The French Dispatch

This week in The French Dispatch 🇫🇷 🪖Young people rush to national military service 🌹Faure pushes for a single left-wing candidate 🇫🇷Macron: largest French military exercise since Cold War “a clear signal” frenchdispatch.eu/p/france-orion…

This week in The French Dispatch 🇫🇷 📢Glucksmann goes solo for 2027 🇬🇷Macron: France will stand by Greece if threatened 🇮🇷Macron reassures public on energy shortages frenchdispatch.eu/p/macron-europ…

This week in The French Dispatch 🇫🇷 🇱🇧French soldier killed in Lebanon 🇮🇷Macron and allies push to open Hormuz frenchdispatch.eu/p/macron-hormu…

How Donald Trump's colossal failure in Iran manages to hand Tehran exactly what it wants frenchdispatch.eu/p/trump-backs-…

This week in The French Dispatch 🇫🇷 🇮🇷French ship passes through Strait of Hormuz 🧑‍⚖️MEP Rima Hassan arrested for terrorism apologia 🇯🇵🇰🇷Macron scores wins across Japan and Korea frenchdispatch.eu/p/french-ship-…

This week in The French Dispatch 🇫🇷 📊Presidential Polling update 📈Macron’s polling numbers jump over Iran 💼Alstom wins €1 billion mega contract in Serbia 🏦French 2025 deficit lower than expected frenchdispatch.eu/p/france-2025-…

🗳️Second Round - Paris Municipal Election (IFOP Estimation) Emmanuel GRÉGOIRE (PS) - 51.00% Rachida DATI (LR) - 37.00% Sophia CHIKIROU - 14.10%

This week in The French Dispatch 🇫🇷 🗳️Second round of municipal elections takes place today 🤝Dati reliant on far-right vs socialist Grégoire in Paris ⚓Macron unveils “France Libre” aircraft carrier frenchdispatch.eu/p/france-munic…

This week in the French Dispatch 🇫🇷 🇮🇷Europe on the Brink 📣Far-right attacks LFI event seeking “justice for Quentin” 🙅‍♂️Renaissance pulls support for Les Républicains over far-right alliance 📈Fitch maintains French A+ debt rating frenchdispatch.eu/p/balaclavas-b…

This week in the French Dispatch 🇫🇷 🇺🇸Trumps Diplomat Kushner blocked from government meetings in Paris ⬇️La France Insoumise is in deep trouble following far-left violence frenchdispatch.eu/p/france-block…

This week in the French Dispatch 🇫🇷 🚓Seven arrested for Quentin Deranque murder 💬La France Insoumise losing ground in the Quentin D. case 🇪🇺Macron and Merz call for joint response to Trump tariffs frenchdispatch.eu/p/quentin-dera…

This week in the French Dispatch 🇫🇷 🇳🇪Niger prepares for war with France ⚖️ Far-right activist killed by far-left 🤝Pécresse calls for primary for right and centre frenchdispatch.eu/p/niger-france…

This week in the French Dispatch 🇫🇷 🇷🇺Operation Storm-1516 targets Emmanuel Macron 🚓Musk’s Paris offices raided before Paris Prosecutor summons frenchdispatch.eu/p/russian-disi…

This week in the French Dispatch 🇫🇷 ⚔️Lecornu survives two more censure motions 🪖Macron warns Trump of “cascading consequences” for the West 🚫France bans ten far-right British influencers frenchdispatch.eu/p/france-polit…

This week in the French Dispatch 🗜Rachida Dati pressured by far-right Knafo in Paris 🗳️Lécornu eyes March legislative elections following Mercosur censures ⬇️Le Monde poll shows Le Pen falling behind Bardella frenchdispatch.eu/p/new-year-ele…

ANALYSIS - a messy European Council, with Ukraine funding, common EU debt, strengthened security, Mercosur drama, and Russian threats affecting EU decision-making, making this one to remember. frenchdispatch.eu/p/european-cou…

"Did the EU sell out Ukraine? EUCO recap" open.substack.com/live-stream/91…

Polish PM Donald Tusk speaking ahead of #EUCO "Now we have a simple choice: either money today, or blood tomorrow. I’m not talking about Ukraine only, I’m talking about Europe. This is our decision to make. And only ours All European leaders must finally rise to the challenge"

This week in The French Dispatch 🇫🇷 🎄It’s time for a Christmas Break 🙅‍♀️Pecresse and Bertrand move against far-right alliance frenchdispatch.eu/p/right-wing-b…

This week in The French Dispatch 🇫🇷 ➡️Les Républicains argue over a full right-wing primary 🧑‍⚖️Darmanin promises autonomous Saint-Martin tribunal and prison frenchdispatch.eu/p/prisons-and-…