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Brussels power play: Von der Leyen wants to conclude Mercosur deal

In her first term of office, Ursula von der Leyen was seen as the President of the Commission by the grace of France and Germany – after all, Macron and Merkel had installed her in 2019. At the start of her second term of office, she is demonstrating that she no longer accepts this pecking order.

By Till Hoppe

Fall of the government: Macron must act quickly

The right-wing and left-wing opposition parties in the French National Assembly brought down the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier this evening with a vote of no confidence. President Emmanuel Macron is now under enormous pressure to find a new head of government.

By Claire Stam