Tag: Emmanuel Macron

Wednesday, April 10th 2019 - 08:38 UTC
Mrs. May pleads support from Berlin and Paris for a Brexit extension deadline

British Prime Minister Theresa May toured Berlin and Paris on Tuesday to plead for an extension to the deadline for Brexit, which looked increasingly likely to be approved by EU leaders at a crunch meeting in Brussels.
Tuesday, April 9th 2019 - 07:30 UTC
PM May off to meet Merkel and Macron before EU summit

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday started a last-minute flurry of European diplomacy that includes visits to Paris and Berlin as she prepares for a make-or-break Brexit summit. Still struggling to get her EU divorce deal through parliament, May is hoping European Union leaders will agree on Wednesday to delay Brexit for a second time to stop Britain crashing out of the bloc two days later.
Wednesday, March 20th 2019 - 10:07 UTC
Angela Merkel to the rescue of an “orderly Brexit”

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she will fight for an “orderly Brexit” until “the very last hour”. Mrs Merkel said that current events were in a “state of flux”, adding that European Union leaders would try to react to whatever the UK proposed. The UK is due to leave the EU in 10 days' time, with or without a deal.
Wednesday, January 23rd 2019 - 07:44 UTC
France and Germany ratify integration process, but not all of Europe is happy

France and Germany have signed a new treaty on Tuesday aimed at breathing new life into their place at the centre of the European Union. As the UK moves to leave the EU and a rising tide of populism challenges the core liberal values of the bloc, the new treaty commits wholeheartedly to defending it.
Thursday, January 17th 2019 - 08:44 UTC
EU frustrated, (and divided), but waiting for Mrs. May and Westminster Brexit B plan

European Council President Donald Tusk has hinted that the UK should stay in the EU, after the prime minister's Brexit deal was rejected in parliament. “If a deal is impossible, and no-one wants no deal, then who will finally have the courage to say what the only positive solution is?” he tweeted.
Tuesday, January 8th 2019 - 09:21 UTC
France plans hooligan-type legislation to crackdown “yellow vest” violent protests

France plans to introduce legislation to toughen sanctions on undeclared protests in response to violent “yellow-vest” demonstrations, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Monday in a hardening of the government’s stance on the unrest.
Tuesday, December 11th 2018 - 08:35 UTC
French president yields to weeks of protests and rolls back most reforms

French president Emmanuel Macron has promised a minimum wage rise and tax concessions in response to weeks of violent protests. France has seen four weekends of violent protests against fuel tax rises, living costs and other issues. Speaking in a televised address, Mr. Macron condemned the violence but said the protesters' anger was “deep, and in many ways legitimate”.
Thursday, December 6th 2018 - 08:34 UTC
French government suspends fuel tax, but protests continued across the country

The French government's decision to suspend fuel tax and utility hikes on Tuesday did little to appease protesters, who called the move a “first step” and vowed to fight on after large-scale rioting in Paris last weekend.
Tuesday, December 4th 2018 - 08:28 UTC
Yellow vests' protests reflect widespread anger and challenge to Macron's reforms

Protesters from France's “gilet jaunes” (yellow vests) movement have pulled out of a meeting with PM Edouard Philippe scheduled for Tuesday. Some members of the group said they had received death threats from hard-line protesters warning them not to enter into negotiations with the government.
Saturday, December 1st 2018 - 08:47 UTC
Bolsonaro recommends “prudence” before signing any Mercosur/EU agreement

Brazil's president-elect Jair Bolsonaro said “prudence” was necessary before signing any trade agreement with other nations, in reference to the ongoing negotiations between Mercosur and the European Union.