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Congratulations Tom! The best job in the Service (OK I’m biased) at a very exciting time, with the UK-French relationship turbocharged by a chaotic and unpredictable world. Living conditions are a bit cramped, but apart from that…!

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‼️🇫🇷 President Emmanuel Macron accused Vladimir Putin of lying about Ukraine today but the real, and scarcely disguised target, of his comments was Donald Trump. “France’s position is unchanging,” Macron said. “We believe in the sovereignty of peoples & territorial integrity” 1/

Worth noting how far right MAGA US intellectuals now claim that Canadian national identity is fake and Mexicans cannot manage a state. All reminiscent of the predominant narratives in Russia claiming that Ukrainian identity does not exist and Kazakhs are incapable of statehood

The beleaguered French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, wants to take the unprecedented – and risky - step of calling a referendum to seek public support for a radical response to France’s half-century of continuous budget deficits and record levels of debt. 1/

Merz is in & immediately off to Paris today. There are good reasons to believe the “Franco-German motor” - idle under Scholz - will jolt back to life in the Macron-Merz era. But problems in the relationship may now emanate more from Paris than Berlin. My latest POLITICOEurope

🇩🇪🇫🇷 France and Germany will create a joint defence and security council as a symbol of a renewed “friendship” and “leap  forward” in the stuttering Franco-German alliance, President Emmanuel Macron and the new German Chancellor, Fredrich Merz announced today. 1/

‼️ 🇫🇷🇬🇧🇺🇦Detailed plans to send a token British-French-led “reassurance” force to Ukraine to guarantee a ceasefire agreement are “moving forward and taking form”, President Emmanuel Macron has said. 1/

France is ready to “start a conversation” on basing its nuclear weapons in other EU countries as part of planned talks on how to “Europeanise” its nuclear deterrent, President Emmanuel Macron said last night. 1/ lemonde.fr/politique/arti…

Many meets in Bxl re UK/EU summit. Suspect there'll be a deal but senior EU sources tell me negotiations are “wide open”, that gaps are “significant” & negotiations “will go to the wire”. UK offer of 4y extension on fish “ridiculous”. EU Ambos likely to hold emergency meet on Sun

Thierry de Cabarrus 🚨Pourquoi Médiapart a pas enquêter sur les vrais responsables de la gauche, ça sent la magouille en plein nez. Paul Vannier🤡 l'affabulateur a oublié de dire que Mélenchon et encore le plus responsable du scandale de Bétharram.

Dans un environnement difficile, l'édition 2025 de "Choose France" s'accompagne d'une très belle moisson d'investissements. Le président Macron annonce une cinquantaine de projets pour "plus de 20 milliards d'euros".

Lots of nonsense as usual on fisheries from Farage and the Tories today. First thing to remember is that there is NO single British fishing industry. There is a jumble of different interests depending on region, catch and size of boat 1/2

Fish & shellfish caught in British waters will now be processed and sold into the EU without veterinary checks, eliminating huge red tape, checks, costs and delays created by Brexit. Given that 70% of seafood caught in UK is sold in EU, this is a big win. Ignore fibbing Farage!

If any other president had done what Trump did today in the Oval Office… If any other president had accepted a $400M jet from Qatar… If any other president had repeatedly attacked the media, threatened lawsuits, and talked about revoking licenses… If any other president had

France, Ifop poll: Presidential election (scenario: Philippe (HOR-RE) and Bardella (RN-PfE) run) Bardella (RN-PfE): 31% (-2) Philippe (HOR-RE): 21% (-1) Retailleau (LR-EPP): 16% (+8) Mélenchon (LFI-LEFT): 13% (+3) Tondelier (LÉ-G/EFA): 4.5% (+2) Faure (PS-S&D): 4.5% (n.a.)

Much looking forward to greeting them at the British Normandy Memorial - which we built at the insistence of veterans that all their comrades of whatever nationality who fell while serving under UK command should be honoured together in perpetuity. #DDay81

Macron’s lightning visit to Greenland today marks a significant shift in his cautiously friendly dealings with Trump since he returned to power. From the moment he landed in Nuuk, the first French president ever to do so, Macron was trolling Trump. 1/ youtu.be/P3cKxMXC-ms?si…

Here's my problem: I have no confidence America's leadership knows what it's doing. I have no confidence Israel's leadership knows what it's doing.

In an emotional speech to the British parliament on the first day of a state visit, the French President never mentioned the US head of state by name. But he urged Britain to join France and other European countries in resisting an “excessive, dual dependency on China & US” 2/