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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron embrace after delivering remarks in Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, a French territory 20 kilometres off the southern coast of Newfoundland, on Sept. 20, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

From French outpost to Euro‑Canadian corridor? Why Carney and Macron met in Saint‑Pierre‑et‑Miquelon

Donald Trump has given France and Canada another reason to close ranks. For Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the test is whether it will produce lasting investment and development opportunities.
Marine Le Pen, pictured leaving a Paris court on July 7 after the ruling on the prominent French politician and her party’s alleged misuse of European Parliament funds to pay parliamentary assistants. Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP

With Marine Le Pen’s sentence the judiciary is giving French citizens the final say on her political future

Marine Le Pen was found guilty of misusing EU funds, but her eligibility to stand in the presidential election remains intact. Luc Rouban, Emeritus researcher at Sciences Po’s CEVIPOF, weighs in on the verdict.
Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, Ukraine s president Volodymyr Zelensky and French president, Emmanuel Macron meeting with US special enoy Steve Witkoff at at the Elysee Palace in Paris, January 6 2026. Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

If Europe wants to ‘go it alone’ on security, countries need to learn to sing from the same songsheet

Splits are appearing in Europe’s approach to Russia’s aggression just when it needs to present a united front.
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu delivers his general policy speech to the National Assembly in Paris on October 14, 2025. Thomas Samson/AFP

With delay of pension reform, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu puts France’s Socialist Party back in the spotlight

Will the new French government last? The suspension of the controversial reform until after the 2027 French presidential election was key to the Socialist Party agreeing not to support a potential no-confidence vote in the government.
French Prime Minister François Bayrou had called for a confidence vote in parliament over his budget proposal, which aimed to curb the country’s debt. In this photograph, he is seen before the vote in the National Assembly in Paris on September 8, 2025. Bertrand Guay/AFP

Why France’s government collapsed (again), and what Macron might do next

France’s Prime Minister François Bayrou has resigned after failing to win a confidence vote. What options might President Emmanuel Macron use to break a political deadlock?
France’s national debt has continued to grow over the last 30 years: from €663.5 billion in 1995 under then president Jacques Chirac (not pictured) to €3,345.4 billion in the second half of 2025 under current President Emmanuel Macron. Yoan Valat/Pool/AFP

French national debt under presidents Chirac, Sarkozy, Hollande and Macron: a look at the numbers

France’s government backs a budget aimed at cutting the national debt, but it may lack enough support in parliament. An economist looks at factors behind the debt’s recent climb.

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