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French president tours region where China has been extending its influence
Also in today’s newsletter: Macron offers the Pacific an alternative to US vs China
French president escalates dispute over appointment of Fiona Scott Morton to EU’s antitrust arm
Opposition politicians criticise decision as France’s president plots recovery from pension protests and riots
France plans to boost defence spending by 40% but will not get many new capabilities
Also in this newsletter: Why Emmanuel Macron will stay silent this Bastille Day
Emmanuel Macron treats Indian prime minister to Bastille Day honours in a sign of deepening diplomatic ties
Law enforcement tactics under scrutiny after shooting of 17-year-old and the rioting that followed
Far-right party launches recruitment drive amid unrest triggered by police killing of teenager
The expansion of France’s financial sector magnifies the gulf between the haves and have-nots
The recent unrest shows the extent to which empowerment of a flawed force has failed
Parisian authorities set to deploy 7,000 extra police officers in French capital
Residents of the ‘banlieues’ say the 17-year-old’s death showed that little had changed since the serious disturbances of 2005
Plus, D-Day for Microsoft’s Activision takeover in a San Francisco court, and the NHS turns 75
Interior minister says intensity of protests is fading but Macron cancels visit to Germany
Far-right politician Marine Le Pen seeks to portray country’s leadership as weak
The death of a teenager at the hands of the police presents Emmanuel Macron with a new challenge
Raising investments to $2tn a year will require smart forms of financing
Agreement ends years of fraught talks and tackles roughly half of $13bn of external borrowing
Also in today’s newsletter: the dwindling hopes for real progress between Kosovo and Serbia
Leaders meet in Paris to discuss issue of ‘security guarantees’ for Kyiv, but offer little detail on talks
Emmanuel Macron has raised concerns about the transatlantic security alliance losing focus
Also in today’s newsletter, why Indonesia is struggling to kick its coal habit
The French president has laid a path to repair relations that frayed over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
President of France shifts position on Kyiv’s aspirations to join military alliance
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