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Michel Rose
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Senior Reporter Covering French President Emmanuel Macron and politics in France for Reuters. Also writes about Europe, Diplomacy and Geopolitics
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Hours after his prime minister resigned, Macron was spotted walking alone by the Seine in the chilly autumn morning. The scene evoked images of De Gaulle seeking solace in Ireland after his resignation — a leader retreating inward as his political era drew to a close www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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October 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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In a push of Western recognitions set in motion by French President Emmanuel Macron in July, world leaders rally behind Palestinian statehood at the UN, defying the US and Israel www.reuters.com/world/americ...
World summit to meet on two-state solution as support grows for Palestinian state
France and Saudi Arabia will convene dozens of world leaders to rally support for a two-state solution.
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September 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Stalemate or surrender: France's Macron is left with no good options - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Stalemate or surrender: France's Macron is left with no good options
The challenge French President Emmanuel Macron faces in choosing his fifth prime minister in under two years lays bare the depth of a political crisis that in many ways is of his own making, and one with no clear path out.
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September 9, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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France’s budget crisis is exposing new wounds: did #boomers have it too good, and should they give back more? A look into the #NicolasQuiPaie movement and the growing generational rift it reveals www.reuters.com/business/fin...
Squeezed French millennials blame boomers in backlash over soaring deficit
A viral French X account has tapped into rising generational tensions in France, where squeezed millennials rallying under the slogan "Nicolas foots the bill" say that better-off baby boomers should do more to fix the country's huge deficit.
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September 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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🚨1000 authoritarian actions. 7 months🚨

I've been tracking Trump's authoritarian actions. From dismantling democratic institutions to militarising immigration enforcement, Trump is reshaping America.

In my new post I highlight key authoriarian attacks
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Grand Designs: the loss of American freedom
Exactly seven months into Trump's second term, we have reached 1000 authoritarian actions. Here I lay out the enormity of what has happened.
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August 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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This is a great account of how the Weimar Republic’s last central bank president resigned. #Luther #Schacht

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What Happened When Hitler Took On Germany’s Central Banker
Hans Luther was the principled and respected president of the Reichsbank—but he wouldn’t accede to Hitler’s demands.
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August 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Emmanuel Macron's announcement that France will recognise a Palestinian state in September has caused diplomatic ructions from the Middle East through Europe to Washington.

But it did not come out of the blue.

Inside story from top team @irishjreuters.bsky.social & @michelrose.bsky.social
Frustration, Gaza alarm drove Macron to go it alone on Palestine recognition
Emmanuel Macron's announcement caused diplomatic ructions from the Middle East and Europe to Washington - but it did not come out of the blue.
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July 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Macron says France will officially recognise a Palestinian state, the first G7 country to do so www.reuters.com/world/europe...
France to recognise Palestinian state in September, Macron says
France will recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations general Assembly in September, French President Emmanuel macron said on Thursday, adding that he hoped it would help bring peace to the region.
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July 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Nearly ten years after the November 13, 2015 attacks in Paris, a memorial garden has taken shape near City Hall — a poetic and peaceful blend of hard granite and vegetation meant to evoke the “mental geography” of the streets where the traumatic events unfolded.
July 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Paris opens the river Seine for public swimming for the first time in over 100 years, after years of efforts and $1.6 billion of investment
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July 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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"From tech to cuisine, fashion to pop culture, the City of Lights feels like it's shining bright once again."

Don't miss @michelrose.bsky.social's excellent local guide to Paris in Reuters' latest City Memo:

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Paris like a local
Our correspondent’s tips on chic neighbourhoods, quirky museums and foodie havens.
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May 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Paris like a local
Our correspondent’s tips on chic neighbourhoods, quirky museums and foodie havens.
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May 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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« La presse, un refuge pour savoir où se situe la réalité »

Face à l’IA, politiques et journalistes : tous responsables.

