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Kohler began working with Macron when he was economy minister and has been by the president’s side since his election in 2017. He is so close to Macron that he’s been nicknamed “the president’s second brain.” After nearly eight years at the Elysée palace, Kohler appears ready for a change. His impending departure has been an open secret for weeks. Emmanuel Moulin, a well-known senior civil servant, will replace Kohler. Moulin previously served as chief of staff to former Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and former Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire. Pauline de Saint Remy and Nicolas Barré contributed to this…

The “unconditional withdrawal” of Russian forces from the territory of Ukraine is a key precondition to amend or lift sanctions, the European Commission has said in reply to the Kremlin’s demand. The European Union has emphatically rebuffed the Kremlin’s demand that the Russian Agricultural Bank, known as Rosselkhozbank, and other financial entities involved in the agrifood trade be re-connected to SWIFT as a pre-condition to halt attacks in the Black Sea and ensure safe navigation, arguing the continued invasion of Ukraine makes it impossible to grant sanctions relief, be it broad or targeted.The surprising demand was made public earlier this…

“Le statu quo avant l’arrestation d’Imamoğlu était confortable pour l’UE, parce qu’il y avait juste assez de démocratie”, analyse Bechev. Les récents événements, ajoute-t-il, ne sont pas assez graves pour changer la donne. Des enjeux de défense En tant que pays candidat à l’adhésion à l’UE, la Turquie peut potentiellement accéder aux achats groupés de 800 milliards d’euros au titre des fonds destinés à accroître les dépenses de défense de l’Union, selon le plan “préparation à l’horizon 2030” présenté par Bruxelles la semaine dernière. Cependant, la Grèce et Chypre, toutes deux en conflit de longue date avec la Turquie, font…

The two ministers had planned to speak with the interior and foreign ministers of Syria’s interim government and with representatives of UN agencies. The German and Austrian interior ministers have cancelled a planned trip to Syria because of a possible threat to their delegation, German authorities said.Germany’s Nancy Faeser had planned to visit Damascus with her Austrian counterpart Gerhard Karner on Thursday, with a German military plane set to fly Faeser’s delegation into Syria from Jordan.But her ministry said that the two ministers decided to break off the trip before the flight could depart from Amman “because of concrete warnings by…

The Coimisiún na Meán warned about variety of different concepts steering DSA implementation. A common approach is needed on EU online platform regulation – however challenging –  because the Digital Services Act (DSA) leaves room for interpretation, Maria Donde, Director of International Affairs at Irish regulator Coimisiún na Meán said in Brussels on Thursday.“There is a different approach by the various platform regulators: it comes down to different conceptual ideas on how the DSA should be implemented,” Donde told an event organised by think tank CERRE. “Not everything is said in the DSA – and learning that and understanding that to…

The former conservative leader is accused of taking millions of euros from Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi to finance his 2007 election campaign. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech Share

As the US rolls out new tariffs, the European Commission is preparing its response. The latest measures will factor in the car tariffs announced on Wednesday night, along with the reciprocal tariffs expected next week, as trade tensions between Brussels and Washington escalate. The day after the announcement of new US tariffs on car imports, the European Commission stated on Thursday that it is awaiting the US’s reciprocal tariffs, set to take effect next week, before deciding on any countermeasures.“If necessary, we will deliver firm, proportionate robust, and well calibrated and timely response to unfair and counterproductive measures from the…

Calls to reinstate compulsory military service are growing louder in Berlin’s political circles. But is drafting thousands of 18-year-olds the answer to Germany’s defence challenges? At the beginning of March, Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) defence policy spokesman Florian Hahn called for the reintroduction of compulsory military service before the end of the year. “We can’t just sit back and watch as the world around us becomes more insecure,” he told German tabloid Bild.With the German parliament approving a historic debt-financed bill for defence and infrastructure, attention is now turning to conscription. But what would…

Volkswagen, whose premium carmaker Porsche manufactures all of its models in Europe, but sells the most models in the U.S., is particularly vulnerable. But it’s not just German carmakers that will be harmed by the new tariffs. Thanks to a long-standing North American free-trade agreement, automakers and their suppliers have developed a complex supply chain with parts and cars often crossing between the U.S., Mexico and Canada multiple times before landing at a dealership. European carmakers are part of that trade. “Modern vehicle manufacturing is not confined to national borders. Automotive transatlantic value chains today are deeply interwoven,” Matthias Zink, president…

The European Commissioner for Energy and Housing, Dan Jørgensen, has called for more investment and ‘less red tape.’ The European Commission and Parliament are trying to tackle the housing crisis across the EU.Rising property prices combined with a shortage of available housing have made access to affordable housing for many increasingly difficult. The situation is critical. “We need more efforts to create more investments in the housing sector. We also need to look at other regulations that are today hindering that more houses are being built,” Dan Jørgensen, Commissioner for Energy and Housing, told Euronews, calling for “less red tape”.Rent…