In a new speech at the Sorbonne, the French President flies high and tries to shake Europe by urging profound reforms on the same wavelength as Mario Draghi, who he hopes to push at the top of the EU
Mario Draghi at the head of the EU (but not of the Commission) is the only card that Europe has today to regain authority in the world. And if Meloni launched her candidacy and forgot the disagreements of the past, she would acquire an international role...
The former French President, Francois Hollande, wants to lend a hand to his old socialist comrades in the next European elections: for now he will support the rising star Raphael Glucksman, who is flying in the polls. We will see later and it cannot be ruled out that Hollande aims…
Clothing is a strong sector of the European economy. Discarded clothes, however, cause pollution. EU rules are expected and France gives the first strong signal
Macron shows his muscles to Russia but does not lose sight of the path of diplomatic negotiation to silence the branches in Ukraine. Quite the opposite of what Salvini and Conte are doing in Italy with their pro-Putin outbursts
The G7 under Meloni's presidency did not start in the best way and today in Washington the prime minister will ask the American President for a hand
Patriotism, respect for migrants, anti-fascism: there is all this in the gesture that French President Emmanuel Macron made yesterday by opening the doors of the Pantheon in Paris to the remains of an Armenian communist who together with 5 Italian partisans participated across the Alps...
The appointment of Rachida Dati, investigated for corruption and recommended by former President Sarkozy, to the Ministry of Culture is perhaps the only flaw in the new French Government. But to say that it is the sign of Attal's turn to the right sounds excessive.…
A very innovative and dynamic choice by French President Emmanuel Macron who crowns the young Minister of Education Gabriel Attal as prime minister, author of a recent ambitious school reform based on discipline and meritocracy
The candidacy of SuperMario Draghi for the Presidency of the European Commission, overshadowed by the French President Macron, is a very strong hypothesis that would benefit Europe and our country - The precedent of Ciampi is curious who, like Draghi, was president of the commission for…
French President Macron has a plan to bring Draghi to the helm of the EU - Meanwhile, the countdown has begun for the Italian Parliament's vote on the ESM
The harsh reality of the endless landings of migrants shatters the demagoguery of the right and Meloni must begin to open his eyes while Salvini and Le Pen continue the waltz of demagogy, racism and populism
Prime Minister Meloni's failure to invite Macron and Scholz to the Rome conference on migrants is a childish spite that can cost Italy dearly in the face of the heavy dossiers that are on the table in Brussels and which…
The French president launches his second reshuffle. All the key ministers confirmed, the government majority does not expand
The revolt of the very young in France after the death of Nahel does not stop. More looting and assaults on commercial establishments. The Elysée bans demonstrations in Marseille, Bordeaux, Strasbourg and other cities
After her speech in support of Rome's candidacy for Expo 2030, the prime minister meets the French president, Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysée: "Italy and France need to talk because our common interests are many and converging"
The polls freeze Meloni's illusions and say that, at present, there is no majority between Conservatives and Popular in the next European Parliament but that, in any case, the real balance of the future Europe will be the President...
The French president wants to make France a "champion" in the field of artificial intelligence. Even London soon in the field. And the Italy of companies is not just watching
In an extensive interview on Unity, the former premier and former secretary of the PDS spares no criticism of Europe and the West on the war in Ukraine but reserves much benevolence and some oversight for Russia
The attack comes from the transalpine interior minister who is not new to such sorties and seems to arise from entirely French reasons to divert attention from the clash on pensions - Tajani cancels the trip to the French capital: "Unacceptable words"
Macron spoke on TV to unified networks to try to appease the anger of the French after the ok to the pension reform: "It will come into force in the autumn. We are opening 3 construction sites on work, justice and progress". Unions and opposition still on the barricades
The Chinese president met Macron and von der Leyen on a mission to Beijing. Xi: "No to the use of nuclear and chemical weapons". von der Leyen warns Beijing: "Do not supply weapons to Russia". Moscow" There are no prospects for a solution…
The April 5 meeting between the Government and the trade unions and the April 14 pronouncement of the Constitutional Council on the pension reform will tell whether it is time for France to thaw or whether rancor and social resentment will prevail over…
The French president explains on TV the reason for the pension reform which he defined as "not a luxury, not a pleasure, but a necessity in the interest of the nation" - "Now we are waiting for the Constitutional Council" - Yes to dissent but no to…
Amidst strikes and protests against the pension reform, France is experiencing a new May '68, albeit with a very different sign and Macron doesn't know how to find his way back to normality: today's TV interview
The two no-confidence motions against Macron are rejected. Now all that is needed is the verdict of the Constitutional Court for the controversial pension reform to become law. But the problem is political: what will the President do now? Will the premier change or not? Expected…
The pension reform presented by Macron, opposed by a large part of the population, is reasonable but, unlike what happened in Italy, the French unions have turned against it and are making its approval problematic
