US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened that he would impose a 200 per cent tariff on French wines and champagne after Emmanuel Macron turned down his invitation to join a proposed Board of Peace for Gaza. The Republican supremo did not elaborate on this any further. Claiming that nobody ‘wants’ the French President as…
With invitations extending to multiple countries, US President Donald Trump is leaving no stone unturned in his outreach for the ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza. Despite his efforts, French President Emmanuel Macron has reportedly made up his mind to decline the invite. US President Donald Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval…
Adding to the tiff with France, US president Donald Trump has shared an alleged private text from French president Emmanuel Macron. This text, which Trump shared on Truth Social, comes amid the Republican leader’s pursuit for Greenland. French President Emmanuel Macron has found himself in a tiff with US president Donald Trump after he declined…
Late last year, as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen began her second term in office, a giant purple banner was draped over the side of the EU executive arm’s headquarters, declaring: “United for our Future, 2024-2029.” Its leaders will gather on Thursday to try to round off the year with a collective bang,…
French President Emmanuel Macron warned that the European Union may be forced to take “strong measures” against China, including potential tariffs, if Beijing fails to address its widening trade imbalance with the bloc. French President Emmanuel Macron speaks at Sichuan University, with China’s flag in background, during a meeting with students in Chengdu, in southwestern…
French President Emmanuel Macron told Xi Jinping that France and China must overcome their “differences”, as the two leaders met in Beijing on Thursday. “Sometimes there are differences, but it is our responsibility to overcome them for the greater good,” Macron told Xi during the meeting. The Chinese leader echoed Macron, calling for “more stable”…
Macron has included the European Union on his last few engagements with Chinese President Xi Jinping. This was seen as an effort to “Europeanise” his dealings with Beijing. Von der Leyen went to Paris last year to meet Xi alongside Macron and also visited Beijing in 2023 alongside the two-term centrist French leader. Before that,…
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that Europe does not want to be a “vassal” that is dependent on US and Chinese tech companies, calling for a “European preference” in the sector. “Europe doesn’t want to be the client of the big entrepreneurs or the big solutions being provided either from the US or…
At a meeting in Brussels last month, foreign ministers from the European Union’s 27 member states sat down to discuss the bloc’s plans for the Indo-Pacific region. The conversation, according to several people familiar with it, lasted just seven minutes. It is perhaps unsurprising, then, that officials, diplomats and experts are groaning about the lack…
In a dramatic speech in Berlin on Saturday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen painted a dystopian picture of today’s world as she reiterated her calls for an independent Europe. “Europe is facing up to another seismic change in the way the global economy works. We may be approaching a shift in the international…