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Emmanuel Macron is a French politician who has served as President of the French Republic since May 2017. He is the eighth president of France's Fifth Republic and was re-elected for a second term in April 2022.
Born in Amiens in December 1977, Macron studied philosophy before attending the École nationale d'administration (ENA), graduating in 2004. He subsequently joined France's Inspectorate General of Finance before moving into the banking sector.
Macron entered senior government service under President François Hollande, becoming Deputy General Secretary of the Presidency of the Republic in 2012. He later served as Minister for Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs from August 2014 until August 2016.
In 2016, Macron founded the political movement En Marche!, which developed into the political party later known as Renaissance. Running as a centrist candidate, he defeated Marine Le Pen in the second round of the 2017 presidential election and took office at the age of 39.
Macron won a second presidential term in 2022, again defeating Le Pen in the final round. As president, he has been a prominent advocate of deeper European cooperation and greater European strategic autonomy, while playing a major international role on issues including defence, the war in Ukraine, economic policy and France's relations with the United Kingdom and other European partners.
A formal Franco-German automotive agreement could allow British-made vehicles to qualify under proposed EU Made in Europe rules, but wider EU approval and reciprocal conditions remain outstanding.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to argue that Britain should be treated as a trusted partner under the EU’s emerging ‘Made in Europe’ rules, amid concern over the effect on UK steel and automotive supply chains.
Around 140 migrants have reached Britain in a single inflatable boat after setting out from an unusually distant part of Normandy, days after Andy Burnham and Emmanuel Macron discussed efforts to reduce Channel crossings.
Reform UK and France’s National Rally have signed a memorandum of understanding setting out how they would work together to stop Channel small-boat crossings if both parties enter government.
Andy Burnham and Emmanuel Macron have discussed next steps towards establishing local SCALP missile assembly lines in Ukraine after Britain cleared the release of classified information on UK components.
Britain has summoned Russia's Chargé d'Affaires after Germany blamed Moscow for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Russia denies responsibility.
France is deploying 45 additional officers to western beaches as the UK and France respond to smugglers using larger ‘mega-dinghies’ and launch sites further along the French coast.
The Coalition of the Willing has reaffirmed preparations for a multinational force that could deploy to Ukraine once a credible cessation of hostilities is in place.