Macron appoints Élisabeth Borne as prime minister
Former employment minister is only second woman to hold the post in French history
Macron’s twin goals are incompatible but he shows no sign of choosing
Tone of Macron’s second term could be determined by his choice of prime minister
Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s French election defeat is starting to feel like a victory
Far-left party leader relishing the role of arbiter and kingmaker
‘Popular primary’ does nothing to mitigate shambles on French left
Poll intended to whittle down number of left and Green candidates in presidential race
Macron’s attempts to address hurt of Franco-Algerian history proving an uphill battle
Controversy over large reduction in visas for Algerians reignites old enmities
François Mitterrand’s last, secret love – living a triple life
Paris Letter: Former French president had affair with young woman during his final years
Janan Ganesh: Biden’s French snub a warning to Europe
US willing to bruise France, and upset much of Europe over Afghan exit, as its priority is China
The Irish Times view on Angela Merkel’s legacy: the end of an era for Europe
Like all postwar German leaders, Merkel walked a tightrope, knowing that demands around Europe for greater leadership from Berlin, if met, would trigger denunciations of German EU hegemony
Macron acknowledges ‘debt’ to French Polynesia over nuclear tests
Speech stops short of apology for 30 years of tests undertaken ‘because it was far away’
France prepares for departure of sometimes reluctant partner and rival Merkel
Macron set to become the uncontested leader of Europe with German chancellor’s exit
Families man: The colourful home life of French painter Paul Signac
Paris Letter: The neo-impressionist’s parallel families make for a fascinating tale
The Irish Times view on French pension reforms: Macron’s big decision
Electoral calculations weigh heavily as the French president ponders raising the retirement age
Speed of Covid vaccine rollout will decide our economic fate in 2021
As the UK will discover post Brexit, economies are enhanced by connection and how we reconnect ourselves will impact on the speed of economic recovery
Monsieur Right: Meet Eric Zemmour, cheerleader of the ‘French Fox News’
A recent outburst by the right-wing commentator was shocking even by his standards
Emmanuel Macron interview: ‘We need to invent something new’
Coronavirus crisis raises questions of globalisation, EU solidarity and what we want to pay for
Macron leads months-long homage to Charles de Gaulle
Paris Letter: Quadruple commemorations for wartime leader on anniversary of 1940 speech
State papers: Government officials warned not to ask Saudi prince about ‘wives’
Briefing for visit of Crown Prince Abdullah also advised covering wine bottles with ‘veil’
World View: The making of Christine Lagarde
Poised to take helm at ECB, French role model has talent for right place at right time
Destination of top jobs reaffirm theory of EU as Franco-German deal
Germany’s defence minister set to be European Commission president, while France’s Lagarde will control EU’s economic direction
Apathy rivals populism as an agent of European change
Political fragmentation and low turnout set to shape next European Parliament
Our Lady of Paris: a history of Notre Dame cathedral
To many Parisians, the 850-year-old landmark is simply the heart of their city
The French press and the price of proximity
The media enjoys a very close, if not too close, relationship with politicians
The Irish Times view on the euro at 20: a work in progress
The founding of the single currency was a landmark moment for the EU and has delivered big gains for businesses and consumers
Number of social events and guests per department cut 10% due to austerity
Dinner at Dublin Castle for Mitterrand was an ‘exceptional’ occasion allowed to exceed the government limit on entertainment spending
George HW Bush obituary: 41st president made his mark in foreign affairs
Bush could claim to have been one of the most successful foreign-policy US presidents
Macron to start six-day commemorative visit of WWI frontlines
French president to meet May, Merkel and Mali president during Alsace-Moselle events
The beginning of French politics as we know it
Paris Letter: Sixty years ago, General Charles de Gaulle created the Fifth Republic
Claude Lanzmann, chronicler of the Holocaust, dies aged 92
Film director most well known for ‘Shoah’ which he spent 12 years making
Newton Emerson: Infrastructure key to bridge-building in North
Unionists missed chance for positive change with Belfast-Derry motorway
Britain and France tend not to thrive at the same time
Emmanuel Macron displays regal certainties just as Britain turns hesitantly inwards
Why all of Europe has a stake in Macron’s presidency
World View: French leader’s bold initiative may drive the next phase of the EU
Macron delights Netanyahu with words of support for Israel
French president tells Israeli PM ‘anti-zionism is the reinvented form of anti-Semitism’
Helmut Kohl ‘a giant of the postwar era’, memorial hears
Former chancellor of Germany oversaw reunification and became ‘European patriot’
Helmut Kohl’s funeral request divides the nation he reunited
Germany’s late leader asked for a ‘European state ceremony’. Was he settling scores?
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