Victor Mallet | Financial Times

Thursday, 5 December, 2019

French politics
French workers take to streets in pensions protest
Emmanuel Macron confronts biggest public sector strike since 1995
Wednesday, 4 December, 2019

Paris travel
December strikes in Paris: travel disruptions to look out for
Protests at pension reforms are set to disrupt rail and air links, plus national and international services
Tuesday, 3 December, 2019

US-China trade dispute
Trump says he is prepared to wait for US-China trade deal
Stock markets sell off as president warns that agreement could come after US election
Friday, 29 November, 2019

Climate change
France seeks green standards for EU companies
Bruno Le Maire outlines coal-exit strategy while warning that speed of change is too slow
Thursday, 28 November, 2019

Nato
Macron warns Turkey on Nato allies’ solidarity
Ankara’s intervention in Syria ‘raises questions’ about alliance, French leader says
Tuesday, 26 November, 2019

EU defence
Thirteen French troops killed in Sahel war against Islamists
Two helicopters crash in Mali in worst death toll in three decades for French military
Friday, 22 November, 2019

French politics
Macron jousts with hometown foes as discontent grows
French president takes defiant message to streets and campuses ahead of wave of strikes
Friday, 22 November, 2019

Trade disputes
Trump tariffs cast a cloud over Beaujolais arrivals
French wines are among the European products caught up in transatlantic trade dispute
Thursday, 21 November, 2019

EU defence
France urges Europeans to help crush Islamist threat in Sahel
French troops facing ‘very difficult challenge’, defence minister Florence Parly says
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Friday, 15 November, 2019

Sexual misconduct allegations
Polanski’s ‘J’accuse’ triggers fresh accusations
Protesters target film director as mood over sex crimes shifts in France
Thursday, 14 November, 2019

French politics
Year of ‘gilets jaunes’ leaves angry mark on France
The marches may have dwindled but Macron was forced to give ground
Wednesday, 13 November, 2019

Wine
The glass is half empty for Bordeaux
France is falling out of love with wine from its most celebrated region
Monday, 11 November, 2019

Terrorism
West Africa moves to forefront of global war on terror
Deadly attacks increase fear of terrorism and insecurity in the impoverished region
Thursday, 7 November, 2019

Nato
Merkel rejects Macron warning over Nato ‘brain death’
German chancellor hits back at French president’s attack on ‘lack of co-ordination’
Wednesday, 6 November, 2019

French politics
France to ‘take back control’ of immigration policy
Macron government says it will crack down on illegal migrants and fix quotas for foreign workers
Tuesday, 5 November, 2019

Brussels Briefing
Breton hairshirt
Emmanuel Macron’s nominee as France’s EU Commissioner addresses potential conflicts of interest
Friday, 1 November, 2019

Lunch with the FT
Gilet jaune Priscillia Ludosky: ‘Things are boiling over’
The French activist who helped inspire a year of protest on forging a new fraternité
Thursday, 31 October, 2019

Emmanuel Macron
‘Imperious’ Macron tests patience of EU partners
French president’s initiatives from Brexit to Russia raise hackles in Europe
Wednesday, 30 October, 2019

French politics
Latin and Greek are not dead languages in France
Business leaders and politicians pepper their speech with classical allusions
Sunday, 27 October, 2019

Brexit
Brussels close to agreeing Brexit extension until January
Plan wins French backing ahead of key meeting on Monday
Thursday, 24 October, 2019

French politics
Macron picks Thierry Breton for Brussels commission job
MEPs vow to scrutinise former finance minister over business conflicts of interest
Tuesday, 22 October, 2019

European Commission
Macron to propose Thierry Breton as EU commissioner
Move follows European Parliament’s rejection of previous nominee Sylvie Goulard
Tuesday, 22 October, 2019

Brexit
Barnier task force to rebuild EU-UK ties after Brexit
Brussels’ chief negotiator will remain at forefront of talks with London over trade
Sunday, 20 October, 2019

Brexit
EU leaders react with frustration to Brexit decision delay
Diplomats say decision on whether to grant extension unlikely to be rushed
Friday, 18 October, 2019

Brexit
EU leaders put pressure on UK MPs to back Brexit deal
Macron and Varadkar say they want to avoid another extension