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President’s ambitions to hit 5% rate dented by rise in joblessness among younger workers and women
Éric Dupond-Moretti is first sitting member of government to face special tribunal
Also in this newsletter: Luxembourg’s PM had a bad day at the polls
French president rules out ban on gas boilers
Monarch’s three-day trip comes as Franco-British relationship is on stronger footing after tense Brexit period
Leader of UK’s main opposition party tells business leaders in Paris he wants to rewrite Brexit deal with EU
UK’s opposition leader pledges to repair relations with EU leaders but may find they have other priorities
Paris fears losing further ground in a one-time sphere of influence
Dislike of the French president reveals how shallow and tribal politics now is
French president tours region where China has been extending its influence
Also in today’s newsletter: Macron offers the Pacific an alternative to US vs China
French president escalates dispute over appointment of Fiona Scott Morton to EU’s antitrust arm
Opposition politicians criticise decision as France’s president plots recovery from pension protests and riots
France plans to boost defence spending by 40% but will not get many new capabilities
Also in this newsletter: Why Emmanuel Macron will stay silent this Bastille Day
Emmanuel Macron treats Indian prime minister to Bastille Day honours in a sign of deepening diplomatic ties
Law enforcement tactics under scrutiny after shooting of 17-year-old and the rioting that followed
Far-right party launches recruitment drive amid unrest triggered by police killing of teenager
The expansion of France’s financial sector magnifies the gulf between the haves and have-nots
The recent unrest shows the extent to which empowerment of a flawed force has failed
Parisian authorities set to deploy 7,000 extra police officers in French capital
Residents of the ‘banlieues’ say the 17-year-old’s death showed that little had changed since the serious disturbances of 2005
Plus, D-Day for Microsoft’s Activision takeover in a San Francisco court, and the NHS turns 75
Interior minister says intensity of protests is fading but Macron cancels visit to Germany
Far-right politician Marine Le Pen seeks to portray country’s leadership as weak
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