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France says not planning to reopen embassy in Syria

France's foreign ministry said Monday that the reopening of its embassy in Syria was not on the table, signalling there may be no fundamental change to Paris' approach to the Syrian conflict under new president Emmanuel Macron. Citing a political source close to Macron, pan-Arab daily...

EU to give Barnier Brexit negotiating mandate

EU ministers are set Monday to give Frenchman Michel Barnier the European mandate to negotiate Britain's exit from the bloc, which he expects to start in earnest in mid-June following British elections. Barnier will lock horns with Britain's Brexit minister David Davis who has predicted "the...

France's Macron to meet unions on Tuesday on labour reform

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet unions on Tuesday to discuss labour reform, his office said on Sunday. Macron had said during the presidential election campaign that he intended to use executive decrees as soon as this summer to reform labour laws in a country where unemployment...