Former EU Brexit negotiator announces plan to stand as right-wing candidate against Emmanuel MacronThe EU’s former chief negotiator on Brexit, Michel Barnier, plans to stand as a right-wing candidate against Emmanuel Macron in next year’s French presid…
US omits Macron’s plea for ‘moral responsibility’ from record of Afghanistan call
• French readout of call with Biden included phrase• Macron said of Afghan allies: ‘We cannot abandon them’The White House’s readout of a call between Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron on the crisis in Afghanistan leaves out an impassioned plea from the Fr…
Fifth consecutive weekend of protests in France over Covid pass
More than 250,000 people are expected at 200 demonstrations, an increase on last weekCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage Protesters took to the streets of France for the fifth consecutive Saturday to oppose the country’s pass s…
The Guardian view on French Covid pass protesters: attention must be paid | Editorial
Emmanuel Macron’s new health measures are generally backed. But a worryingly large minority no longer trusts the state to act in the interests of allBy French standards, the protests which have now taken place across the country on four consecutive wee…
Macron tells critics: vaccine passport will protect all our freedoms
French protests expected to enter fourth week but president’s hardline strategy is succeedingCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen the Great Plague struck Marseille in 1720, killing more than half of the city’s population, tr…
Fresh protests in France against Covid health pass
Opponents of Emmanuel Macron’s plans take to streets across country for fourth weekend runningCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageProtesters took to the streets across France on Saturday for the fourth weekend in a row to oppose…
Emmanuel Macron takes legal action over Hitler poster comparison
Police speak with wealthy billboard operator who depicted French president as Nazi leaderEmmanuel Macron is taking legal action against a wealthy billboard operator who displayed posters depicting him as Adolf Hitler.Lawyers for the French president ar…