Emmanuel Macron

German Chancellor Angela Merkel backs the idea of a European Monetary Fund, provided national governments have sufficient oversight, sources close to her said before a visit by the French president.

President Klaus Iohannis welcomed on Wednesday, at Cotroceni Presidential Palace, the President of the French Senate, Gerard Larcher, the discussions focusing on the security agenda, the strengthening of bilateral cooperation, including from a parliamentary perspective, the European agenda and international issues.

French President Emmanuel Macron’s vision for a stronger European Union may be in tatters as a growing rift emerges with Germany on everything from defense to his plans for deeper eurozone integration.

The European Union must open up to accepting new members from the Western Balkans to avoid the return of war in the region, president of the European Commission said on Tuesday, quoted by Anadolu Agency. 

New humanitarian projects in Syria estimated at €50 million  will be funded by the French state through twenty non-governmental organizations, the French presidency said.

French President Emmanuel Macron warned on April 17 that divisions between democracy and authoritarianism in Europe were becoming like a "civil war".

France persuaded President Donald Trump to stay in Syria and launch airstrikes as punishment for an alleged chemical-weapons attack, French President Emmanuel Macron said on April 15.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on April 14 spoke over the phone separately with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin, state-run Anadolu Agency reported, citing presidential sources.

The Greek armed forces will not participate in any operations in Syria, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told French President Emmanuel Macron in a telephone call on Saturday, government sources have said.

He made the remark during his meeting in Belgrade with French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian, the Serbian government announced.

Dacic "underlined that Serbia and France, as strategic partners and historical allies, will continue to contribute to the improvement of overall cooperation, through friendly dialogue and respect for mutual interests."