French President Macron faces trade union mobilization against pension reform. Even the first French trade union abandoned it: here are the reasons
Yesterday another massive day of protest in France against the reform desired by Macron to secure the social security system. The unions reject raising the retirement age to 64 but in Germany it is already 64 and in…
There is new high tension between Italy and France but the premier's irritation at the failure to invite the Elysée to the dinner with Macron, Scholz and Zelensky reveals the dangerous diplomatic isolation of the Italian government
Italy is increasingly distant from Europe and the train with Draghi, Macron and Scholz is just a memory. Weigh caution and hesitations on the shipment of armaments
"Challenges of sovereignty and geopolitical challenges one year after the Quirinale Treaty" was the discussion, promoted by the Aspen Institute, to bring Italy and France, Meloni and Macron closer together with the approval of President Mattarella
"Let's pool 2% of GDP to challenge American industry": this is the French President's innovative proposal to Europe that has already received Ursula's openness
The growing economic integration between Italy and France and the intense diplomatic work are the basis of the newfound harmony between the two Presidents and the two countries - it took Meloni a while to understand the importance of a close relationship with…
France is the third supplier of Italy which in turn is the third of France: bilateral trade amounts to 103,8 billion euros - Italian investments in France are growing visibly - Stellantis, Essilorluxottica, Stm, Fs also shine beyond the Alps
Perhaps something is moving in the diplomatic field to at least reach a truce in the conflict - The initiative that came out of the Biden-Macron summit - Italy confirms in Parliament the shipment of weapons to Kiev
INTERVIEW WITH LINDA LANZILLOTTA, former minister and vice-president of the Institute for France-Italy economic relations (IREFI) - "Meloni has lost the friction and is back to what she always was" but encouraging signs are coming from the Elysée for the resumption of collaboration between Italy…
Relaxing telephone conversation between the two presidents Mattarella and Macron marks a first thaw in Italy-France relations after the tension with Meloni over migrants
The first meeting in Rome between Meloni and Macron encourages us to think that the prime minister will continue the path of dialogue, in frankness, with France in the interests of the two countries and of Europe
During the meeting "The cry for peace - Religions and culture in dialogue" promoted by the Community of Sant'Egidio, French President Macron and Head of State Mattarella spoke about peace, Ukraine and the future of Europe
The new decree against high bills and the budget law will be Meloni's first commitments as tomorrow she will meet Macron for the first time - What will happen to pensions, taxation and justice - Sigh of relief from the laity...
Giorgia Meloni will today receive Mattarella's task of forming the new government and perhaps already in the afternoon she will present the team of ministers - Tuesday in Parliament but first the important meeting with Macron
Macron's defeat opens the door to speculation on French government bonds and widening of the Paris spread - Today Wall street will be closed for holidays
After Mélenchon's advance and Le Pen's exploits, President Macron no longer has a majority in Parliament and must decide whether to govern with varying alliances or turn right with the Gaullists
According to the first exit polls, President Macron is in the lead but does not have an absolute majority, which will force him to seek alliances to support the government. Only one out of two French people voted
Prime Minister Draghi is meeting Biden at the White House tonight and will have to seek a balance between the American and European lines on the developments of the war and the difficult search for a truce between Russia and Ukraine
Macron has collected the second strongest majority for the re-election of a French President but now he must accelerate at the European level and win the crucial test of the next legislative elections
Draghi, Letta and Renzi rejoice in Macron's electoral success in France because they appreciate his Europeanism and reforming drive. Instead, Conte's embarrassment and Salvini's frustration are evident
Emmanuel Macron re-elected President of the Republic returns to the role of leader of the reformist left and initiates change: "It will be a more ecological and just France"
Like five years ago, Emmanuel Macron won the television duel with Marine Le Pen: war, Europe, Russia but also economic and social programs at the center of the clash
On April 10 we vote for the first round of the 2022 presidential election in France. Macron clearly favored but there are unknowns. The challenge, the candidates, the themes of the campaign
"Putin does not want to stop" say Scholz and Macron after a phone call with the Russian tsar who bombs and besieges Kiev - But Zelensky has not lost all hope
Vincent Bollorè has sold his stake in Mediobanca and in Italy he remains focused on Tim even if in his future there is more and more France where he fights Macron and thinks of "Le Figaro"
Tim ends up in the storm for the accounts and for the departure of the KKR takeover bid and drags down Piazza Affari but the blockade of the Yamal gas pipeline between Russia and Germany also weighs on the drop in all the stock exchanges
In the coming days the second round of negotiations. Putin wants Crimea and Ukraine neutral, Zelensky entry into the EU. The bombings of Kiev and Kharkiv continue
After the diplomatic offensive by the West to avert war between Ukraine and Russia, the idea, indicated by Draghi, of returning to the 13-point Agreements of Minsk as the key to stopping the Russian invasion is gaining ground - Here's what the Protocol provides …
On Friday, at the Quirinale, the foreign minister applauded Mattarella, Draghi and Macron. But is it the same leader who wanted to impeach Mattarella, who wanted to leave the euro and who supported the Yellow Vests?
