EU Breaks Promise to Balkan States
There is a difference between opening accession talks and letting Albania and North Macedonia in.
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Macron’s Pension Reforms Are Eminently Reasonable
The current system is a mess. Changes would be phased in over twenty years.
Arguments For and Against Macron’s Mercosur Threat
France threatens to hold up a trade deal unless Brazil does more to fight forest fires.
Macron Doesn’t Need to Appease the Far Right
There is no point in watering down EU reforms. Euroskeptics will oppose them anyway.
How Likely Is Macron’s European Renaissance?
Harmonizing asylum laws and wages may be a bridge too far.
Macron Fights His Way Back
Three months after the Yellow Vests, the French president has regained the initiative.
Fuel Tax Is Excuse for Reactionary France to Riot
The tax increases are small. The violent reaction is really about Emmanuel Macron.
Eurozone Budget Could Take Years
Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel agree, but there are still obstacles.
Don’t Panic About Macron’s Falling Popularity
The president is changing France, and fast. No wonder he is making enemies.
Macron, Salvini Represent Opposite Sides in Europe’s Culture War
The Frenchman is the hope of cosmopolitan Europe. The Italian has emerged as its leading nationalist.
Macron, Merkel Agree on Eurozone Reforms
Other countries may not be eager to join.
Europe Doesn’t Know How to Handle Trump, Macron Runs Tight Operation
Deferring to America is a hard habit to kick
Macron Defends Rules-Based Pacific Order, Five Stars Call for New Elections
The French president rejects hegemony in Asia. Italy’s Five Stars want new elections.
Rutte Survives Tax Debacle, Middle America Not Doing So Badly
The Dutch prime minister is reprimanded. Small-town Americans take matters into their own hands.
Merkel Eclipsed by Macron, Mistaking Trump’s Lies for Authenticity
Emmanuel Macron leverages his relationship with Donald Trump to elevate France in the world.