Sarah Paillou

1 month ago | politico.eu | Clea Caulcutt |Sarah Paillou |Elisa Bertholomey

PARIS — A visibly angry Emmanuel Macron blasted his ministers during a defense cabinet meeting Wednesday after a botched release of a report into the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in France, according to a high-ranking government official. A second official, who, like others quoted here, was granted anonymity to speak candidly, said the French president accused his ministers generally for not coming up with adequate solutions to counter the threat posed by the Islamist group.

1 month ago | politico.eu | Clea Caulcutt |Victor Goury-Laffont |Sarah Paillou

PARIS — A bombshell report from the French authorities alleges that organizations with links to the Muslim Brotherhood have been attempting to influence European Union institutions through “significant lobbying activities.” A version of the document seen by POLITICO before its official publication says the Islamist group’s supposed ideological allies sought to push Brussels to criminalize blasphemy and promote a “singular” vision of religious freedom that clashes with France’s strict model of...

2 months ago | politico.eu | Marion Solletty |Sarah Paillou

Marine Le Pen’s most faithful lieutenants arrived early at the stately baroque Val-de-Grâce church in the fifth arrondissement in the heart of Paris. It was a freezing day and a crowd had gathered outside to pay homage to her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of her far-right National Rally party, who died days earlier on Jan. 7.

2 months ago | politico.eu | Anthony Lattier |Sarah Paillou

Le briefing politique essentiel du matin, par Élisa Bertholomey, Anthony Lattier et Sarah Paillou. Par ANTHONY LATTIER et SARAH PAILLOU C’EST UNE BONNE SITUATION ÇA, LOBBYISTE ?

2 months ago | politico.eu | Victor Goury-Laffont |Sarah Paillou

PARIS — A political storm over allegations of physical, emotional and sexual abuse at a Catholic school near François Bayrou’s hometown has taken a personal turn for the prime minister after his daughter revealed that she had been a victim of physical violence at the institution. Hélène Perlant, the eldest of Bayrou’s six children, told the French weekly Paris Match that she was among the hundreds of victims who have come forward to share stories of abuse at the Notre-Dame de Bétharram school.