Emmanuel Macron and Mario Draghi signed the Quirinale Treaty. Among the novelties: common civil service, operational unit of the police forces, cooperation agreement on space. Draghi: "From today we are even closer". Macron: "Geopolitical vision and European defense…
President Macron presented the "France 2030" plan, which will focus above all on the decarbonisation of industry: "The goal is to bring out the champions of tomorrow's France"
The French president, to relaunch tourism that is struggling to find manpower, will detax tips paid with Carte Bleue or the App: "It's free of charge, no one pays in cash anymore"
The leap of the Union depends on the outcome of the German elections, on Italy's ability to implement the commitments of the PNRR and on the abandonment of French grandeur. In the new book by Gianni Nardozzi ("A new Germany for Europe? The economy and the German soul", Brioschi publisher) the analysis…
The first citizen of Paris, re-elected in 2020, has dissolved the reserve: in the spring of 2022 she will lead the Socialist Party in the challenge against Macron and the right
"In Afghanistan we got it all wrong", summarizes Angela Merkel, while Johnson and Macron call for an emergency G7: "On refugees, dialogue with Iran, Pakistan and Turkey". Draghi: "Protect human rights and women"
French model, the Italian route or even vaccination obligation - Infections are increasing and pressure is growing for the extension of the Green pass. Here are the hypotheses that the Government is considering: double dose and restaurants, but not only
Visit of the Head of State to Paris: "In Italy some are under the illusion that a sign prohibiting entry from Africa can be put up". Agreement on all fronts with the French president
Marine Le Pen's party and that of President Emmanuel Macron do not conquer any Region - Abstention at the top for over 60 years
Record abstention in the first round of regional elections, where the Gaullists triumph - Left-wing candidates supported by Socialists and Greens hold - La Républicque en Marche out of the second round in 4 regions
On Sunday 20 June almost 50 million French will vote for the administrative elections: one year before the presidential elections, Macron does not have great expectations. In many regions it will be a fratricidal derby on the right: Le Pen undermined by the Republicans. The Greens are also on the rise
Many have tried, but the only French president who is really reforming ENA and the criteria for selecting the ruling class is Macron - This is how his reform was born and what objectives it has, which has so much to…
The French president today formalizes a long-announced turning point: the École nationale d'administration, the training institute for public elites from which he himself left, will close its doors after 76 years - It's a historic decision
The French president has shown some symptoms: in recent days he personally received the Portuguese premier Antonio Costa and the Spanish premier Pedro Sanchez.
Fincantieri still has a few days to convince the European Antitrust to give the green light to the wedding with Stx but disagreements on the merger with the Italian group are growing in France for fear of China - For now Macron defends the…
The maxi plan launched by France is valid for the two-year period 2020-2022 and will use 40 billion from the Recovery Fund. There are three cornerstones: business competitiveness, energy transition and social cohesion (even if the anti-poverty plan is weak).
Overwhelmed by the yellow vests and the ecological wave, Emmanuel Macron finds himself the greenest president in Europe: here are all the projects, many of which are proposed by a committee of citizens drawn by lot.
After Edouard Philippe's resignation, the president "promoted" Jean Castex, a senior official who was Sarkozy's right-hand man and who managed the "déconfinement".
