2 019 is shaping up to be an exciting, if worrisome, year for Europe. While everything seems to be slowing down in preparation for the eventual hand-over of institutional positions, time never stands still…
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A spectrum is around Europe. Indeed, it goes beyond its borders and embraces the West. This…
by Aarti Shankar
Emmanuel Macron’s victory yesterday was remarkable. Standing for elected office for the first time, aged 39, he took the presidency with 66.1% of the final round vote. He achieved this with only the…
by Aarti Shankar
Now days ahead of the final round of the French presidential election, it is independent centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron who looks virtually certain to emerge the winner over Marine Le Pen – who…
by Robin Huguenot-Noël*
In most European capitals, France’s decision to put Emmanuel Macron ahead in the first round of the presidential election was taken as a reassurance that France would continue to contribute to…
by Judy Dempsey
The selection of the next president of France will have profound implications for the country, for Europe, and for the Western liberal order.
France is on the cusp of a new era. In less than…
by Yann-Sven Rittelmeyer*
In 2017, Berlin became a popular destination for French presidential candidates, with three of the main contenders – François Fillon, Emmanuel Macron and Benoît Hamon – received by Chancellor Angela Merkel.…
by Aarti Shankar
This year’s French presidential election has shaped up to be the most remarkable in France’s modern history – not only might both traditional parties fail to qualify for the second round, but for…
by Martin Mycielski
From its conception as the European Coal and Steel Community, through the fall of the Soviet bloc and up until the beginning of the global financial crisis, the EU was largely portrayed as…
by Vincenzo Scarpetta
A new poll shows that, despite winning over 40% of the vote in the first round of the French regional elections, Front National leader Marine Le Pen and her niece Marion Maréchal-Le…