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Attention turns to economy on final day of Macron’s visit to Spain

President Emmanuel Macron is in Spain for the final day of his two-day state visit, the first by a French president to the country since 2009. After being welcomed with a banquet at the Royal Palace by King Felipe VI on Tuesday, on today's agenda is the opening of the Franco-Spanish economic forum and a meeting with Spain's leftist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Once economically ahead of Spain, France is now seeing Spain grow faster, as the Spanish economy has outpaced its French neighbour in recent years.

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In his visit to Spain, Macron calls for a "stronger Europe" in the face of the rise of "extremism"

On the first day of his State visit to Spain, President Emmanuel Macron asked on Tuesday, September 29, for a massive investment for a "stronger Europe" and for "regaining control" of social networks and artificial intelligence, which he held responsible for "democratic tiredness." The day was tarnished by the rejection of the bilateral friendship treaty by the Spanish Senate that night.

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In Spain, Emmanuel Macron pleads for a "stronger Europe" against the rise of the "extreme"

On the first day of his State visit to Spain, French President Emmanuel Macron called on Tuesday for a massive investment in favour of a "stronger Europe" and to "take over" social networks and AI, who were deemed responsible for the "democratic fatigue". This visit was tarnished by the rejection in the evening of the Franco-Spanish friendship treaty by the Spanish Senate.

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Spanish royals welcome French President Macron in official ceremony

Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron during an official ceremony upon their arrival at Madrid's Royal Palace. French President Macron is on a two-day official visit in Spain. This state visit will serve to highlight and strengthen the ties and bilateral relations between the two countries. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris reports from Madrid, Spain.

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Wars, European defence and the rise of the ultra-right: the issues that mark the visit of Macron to Spain

The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, takes an official trip to Madrid between 29 and 30 September for a series of institutional and economic meetings. The visit will highlight the good relations with the Government of Pedro Sánchez, with whom it shares policies such as the defence of European sovereignty or the support of Ukraine, in the full rise of the ultra-right on the continent.

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Visit from Macron to Spain: what benefits would the Friendship Treaty bring to both countries?

The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, arrived in Spain on the first State visit of a Galo president to the neighbouring country since 2009. Despite this long parenthesis, both nations have maintained good economic and diplomatic relations, as well as a good tune among their leaders. In the # InvitadDelDiaF24 we spoke to Fernando Vega Lugo, political analyst, lawyer and politologist, about the benefits that each country would get, the search to ratify the Friendship Treaty and European cooperation.

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Macron says ‘military resources’ to be sent to Saudi Arabia

Speaking to broadcasters TF1 and France 2, French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday announced that “military resources” will be sent to protect the Yanbu oil site in Saudi Arabia, integral to maintaining the kingdom’s fuel exports and increasingly threatened by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

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REPLAY - Speech by Emmanuel Macron alongside Pope Leo XIV in France

President Emmanuel Macron's speech was made at the Palais de l'Élysée on Friday, September 25, during the first day of Pope Leo XIV's visit to France. The French president said in particular that "French secularism" is "nully the negation of religion", hoping that the pope could meet "a France always seeking the universal, an emancipated, diverse and united France".

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Meeting between Macron and the Pope: What files at the heart of the discussions?

This is their second meeting in one-to-one since the beginning of the pontificate of Leo XIV. The pope is received this Friday by Emmanuel Macron at the Elysée. Among the topics that could be addressed are the war in Ukraine and the Middle East, as well as topics of society such as abortion or the end of life. Natalia Mendoza, a special envoy from France 24, discusses these different dossiers.

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Pope Leo XIV's France visit puts Macron in diplomatic balancing act

Pope Leo XIV's visit to France is forcing Emmanuel Macron into a delicate diplomatic balancing act. As both the head of the Catholic Church and the head of the Vatican City State, the pontiff requires the French president to navigate the country's secular traditions carefully. There will be no private meeting between the two leaders — officially because of the Pope's packed schedule — and Macron is not expected to attend any of the religious services during the visit. FRANCE 24's Rochelle Ferguson has the details.

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Pope Leo XIV's Paris agenda includes Macron meeting and Notre-Dame visit

Paris is making final preparations for Pope Leo XIV's first official visit to the French capital in 18 years, with volunteers welcoming crowds ahead of his four-day trip. His programme includes meetings with President Emmanuel Macron and UNESCO, a popemobile procession, a prayer service at Notre-Dame, a youth vigil at the Stade de France, and a mass at Place de la Concorde expected to draw up to one million people before he continues to Lourdes and Metz.

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France: Pope Leo XIV welcomed by Macron at the Élysée

President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Pope Leo XIV to the Élysée Palace on Friday, 25 September, at the start of the pontiff's four-day visit to France. The Pope entered the courtyard to a ceremonial welcome, walked the red carpet, shook hands with President Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron, before climbing the palace steps for a brief meeting at the Élysée.

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Huties hold Yanbu siege, while Macron announces military means to protect the Red Sea

The Huti rebels claim to have attacked the state oil facilities of Saudi Aramco in the port city of Yanbu, while the French president has decided to deploy "soldiers, radar systems and defence systems" to protect the Red Sea oil route, denying that he will be involved in the conflict. Meanwhile, the U.S. Senate has refused to limit Trump's offensive in Iran, amid an apparent reactivation of the Strait of Ormuz.