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Macron appoints Élisabeth Borne as prime minister

Former employment minister is only second woman to hold the post in French history

Mon May 16 2022 - 20:47

France’s Macron promises new approach during second-term inauguration

Re-elected president speaks of need to innovate at a time of unprecedented challenges

Sat May 07 2022 - 13:26

Assembly election: North on brink of having first ever nationalist first minister

Sinn Féin on track to be largest party at Stormont, as Alliance experiences ‘surge’

Fri May 06 2022 - 11:01

French left agrees rare alliance deal to take on Macron

Move could threaten French president’s chances of securing National Assembly majority

Wed May 04 2022 - 10:53

Traditional parties of power battle for survival in French elections

Socialists and Les Republicains risk being torn apart in scrabble for votes in June polls

Fri Apr 29 2022 - 15:20

Macron’s grand experiment faces defining test

Runoff will reveal whether he broke the mould or facilitated far-right’s rise

Sat Apr 16 2022 - 01:00

Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s French election defeat is starting to feel like a victory

Far-left party leader relishing the role of arbiter and kingmaker

Thu Apr 14 2022 - 10:00

The Irish Times view on the French election: Two weeks to avert a shock

Macron goes into the second round on April 24th as frontrunner, and with a larger first-round vote than he won five years ago. But he is not assured of victory

Tue Apr 12 2022 - 00:05

Macron and Le Pen hit campaign trail as run-off looms

President faces tricky act of wooing voters on right and left in France divided in three blocs

Mon Apr 11 2022 - 13:13

Portugal PM seeks to shelter economy from Ukraine fallout as he begins third term

Costa advocates emulating the EU’s co-financed €800bn pandemic recovery plan to alleviate the economic impact of the Ukraine crisis

Wed Apr 06 2022 - 16:27

Women won’t be equal as long as they continue to ‘live in fear’ - Minister Josepha Madigan

Violence against women was recurring theme at events marking International Women’s Day

Tue Mar 08 2022 - 20:24

Spain’s coalition government splits over sending of lethal aid to Ukraine

Podemos calls for diplomatic response to crisis as Sánchez moves to send weapons

Mon Mar 07 2022 - 18:41

Far-right turn sends Pécresse’s presidential campaign into a tailspin

French conservative candidate ‘crossed Rubicon’ with reference to ‘great replacement’

Tue Feb 15 2022 - 20:21

The Irish Times view on the French left: heading for a new nadir

Broader trends in French society should be working in the left’s favour – but it is failing to take advantage

Wed Feb 02 2022 - 18:45

‘Popular primary’ does nothing to mitigate shambles on French left

Poll intended to whittle down number of left and Green candidates in presidential race

Mon Jan 31 2022 - 19:00

Portugal’s Socialists win surprise majority as voters ‘bank on stability’

Prime minister António Costa upsets polls and can now govern without other left support

Mon Jan 31 2022 - 15:11

Portugal’s PM claims Socialists have won full parliamentary majority in general election

Costa has won plaudits for turning around Portugal’s post-crisis economy

Mon Jan 31 2022 - 00:33

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Fri Jan 28 2022 - 11:30

Irexit leader wages war on Covid-19 certs in role paid by EU

Hermann Kelly works for right-wing Romanian MEP who opposes ‘mandatory’ vaccines

Mon Dec 06 2021 - 03:00

Why Bulgaria has the lowest vaccination rate in the EU

Europe Letter: Disinformation on social media fuels vaccine sceptic movement

Wed Dec 01 2021 - 20:00

Coalition backs clean air Bill in workplaces and countrywide

Proposed law intends to afford all workers right to fresh air and provides for inspections

Wed Dec 01 2021 - 14:40

Miriam Lord’s Week: Rented plastic Christmas trees sum up Leinster House festive cheer

Former minister Finian McGrath joins team Shelbourne FC as public affairs officer

Sat Nov 27 2021 - 02:24

Nationalist fury at ruling against Catalan language policy in schools

‘Total immersion’ model has been in place in region’s schools for four decades

Fri Nov 26 2021 - 18:00

Spanish opposition leader under scrutiny after attending Mass for dictator

Pablo Casado’s party says he was at service in Granada at the weekend by accident

Tue Nov 23 2021 - 18:29

James O’Connor to meet Martin as FF future on knife-edge

Cork East TD says he was ‘misled’ over road projects; unrest at FG meeting over NDP

Thu Oct 07 2021 - 01:00

World View: Europe’s centre-left makes a comeback of sorts

Pandemic boosts hybrid social democracy as it battles far-right and radical left

Sat Oct 02 2021 - 01:00

Funeral of Manus O’Riordan told he protected legacy of those who fought fascism

‘He defended those no longer here to speak for themselves in his articles and lectures’

Fri Oct 01 2021 - 20:45

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo to run for French presidency

Socialist with immigrant roots has tough task to revive party’s post-Hollande fortunes

Sun Sept 12 2021 - 19:27

Sinn Féin has biggest income and spending in Northern Ireland by far

Last year 30 parties in North took in £2,237,841 and spent £2,569,735

Thu Aug 26 2021 - 22:16

Moldovan pro-EU party plans corruption crackdown after election landslide

Allies of President Maia Sandu seek ‘pragmatic, predictable’ relations with Moscow

Fri Jul 16 2021 - 16:14

Macron on the back foot as France’s presidential election campaign starts in earnest

Poor local election results may not mean much but the president’s party base remains weak

Thu Jul 01 2021 - 20:00

The Irish Times view on France’s election: a bad day for frontrunners

President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen fared badly in regional polls at the weekend

Mon Jun 21 2021 - 19:45

Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial on campaign finance charges

Former French president accused of spending almost twice legal limit on 2012 re-election campaign

Thu May 20 2021 - 17:37

Judge grants Albanian couple’s challenge to ‘hopelessy illogical’ protection refusals

Man says he was subject to attack and intimidation over political support

Thu May 06 2021 - 16:02