave desecrated ahead of Pantheon ceremony
By Dominique VidalonPARIS (Reuters) -The grave of former French justice minister Robert Badinter was desecrated on Thursday, hours…
We could have new PM in 48 hours
PARIS (Reuters) -French caretaker Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Wednesday that President Emmanuel Macron could be in…
France’s Sebastien Lecornu resigns as prime minister after 26 days
Oct. 6 (UPI) -- French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu quit Monday, just 26 days after he was appointed…