Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to arrive in Europe on Sunday, on a trip that will take him to France, Hungary and Serbia.French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal will receive Mr Xi on Sunday afternoon in Paris. Talks with French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are scheduled for Monday. … Read more
France on Monday enshrined the right to abortion in its constitution, a world first welcomed by women’s rights groups as historic and harshly criticised by anti-abortion groups. MPs and senators overwhelmingly backed the move, by 780 votes against 72, in a special joint vote of the two houses of parliament, under the gilded ceilings of … Read more
Gabriel Attal is the youngest prime minister of France since the founding of the French Fifth Republic in 1958. Moreover, he is the first openly gay man to serve as the country’s second-most powerful politician. The Paris International Agricultural Show this year has a new mascot that has captured the attention of many attendees. French … Read more
France’ President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appointed 34-year-old Gabriel Attal as prime minister. “I know I can count on your energy and your commitment to implement the rearmament and regeneration project that I announced,” Mr Macron wrote on X. The new prime minister becomes the youngest and first openly gay official to hold the position. … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Gabriel Attal was named Tuesday as France’s youngest-ever prime minister, as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term amid growing political pressure from the far right. Macron’s office announced the appointment in a statement. Attal, 34, rose to prominence as the … Read more
Gabriel Attal joined the Socialist Party when he was 17. (File) Paris: Emmanuel Macron appointed 34-year-old Education Minister Gabriel Attal as his new Prime Minister on Tuesday. At 34, Gabriel Attal is France’s youngest post-war Prime Minister, a record previously held by the leftist Laurent Fabius, who was 37 when he was named Prime Minister … Read more
