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🇫🇷Macron's 'Choose Europe for Science' speech [Translation]
At the Sorbonne, Macron called on global scientists to join Europe in defending free, open science and democracy against rising threats.
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Julien Hoez
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🇫🇷Parti Socialiste attacked by far-left
1st May protests get ugly, Gérard Darmanin wants prisoners to pay contributions, and Daniel Grenon (ex-RN) is fined €3,000 for racist comments
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Julien Hoez
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⚖️Passport Denied: The sale of EU Citizenship has come to an end
A landmark CJEU judgment has reasserted that European identity cannot be purchased, only earned through genuine ties and shared responsibility
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Julien Hoez
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💬Macron's address to the French [Transcript]
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Trump's Zelenskyy ambush shows the end of our alliance
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🇫🇷Macron's Trumpian emergency
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🇺🇦The Paris Summits on Ukraine's future
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🇫🇷Rearming Europe for the future
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🇫🇷We didn't start the fire, but we're trying to fight it
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🇨🇦Canadians go to the polls
What can we expect tonight as Canadians go to the polls, giving their vote to either the Liberal Mark Carney, or the Conservative, 'Maple Maga…
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Neil Sandell
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Julien Hoez
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🇫🇷Papal and political intrigues
Contribute to The French Dispatch, Pope Francis’ funeral sees Trump-Zelenskyy negotiations, Jordan Bardella confirms he will be “Le Pen’s” candidate…
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Julien Hoez
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✍️Join the Conversation: Write for The French Dispatch
The next step of this project of ours is to keep building up our community, reinforce this platform, and continue contributing to human knowledge.
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🇫🇷Defending European values and interests
French citizens rally in defence of the rule of law, Emmanuel Macron appears “confident” on the Boualem Sansal dossier, and Macron positions himself on…
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Julien Hoez
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🇷🇸From Serbia With Democracy: What the EU Can Learn From Civic Assemblies
As Serbia works to reinvent its democracy from the ground up, Brussels may have more to learn than it realises
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Vladan Lausevic
🇫🇷Le Pen dynasty ends while Penguins get tariffed
Marine Le Pen receives 5-year ban from politics, Olivier Faure works on non-Mélenchonist coalition, and Donald Trump announces tariffs on penguins
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Julien Hoez
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🇫🇷Coalitions, French leadership, and major changes
Can France lead Europe's rearmament? ‘Coalition of the Willing’ meets to talk Ukraine, French public deficit reaches 5.8% of GDP in 2024, and Alexis…
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Can France lead Europe's rearmament? Live with Dave Keating and Julien Hoez
I had the great pleasure of sitting with Dave Keating from Gulf Stream Blues today for a fun discussion regarding the new paradigm of European security…
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Julien Hoez
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Dave Keating
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🇷🇸How Dona the Dog became a symbol of Serbian protests
Dona the stray dog has become a powerful symbol of resistance, uniting Serbians against corruption and systemic injustice.
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Vladan Lausevic
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