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Péter Magyar, Hungary’s Prime Minister, will meet German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday and French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday. This tour focuses on restoring Hungary’s relations with the EU, following a political agreement to unlock €16.4 billion in blocked EU funds.
Paris Saint-Germain fans celebrated their Champions League victory over Arsenal at Champ de Mars, following a thrilling match that ended in a penalty shootout. Captain Marquinhos praised the achievement while addressing the emotional moments post-game. However, overnight disturbances resulted in 780 detentions and injuries, prompting an investigation into a related death.
France and Sweden have proposed increasing tariffs and stricter import controls on goods from Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories, citing international law. French Trade Minister Nicolas Forissier emphasised the need for a cohesive European approach, urging the EU to act swiftly on the matter.
A group of French farmers protested near the headquarters of the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday.
French farmers have engaged in a standoff with the government to express anger over a perceived lack of respect, rising costs and suffocating EU regulation. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal seeks to calm the protesters while the far-right National Rally hopes to take advantage of their anger, just five months before the European elections.
Tens of thousands of people marched in the streets of cities across France on Sunday to call on President Emmanuel Macron not to sign into law tough new legislation on immigration that they say bears the footprint of the far right and betrays French values.
France’s controversial new culture minister, Rachida Dati on Wednesday said she plans to run for Paris mayor in 2026, only days after joining President Emmanuel Macron’s reshuffled government. Dati’s arrival was the biggest surprise in last week’s cabinet shake-up that saw 34-year-old Gabriel Attal take over as prime minister.
France’s top court confirmed ‘complicity in crimes against humanity’ charges against cement maker Lafarge linked to the firm’s past operations in war-torn Syria on January 16, 2024.
France’s top court on Tuesday annulled a lower court decision to extradite Edgardo Greco, a convicted mafia killer-turned-pizza chef who has been on the run since 2006, to Italy.
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