Pour l’APP, la tribune publiée ce matin dans la Tribune Dimanche

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February 9, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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In a speech minutes before Trump’s inauguration, Macron warned Europeans they should spend more on their military but not only buy ‘Made in America’ stuff. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
As Trump is sworn in, Macron warns Europe it can't depend only on US weapons
French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Monday that the billions of euros of taxpayer money spent on Europe's military budgets should not be used to buy only American weapons, pushing for more investment in home-grown defence industries.
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January 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Macron offers mea culpa on snap elections in New Year's speech www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Macron acknowledges error on early elections in New Year's speech
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he recognised that his decision to call early parliamentary elections in June had created more political instability in the country, in a rare moment of contrition.
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December 31, 2024 at 10:43 PM
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As Notre-Dame reopens, Macron stands in ashes of French political edifice www.reuters.com/world/europe...
As Notre-Dame reopens, Macron stands in ashes of French political edifice
The reopening of Notre-Dame cathedral, five years after being devastated by a fire, was supposed to be Emmanuel Macron's triumph.
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December 6, 2024 at 5:08 PM
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Michel Barnier to his ministers yesterday, a few minutes before hearing the results of the vote that would fell his government: "I feel sorry I dragged you into this". www.reuters.com/world/france...
France no-confidence vote updates: Far-right and left parties plan to force out Barnier
It would be the first time in more than 60 years a French government has been ousted by a no-confidence vote.
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December 5, 2024 at 7:52 AM
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It’s squeaky bum time for Barnier’s government. The different scenarios France faces in the coming days and weeks: www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Explainer: What's next in France's political and budget crises?
France's minority government is in a precarious position, with the far-right National Rally party promising to force the collapse of Prime Minister Michel Barnier's cabinet unless it yields to its demands on next year's budget.
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December 2, 2024 at 1:00 PM
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Quand on vous dit que la communication n’est pas de l’information…
November 26, 2024 at 4:31 PM
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Michel Barnier says he wants to hold a vote on the #Mercosur free trade deal in France’s parliament. Although purely symbolic, since the French can’t block the deal on their own, the aim is to send the EU the message any deal would be done against the will of almost all the French political class.
November 19, 2024 at 2:43 PM
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Alors les journalistes, journaux et institutions Françaises… on suit l’exemple des anglais ? … ils ont tiré les premiers
josiah.writes.news Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · Nov 15
NEW: "Moving Off X: An Open Letter from UK Journalists"

UK political journalists: "Twitter was, for a long time, the place to be for UK politics. We believe that time is now over...

"We have taken the decision to move over to other platforms, in particular Bluesky" docs.google.com/document/d/1...
We have used Twitter – now X – for many years. It has been a resource for story-gathering, network-building, and a megaphone for getting public-interest stories to a wider audience. And it has been a well of ideas and discourse. Unfortunately that well is now poisoned. All of us have seen X become more toxic and broken since Elon Musk took over in 2022. Feeds have become less useful. Engagement has plummeted, except for those who will pay. Replies gain traction not through merit, but through the corrupted blue-tick system. We have seen hate speech and abuse deliberately dialled up and amplified, boosted not just by the algorithm, but by the owner himself. And England’s racist summer riots were one of many factors suggesting to us that X is not a neutral platform, but a space that now seems to glorify misinformation at a great cost to our public sphere. Millions of people are ditching X, and we are doing so, too. We have taken the view that it is no longer a useful tool for objective reporting, but a weapon being wielded by a narrowing ideological set. A tipping point is coming. Perhaps we are already in it. After much consideration, we have taken the decision to move over to other platforms, in particular Bluesky. For some of us that means instantly deleting our X accounts, for others it is a more gradual process. But we are all putting the majority of our efforts into building more constructive online spaces elsewhere for political dialogue and reporting. Bluesky is becoming a new hub for political discussion, and we encourage other UK journalists to join and become active. We are already seeing far higher engagement on our posts there than we’ve seen recently on X. And importantly, the mechanisms to limit abuse actually work. We enjoyed Twitter while it lasted. It played an important role in shaping many of our careers. And it was, for a long time, the place to be for UK politics. We believe that time is now over. Twitter is dead. Long live Twitter
November 15, 2024 at 10:47 PM
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Big moment in Le Pen’s trial yesterday: prosecutors requested a 5-year ban from public office, with no possibility to suspend the ban during appeal. If confirmed by the court in a verdict expected next year, that would take her out of the race for the 2027 election www.reuters.com/world/europe...
French prosecutor seeks 5-year ban from office against French far right leader Le Pen
The Paris prosecutor on Wednesday requested a five-year prison sentence and a five-year ban from public office against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, at a trial where she and 24 others are accused of embezzling European Union funds.
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November 14, 2024 at 9:14 AM
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EU commissioner retreat shows Macron's waning clout in Europe - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
EU commissioner retreat shows Macron's waning clout in Europe
French President Emmanuel Macron has emerged weaker on the European stage after agreeing to yield to Ursula von der Leyen and sacrifice his heavyweight EU Commission nominee, Thierry Breton, experts say.
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September 17, 2024 at 8:33 PM
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The choice of Gabriel Attal, 34, is best understood in the context of the upcoming European parliamentary elections: he is Macron’s response to the increasingly popular darling of the far right, Jordan Bardella, 28, who will lead Le Pen’s campaign. My analysis: www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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January 9, 2024 at 6:04 PM
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Why aren’t we talking about Europe weaning itself off Russian gas more? A major loss for Russia
Russian LNG and what remains of Russian pipeline gas only accounted for 13 per cent of the bloc’s overall supplies last year, down from 40 per cent in 2021, according to S&P Global Commodity Insights.
January 5, 2024 at 8:00 AM