Macron Wins Central European Support for Posted-Workers Reform
The Frenchman argues rules must change to make Europeans feel the EU works for them.
The Frenchman argues rules must change to make Europeans feel the EU works for them.
Allowing buses to compete with railways on long-distance routes has lowered prices.
The president barely talks about an issue that preoccupies two-thirds of French voters.
The French president’s economic vision is a mix of the Californian and Scandinavian models.
The president loses support from the people who would be hurt by his reforms.
Don’t mistake the president’s theater for putting style over substance. The goal is economic reform.
The changes aren’t overly ambitious and stand a good chance of being rubber-stamped by parliament.
The new French president sets a red line and criticizes Barack Obama for not enforcing his.
It’s not an auspicious start, but the new president is rid of a potential troublemaker.
The president must convince the less prosperous half of his country that liberal reform will benefit them too.
Polls point to the biggest parliamentary majority for an incoming president since Charles de Gaulle.
The new president elevates centrists from the two major parties who supported him in the election.
The centrist former economy minister defeats the far right’s Marine Le Pen.
Analysis and commentary about the first presidential voting round in France.
The former economy minister can make France confident and competitive again.