Paris remains firmly in the hands of outgoing socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo. Abstention is on the rise - On the contrary in Poland, where there was a record turnout for the presidential elections - The run-off between the outgoing (sovereign) president…
Sunday 28 June the French will return to the polls for the municipal ballots, suspended after the first round of 15 March - Voting is taking place throughout the country, in Paris the favorite is the outgoing mayor Anne Hidalgo - Macron…
On Wednesday 27 May, the European Commission lifts the veil on the Recovery Fund but the divisions remain - On the one hand the Franco-German proposal, cleared by customs by the former hawk Schaeuble, on the other the counter-proposal of the Northern States - Here are all the risks and…
The French president, despite returning from the Recovery Fund agreement, collects the first real split in his party, LREM - Now to keep the government alive, the votes of the center-right are needed.
The announcement of a new 500 billion euro European fund, progress in testing the anti-Coronavirs vaccine and the triumph of Btp Italia at the center of the financial scene - Stock markets euphoric and gold recovering - Stop the…
The emergency is now declared throughout Europe: on Monday evening, French President Macron announced an Italian plan (VIDEO), as well as Spain - Germany ready to launch stimuli capable of moving 550 billion, first measures also in the UK.
President Emmanuel Macron, speaking on live TV, has decided to close schools and universities throughout the country - Administrative meetings will be held regularly on Sunday - Tax relief for businesses - Hypothesis of border closures, "but only if…
The US president has decided to suspend flights to Europe for 30 days - The French president, however, will speak in the evening - Several countries and various companies, inside and outside the EU, are reducing flights: here is the update…
LREM's candidate for the French capital's municipal elections withdraws after the publication of a hot video involving him - In the polls he was still only third, the outgoing mayor Hidalgo remains the favorite - Support from others…
These are days of strong unrest in France: after that of December 31st, the unions announced another general strike on January 9th. The reason is the pension reform, which effectively raises the retirement age.
Anger explodes again in Paris: after Thursday's clashes, the unions have proclaimed another general strike for Tuesday, December 10 - The pension reform is in the crosshairs, which fails to take off after 18 months of negotiations.
The Italian Premier and the President of the United States will meet on the sidelines of the celebrations for the 70th anniversary of NATO - At the center of the summit, the US threats to impose tariffs against Italy and France for the tax against…
Closing the tenth edition of the Leopolda Matteo Renzi traced the identikit of Italia Viva: Macron model, no structural alliances with the Five Stars, fair competition with the Democratic Party, pro-European mortgage on the next President of the Republic, open fight against populism and…
The number one in the White House announces upcoming news on trade with Beijing and that in the coming weeks he could meet the Iranian president - The G7 also takes a position on what is happening in Ukraine, in Hong Kong…
Two women of great personalities - Von der Leyen is very loyal to Merkel, has 7 children and has been a minister several times: as a convinced pro-European she has already brought the military into line and is rigorous in economic policy - Lagarde,…
Merkel and Macron win the battle of nominations by bringing two women to the top of Europe for the first time and challenging the European Parliament - Von der Leyen, a loyalist of the Chancellor, and Lagarde, supporter of the Draghi line, warn…
At the Renault meeting, CEO Senard defends the merger project with FCA ("I can't get it out of my head") and reveals that it was suggested to him by Minister La Maire
Twist in the night: faced with the delays of the French president and government, FCA withdraws the merger proposal - Skip the wedding of the year for now
The trade war winds are weighing on the markets: Beijing puts the Fed on the former blacklist - Macron asks for an extra coupon and the headquarters in France to say yes to FCA - EU response to Italy on Wednesday
The pro-European forces start the complicated negotiations to determine the new Commission in a fragmented EU Parliament - Whirlwind of meetings in Brussels - The role of the liberals, led by the French president, is decisive: the hypothesis of Weber (EPP) falls, Vestager rises…
INTERVIEW WITH EMMA BONINO, leader of +Europe: "The vote for us is far from marginal and in the new European Parliament it can become decisive together with that of the Liberal Democrats of the Alde and the Macron group"
INTERVIEW with LINDA LANZILLOTTA, former minister and vice-president of the Senate. "ENA has become the symbol of caste, which is why Macron wants to abolish it and bring the administration closer to the citizens" - "It is necessary to react to the progressive demolition of representative democracy" - "In Italy…
In his speech to France, the president promises many innovations but without denying his strategy: lower taxes but no assets and working more - The school of the elite will be closed
The French president will speak to the nation on Thursday 25 April to sum up the Grand Debat: according to the press, he would like to urge citizens to work longer hours to allow for a lowering of the tax burden.
In the late afternoon of Monday a frightening fire devastated two thirds of the cathedral symbol of Paris and France: spire and roof collapsed, but the structure is safe - Solidarity from Mattarella and the big names in the world -…
