Lionel Laurent

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French citizens want protection, not reform

Despite Round 1 win in Prez vote, Macron is worried by Le Pen’s sharp focus on inflation

Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron

Living with COVID-19 an attainable goal

Non-vaccine treatments are around the corner, from pills to monoclonal antibodies

A woman reacts as a health worker inoculates her during a vaccination drive against coronavirus inside a school in New Delhi.

How Europe started to feel the vaccine effect

More than 70 million Europeans have now received at least one dose

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Vaccine populism is how Europe loses

At the height of the pandemic the world is watching Europe with dismay

Vials labelled with partially torn sticker "AstraZeneca COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" are seen in front of a displayed EU flag in this illustration. REUTERS

Brexit agreement avoids a worse and messier outcome

Tough geopolitical and strategic questions lie ahead as UK set to exit EU trading rules

The UK is set to exit EU trading rules next Thursday - a year after officially leaving the 27 nation bloc

How Macron and Merkel can secure their Brexit legacy

For the EU there are existential consequences to compromising too much

File picture: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron.

What Spain is telling us about second wave

New spiral of infections in Europe can be better tackled by enhanced testing and tracing

A public health worker collects an oral swab sample from a man to test for Covid-19 at the Greek-Bulgarian border crossing in Promachonas, Greece, on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Europe is trying to revive domestic economies as the summer tourist season gets underway while guarding against a second wave of infections.

A big breakthrough in European solidarity

EU has adopted an unprecedented financial stimulus to fight the coronavirus recession

The unusually united Franco-German duo of Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel ensured that the historic deal to rebuild Europe was passed

France’s Emmanuel Macron trips a risky political fuse

French president replaces PM after a series of crises. But this can come with pitfalls

French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Jean Castex (left) in Creteil, on the outskirts of Paris, on January 9, 2019. Castex replaced Edouard Philippe as prime minister.

France’s Emmanuel Macron is losing his urban grip

Cities aspire to radical green policies in sharp contrast to voters from rest of country

French President Emmanuel Macron casts his ballot for the second round of the mayoral elections at a polling station in Le Touquet, nothern France, on June 28, 2020.

Here is why our cities will always matter

Urban spaces will be less dense and more liveable: More cycling, fewer cars, bigger homes

A waiter stands by empty tables outside a restaurant at St Mark's Square after the Italian government imposed a virtual lockdown to try to contain a coronavirus outbreak, in Venice, Italy

Iceland is the perfect coronavirus refuge

Nasal swab is a small price to pay to visit a country that’s sticking to a pandemic plan

Visitors watch the Strokkur geyser, the most visited geyser in Iceland and a common stop for tourists along the famed Golden Circle in Haukadalsvegur, on April 27, 2016.

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