Public finances are in order, yet the contagion from France is pushing up the BTP spread and increasing pressure on the debt. But the cost to public finances is already factored into the budget

The Prime Minister is seeking savings from pensions, but Le Pen is resisting. The Socialists are threatening a vote of no confidence over inheritance tax

Secularism, secularisation, the poor and the environment. Yes, but during his four days in France, the Pope went further: “People here are searching for something,” he said on his return to Rome

The leading centre and right-wing presidential candidates gathered at the Mass in Paris to honour the Pope. However, his appeal to the nation’s Christian heritage, coupled with his defence of an EU open to universality – understood as a means of overcoming clashes between national or religious identities – may appear to mark a dividing line between the traditional right and RN.

Leo XIV’s visit to France drew to a close with a Mass at Metz Cathedral. Prior to that, he delivered a speech on Europe, paying tribute to its founding father, Robert Schuman.

“What is legal is not necessarily moral,” said Leo XIV before the sick at Lourdes

End-of-life issues, secularism, war and peace. The Pope’s first day in France was packed with events. Tomorrow, following Mass at the Place de la Concorde, he will set off for Lourdes. On Monday, he will head to Metz.

Leone XIV’s trip to France has begun. The first stop was the Élysée Palace, where he delivered a speech to the authorities. Peace, war, science and technology. Then came the main point of his address, expressing concern over "the prospect of a planned death".

In the first debate between the five candidates in the Social Democratic bloc’s primaries, foreign policy is a major point of division. Royal does not condemn Putin, whilst the PP leader finds himself isolated on the Gaza Strip issue