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Why the Franco-German engine that powered the EU is currently kaput

Beset by political crises and economic turmoil, the bloc’s two biggest countries are both at a crossroads

The Guardian - UK

Stock market Santa rally underway; South Korean won hits two-year low as martial law declared – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK

Le Pen has been defeated by the left, but who will govern France? Our panel responds

Tactical voting kept the far right from election victory – but with gridlock in parliament the future is unclear, say Rym Momtaz and others

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Performance of French far right, who ‘see Europe as the problem’, fears German foreign minister – as it happened

Annalena Baerbrock says Germany cannot be unmoved by the performance in France of a party which sees Europe as ‘the problem, not the the solution’

The Guardian - AU

Voting underway in France's fraught legislative elections

Polling stations opened across mainland France on Sunday for the first round in high-stakes snap parliamentary elections. Some 49 million French are eligible to vote and turnout is expected to be high after a short and divisive campaign.

Radio France Internationale

France Votes In Snap Polls As Far-right Eyes Historic Win

French people vote on Sunday in high-stakes snap parliamentary elections which could alter France's trajectory and see the far-right party of Marine Le Pen take power in a historic first.

International Business Times

Far Right Scents Power As Tense France Ready For Snap Vote

A divided France braced Saturday for high-stakes parliamentary elections that could see the anti-immigrant and eurosceptic party of Marine Le Pen sweep to power in a historic first.

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‘This could end up ugly’: after Macron’s gamble, will the far right seize power in France?

Marine Le Pen’s party is breaking record high scores across vast areas of the country, polls show, with an increase in its influence inevitable

The Guardian - UK

European elections: Paris and Berlin - not Brussels – will feel heat of far right’s gains

Mainstream groups hold on to majority in European parliament but governments weakened in France and Germany

The Guardian - UK

Far-right EU election gains could boost nationalist parties on home turf

Polls indicate a surge for the right across the continent in next month’s ballots, but the centrists are still likely to hold sway in parliament

The Guardian - UK

Orbán has plenty more chances to play havoc with EU decision-making

Hours after declining to use his veto to block Ukraine accession talks, he exercised it to scupper plan to revamp EU budget

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: one in three Europeans now vote anti-establishment

Exclusive: analysis of results in 31 countries last year found 32% of votes were cast for parties that are populist, far-left or far-right

The Guardian - UK

From Beijing to London, Blinken pushes for Ukraine peace deal and recovery

America's top diplomat heads from China to the U.K. where Ukraine's post-war recovery tops the agenda

WEKU

In his 1st White House visit, Rishi Sunak talks Ukraine, AI — and how to say his name

After Boris Johnson, Brexit and political turmoil, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants to convey stability in his first trip to the White House. On the agenda: Ukraine, NATO and AI.

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Macron sparks anger by saying Europe should not be ‘vassal’ in US-China clash

Alarm on both sides of Atlantic as French president warns against being drawn into any Taiwan conflict

The Independent UK

Why Macron and Von der Leyen face a tough trip to China – even if they are all smiles on the surface

The differing styles of the French president and the European Commission president may help create a united front over Ukraine, but Xi Jinping holds plenty of cards, writes Borzou Daragahi

The Guardian - UK

Ursula von der Leyen: EU’s ‘general’ nears endgame of turbulent first term

European Commission president is praised for work ethic and response to Covid and Ukraine war, but some see her as aloof

The Guardian - UK

‘Positive noises’: EU hoping for better relations with UK under Sunak

PM has yet to fully spell out his approach to EU but early interactions with bloc have been promising

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Hungary government submits first anti-graft bill to avoid losing EU funds

Hungary's government has submitted the first of several anti-corruption bills to parliament on Monday as Budapest scrambles to avoid losing billions of euros in European Union funding.

The Guardian - UK

Truss-Sunak contest leaves Brussels pessimistic about relations with UK

EU officials see little hope of escape from post-Brexit low under either Tory candidate

The Guardian - UK

Macron has been sent tumbling to Earth – now he’ll have to learn to compromise

France’s ‘Jupiterian’ president has no majority in the assembly, and no clear way forward, says political analyst Mujtaba Rahman

Asharq Al-Awsat

Boris Johnson’s Weakness Brings International Complications

When British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a no-confidence vote this week, at least one other world leader shared his relief. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it was "great news" that "we have not lost a very important ally." It was a welcome boost for a British leader who divides…

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson's weakness brings international complications

When British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a no-confidence vote this week, at least one other world leader shared his relief

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: Reasons for optimism – and pessimism – after Le Pen’s defeat

In our new daily email today: Archie Bland looks at how Macron won a historic second term as president, and why there are still reasons for concern

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