This Sunday, the Senate elections were held under the impact of the worsening Covid-19 pandemic in France. In the run-up to the elections, it was uncertain whether the party of French President Emanuel Macron “LREM” (“La République en Marche”) would suffer another defeat after the poor results of last municipal elections in June this year.
Continue reading By Jeanette Süß, with the support of Oscar Lange
When Emmanuel Macron was elected French President by a large majority on 7 May 2017 and his party La République En Marche (“LREM”) won elections in the National Assembly, many observers were amazed by this strong performance. A political movement that had so openly campaigned for election with classic liberal policy proposals such as simplifying the bureaucracy for companies or demands for tax cuts was not expected to achieve this success in France, where the role of the state is uncontested. The German liberals, too, had well-founded hopes at that time for a resurgence of political liberalism on the old continent.
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Before the unofficial summit in London, the Alliance argues over the French President’s statement that NATO is “brain dead”. Behind an inappropriate choice of words, however, is an accurate and valuable analysis. Continue reading
On Friday, 13 November 2015, Islamist assassins carried out a series of attacks on popular Parisian leisure destinations: a concert hall, a football stadium during the friendly match between Germany and France and a lively nightlife district near the Place de la République. The wounds heal only slowly. Four years later, the feeling of security has improved, but the threat of terrorism is still present throughout France. Continue reading
Im Rahmen einer Veranstaltung in Stuttgart haben wir mit Carmen Gerstenmeyer, European Affairs Manager im Regionalbüro der Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit in Brüssel, und Cécile Prinzbach, Vorsitzende der Deutschen Gruppe Liberal International Bayern und Mitglied von „La République En Marche“ über Emmanuel Macrons Reformpläne zur weiteren Entwicklung der EU, die Rolle der anderen europäischen Staaten und eine Zukunftsvision für Europa gesprochen.
Nach einer Reform des Arbeitsrechts im vergangenen Jahr machen der französische Staatspräsident Emmanuel Macron und die Regierung von Premierminister Édouard Philippe mit weiteren Reformankündigungen Ernst. Die staatliche Eisenbahngesellschaft SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer) soll in den kommenden Monaten einer umfassenden Reform unterzogen werden, womit Emmanuel Macron auf erbitterten Widerstand stößt. Nun gilt es jedoch, standhaft zu bleiben.
