This week in The French Dispatch 🇫🇷 📢Unions keep the peace during second protests 🏛️Racist Trappes gunman says he was avenging the looted shops frenchdispatch.eu/p/france-p…

RESULT - First round of the 'Primaire de la Gauche' Raphaël Glucksmann (Place publique): 66.13%, 79,613 votes Olivier Faure (PS): 14.48%, 17,398 votes Ségolène Royal (PS): 7.62%, 9,165 votes Emmanuel Maurel (GRS): 5.92%, 7,119 votes Jérôme Guedj (PS): 5.83%, 7,012 votes

The @placepublique_ MEP Raphaël Glucksmann (@rglucks1) crushed Socialist leader Olivier Faure in the first round of the left-wing Presidential primary This vote also doubled as a rejection of any alliance with far-left firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon frenchdispatch.eu/p/glucksma…

This week in The French Dispatch 🇫🇷 🌹French left votes in primary first round 🌿Mélenchon visits Gergovia 🧾 Bardella’s poor spelling adds to evidence frenchdispatch.eu/p/french-l…

This week in The French Dispatch 🇫🇷 📊The Glucksmann lead primary France forgot 👎Bardella falls into trap in antisemitism investigation 🇪🇸Macron’s royal banquet ambushed by Senate frenchdispatch.eu/p/macron-s…

This week in The French Dispatch: 💰EP Demands €206,000 From Bayrou's MoDEM 🛑Les Écologistes suspend Jadot for backing Glucksmann ⛽Macron sends troops to fix fuel prices frenchdispatch.eu/p/macron-t…

This week in The French Dispatch 🇫🇷 🗳️Philippe Brun is out of the primaire, calendar continues 🤔Far-Right Dupont-Aignan announced candidacy, Zemmour accidentally does the same 🇷🇺Macron gathers candidates as Russia escalates frenchdispatch.eu/p/macron-r…

Macron: “The Day We Are Physically Attacked, We Will Not Be Warned” Full English text of Macron's 18 September 2026 press conference on Russia's hybrid threat, Donald Trump’s Hormuz crisis, and energy prices. frenchdispatch.eu/p/macron-p…

This week in The French Dispatch 🇫🇷 🏛️Lecornu reaching limit as savings tax leaks 📉Lescure lowers French growth outlook ✈️France moves on from FCAS with new Rafale frenchdispatch.eu/p/rafale-f…

This week in The French Dispatch 🇫🇷 🧑‍⚖️Dati asks to rejoin the judiciary ahead of her corruption trial 💰Ciotti lobbies Le Pen for capitalisation in pensions 🇺🇦Bardella trips over Ukraine position frenchdispatch.eu/p/bardella…

The EU - Iceland trade relationship

This week in The French Dispatch 🇫🇷 🇮🇸Iceland reject EU Accession continuation 🚓Sébastien Delogu arrested for police altercation 🇸🇪France chases fighter collaboration with Sweden 💳Fitch keeps France’s rating at A+ 📉France tiptoes on edge of recession frenchdispatch.eu/p/france-s…

Nobody Is Going to War Over Ceuta or Melilla Four coercion crises since 2021, one use of force since 2002, zero wars. What changed is Rabat's diplomatic cover in Washington, not its appetite for a pointless and self-destructive fight. frenchdispatch.eu/p/spain-mo…

European leaders embarrassed themselves over Ceuta Sanchez' Spain swiftly dealt with the incursion of 60,000 Moroccan migrants sent to Ceuta as part of Morocco's hybrid warfare strategy, and after showing zero solidarity, anti-EU leaders backed down. frenchdispatch.eu/p/ceuta-eu…

Who signed against Spain 22 of 27 EU governments signed the letter after the Ceuta crisis; France, Ireland, Luxembourg and Portugal did not

The EU - Morocco trade relationship

This week in The French Dispatch 🇫🇷 ⚽French World Cup ends alongside Deschamps’ career ✈️The FCAS post-mortem ⚖️Philippe whistleblower protected by courts ❓Lecornu as a surprise presidential candidate? frenchdispatch.eu/p/philippe…

The Death of FCAS: an Anatomy of Europe's €100 Billion Defence Scandal The story of how the Franco-German fighter was killed, how Germany had its replacement ready beforehand, and what it tells us about Europe's sovereignty drive. frenchdispatch.eu/p/fcas-col…

This week in The French Dispatch 🇫🇷 🚓Marine Le Pen + Rassemblement National convicted 😢Bardella relegated to Prime Ministerial candidate 🤝Glucksmann considers friendship with PS frenchdispatch.eu/p/le-pen-c…

Le Pen Convicted: Three Years Prison, €100k Fine, but Eligible for the Presidency frenchdispatch.eu/p/marine-l…