Tag: France
Even Before France Votes, the French Right Is a Big Winner
PARIS — With just days to go before the first round of France’s presidential election, President Emmanuel Macron…
For Macron, France’s Troubled Industries Hit Home
AMIENS, France — During the last presidential campaign, the troubled Whirlpool factory in the northern city of Amiens…
Macron Goes on Defensive Over Use of McKinsey and Other Consultants
PARIS — In a sedate presidential race overshadowed by pandemic and war, it’s the one issue that has…
Students and Teachers in Europe Grapple With the War in Ukraine
HORSHAM, England — As they returned from playing tag at recess on a recent sunny morning, the red-cheeked…
Family’s Balcony Death in Switzerland Appears to Be Suicide
The four members of a French family who were found dead at the bottom of an apartment building…
How Billionaires Are Shaping France’s Presidential Campaign
PARIS — The face of President Emmanuel Macron’s possibly fiercest rival in France’s coming election is not on…
NATO Countries Pour Weapons Into Ukraine, Risking Conflict With Russia
Sweden, not a member of NATO, announced that it would send Ukraine 5,000 antitank weapons, 5,000 helmets, 5,000…
Recreating a Family’s Lost Holocaust History, Step by Step
That afternoon, we drove to what remains of Barcares, now an abandoned, overgrown field full of unclaimed internment…
Gérard Depardieu, Friend of Putin, Denounces ‘Fratricidal War’
For the past decade, the French actor Gérard Depardieu has been one of the closest Western celebrities to…
As French Elections Loom, Macron Tries to Strike a Balance
PARIS — Rarely has a modern French leader embraced the powers of the presidency as forcefully as Emmanuel…
How Europeans Are Responding to Exorbitant Gas and Power Bills
A German retiree facing sky-high energy bills is turning to a wood-burning stove. The owner of a dry…
The Quiet Flight of Muslims From France
PARIS — France’s wounded psyche is the invisible character in every one of Sabri Louatah’s novels and the…