France calls for new EU taxes to raise €60B
Most governments are challenging new levies to finance the EU's next seven year budget.
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politico.eu
08.09.2026
‘Thuggish’ far-right protesters descend on Dover and Portsmouth – The Latest
Far-right activists gathered in two disruptive demonstrations in Dover and Portsmouth over the weekend, attempting to obstruct asylum seekers arriving on small boats from France. Many wore all black a
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theguardian.com
07.09.2026
Champagne production halves as scorching summer dents French wine grape harvest
National output could sink to a nearly 70-year low.
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07.09.2026
Renew MEPs to press Macron on his political future at Paris meeting
Lawmakers are expected to question the French leader about his plans post-2027 in the wake of the far right victory in Germany, a party official says.
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07.09.2026
Catastrophic dangers await Burnham’s push for English devolution | Phillip Inman
Like France, the UK has always been centralised – and imposing a new political structure brings huge risksDevolution in England is going to be messy and slow, and brings with it huge risks that Andy B
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theguardian.com
05.09.2026
France downplays SpaceX, Blue Origin snub of ‘worst Macron-organized’ summit
Next week's Paris space summit has more going against it than a Trump-organized shun.
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politico.eu
04.09.2026
Farage plans fall visit with Le Pen in France
The leader of the U.K.'s right-wing populist Reform UK plans to visit France by the end of October.
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04.09.2026
Farage unveils small boats deal with French National Rally party
Reform says it would use the Navy to intercept boats and return migrants to France, if the party wins power.
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bbc.co.uk
04.09.2026
Drones, teargas, riot squads: why has the UK gone to war against asylum seekers already fleeing conflict? | Diane Taylor
Burnham and Macron have committed to going further in the crackdown on French beaches. But little is being done to offer refugees safe alternative routesGarang*, 18, is one of thousands of refugees re
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theguardian.com
04.09.2026
Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella struggle to stay on the same page
France’s far-right duo are working to paper over their differences ahead of next year’s presidential election.
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04.09.2026
SpaceX, Blue Origin ditch Macron’s space summit after White House pressure
Four companies are backing out of the event, according to a French government official.
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03.09.2026
La Maison Blanche fait pression sur les entreprises américaines pour qu’elles boycottent le sommet spatial de Macron
Alors que l'administration Trump a exhorté les géants américains du secteur à ne pas venir à Paris, le ministre français de l'Enseignement supérieur et de l'Espace a déclaré, ce jeudi, que l'Amérique
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03.09.2026
Man armed with Kalashnikov arrested at Brussels’ Gare du Midi
The suspect had just arrived by train from France, but his motive remains unknown.
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03.09.2026
Kallas pushes back on Franco-German reform plans for EU diplomatic service
'Majority' of countries support 'the current institutional setup' of the EEAS, Kallas says.
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politico.eu
02.09.2026
France, Germany back call for faster, more efficient EU decisions in foreign and security policy
Hungary's repeated blocking of EU decisions under ex-PM Viktor Orbán is prompting reflection on how the EU makes foreign policy decisions.
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politico.eu
01.09.2026
Marine Le Pen’s risky economic gamble
France’s far-right presidential front-runner is betting she can keep her populist promises without losing the centrist voters she may need to win.
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01.09.2026
French MEP Raphaël Glucksmann’s path to the Elysée faces surprise hurdle
The center-left politician agreed to join the Socialist primary. Now a "Highlander" challenger could derail his presidential bid.
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politico.eu
31.08.2026
France, Germany make pitch to overhaul EU foreign policy
Proposal is an attempt to boost Kaja Kallas’s role while recognizing that much of the real power to conduct foreign policy lies with the Commission.
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politico.eu
31.08.2026
South of France holiday scuppers Davey's blood donation
The Lib Dem leader was unable to give blood due to visiting an area where there is the risk of mosquito-borne viruses.
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bbc.co.uk
28.08.2026
French far-right leader Jordan Bardella to address Reform UK party conference
Speech in Birmingham part of effort to strengthen Marine Le Pen party’s international ties before her presidential bidThe French far-right leader Jordan Bardella is to give a speech at Reform UK’s par
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theguardian.com
28.08.2026