Giorgio Leali

Economy journalist @POLITICOEurope in Paris. Lawyer.

[Clea Caulcutt @cleacaulcutt]

Europeans have learnt that flattery & Old Continent charm go a long way toward humoring Trump
But as one EU official asks: Is the effort worth it ?

Macron weighs his options for wooing Trump at G7: Dinner at Versailles, or maybe golf
w/@PauSR

https://t.co/xfb601J6fB

[Giorgio Leali @gioleali]

Back in 2024, POLITICO revealed that Macron sent a text message to von der Leyen asking her to delay EU-Mercosur talks. The Commission said the message was automatically deleted from VDL's phone. This week the EU’s ombudsman criticized that explanation. 👇
https://t.co/Jo3p404PMf

[POLITICOEurope @POLITICOEurope]

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has said that proposed new tariffs on European exports are compatible with the transatlantic trade deal struck last summer at President Donald Trump’s golf resort in Scotland.

https://t.co/uZU7cBvvFV

[Giorgio Leali @gioleali]

🎥“It is good to show some resistance to Bolloré’s takeover of the film industry. But we are sawing off the branch we are sitting on.” Despite tensions, French filmmakers don't seem ready to cut ties with right-wing tycoon Bolloré. Read why in our story👇
https://t.co/AMCMliQVsn

[Marion Solletty @MSolletty]

"Ce sont des règles implicites. Tu sais que tu dois aller dans ce sens-là, parce que sinon t’es foutu.”

🇷🇺Xenia Fedorova est accusée de faire limoger les invités pas assez pro-russes à son goût sur CNews.

Enquête @POLITICOEurope

https://t.co/gjXaBrzR6h

[Judith Chetrit @judithchetrit]

🔓Le papier, en accès libre : https://t.co/lVUVD8LIhR

[Clea Caulcutt @cleacaulcutt]

Big Business or Big State?

Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella have a weak spot: Economic incoherence https://t.co/h6sCWQUFge

[Pauline de Saint Remy @PauSR]

Alors que le Pape publie auj. son Encyclique sur la question de la dignité humaine face à l’IA, @Heroceane a enquêté sur la façon dont le monde de la Tech et le Vatican dialoguent depuis des mois, et c’est passionnant (accès libre)
@POLITICOEurope
https://t.co/zmWc8rEO6f

[Giorgio Leali @gioleali]

Some highlights in no particular order:
-"Independence is not a starting point, it's a trajectory," he said
-M. declined to say which kind of monetary policy he would defend, no comments on rates
- Tanguy accused him of being part of the "deep state" and a lobbyist for banks

[Giorgio Leali @gioleali]

🏛️Full house at the National Assembly finance committee today. MPs are grilling Emmanuel Moulin, Macron's pick to lead the Bank of France, and will then vote on his appointment. All you need to know about the vote is in our story👇 https://t.co/bisf1WnVzW

[Pauline de Saint Remy @PauSR]

Ohoho 👀 Something’s cooking 🎙️

Playbook Paris, le podcast quotidien 🤩 - RDV le 1er juin @AnthLattier @POLITICOEurope @politico
https://t.co/x9fcqnQFah

[Giorgio Leali @gioleali]

📽️🇫🇷The National Rally wants to make drastic cuts to the funding system that has turned France into a promised land for filmmakers. As the Cannes festival starts, the cinema industry fears that Marine Le Pen's party will keep that promise.👇
https://t.co/35SXC933DE

[Giorgio Leali @gioleali]

🇪🇺 “C’est lui, non sans une ironie qu’il cultivera longtemps, qui exhumera, puis parviendra un demi-siècle plus tard, à faire adopter à l’unanimité des 37 États membres le fameux rapport Draghi.”
Un @ThierryBreton très inspiré et pince-sans-rire dans le @Grand_Continent.

[Thierry Breton @ThierryBreton]

En ce 9 mai, fête de l’Europe, le @Grand_Continent m’a demandé d’écrire la nécrologie du plus grand Européen du XXIe siècle.

Il vient de naître.

Son destin s’annonce très géopolitique. 😉🇪🇺

https://t.co/SjZR7hHA6V

[Paul de Villepin @Devillepinpaul]

Quand Emmanuel Moulin, Christian Louboutin, Xavier Bertrand, Patrick Cohen et une bonne partie des ministres du gouvernement se retrouvent dans une soirée mondaine sur les planches du théâtre du Châtelet. Le récit de la sauterie d'Havas à lire dans Politico 👇

[Paul de Villepin @Devillepinpaul]

🔴 Que mijotent les libéraux ? Faute d’incarnation incontestée pour 2027, la petite sphère libérale s’est lancée dans une bataille d’influence, dans l’espoir d’imposer ses idées aux candidats à l’Élysée. POLITICO a enquêté sur ce "frémissement". 👇
https://t.co/jFTMSDB2Lq

[Giorgio Leali @gioleali]

But a German-led majority of member countries see things differently wants to avoid a confrontational approach and is determined to preserve the original agreement, as my colleagues @carlomartu and @Koen_Verhelst already reported last week.
https://t.co/LfecgK2Gaa 2/2

[Giorgio Leali @gioleali]

🇪🇺🇺🇸“There is no reason to unilaterally implement a deal if it is not respected by the other side," 🇫🇷's @benjaminhaddad tells POLITICO. Like MEPs, France wants to attach safeguards to the EU-US Turnberry deal, and now says it out loud👇
https://t.co/fdwatW5mrz 1/2

[Nektaria Stamouli @nstamouli]

Paris and Athens exchange mutual defense pledges amid geopolitical turmoil
With @gioleali

https://t.co/R57gW14xTv

[Giorgio Leali @gioleali]

🇫🇷🇬🇷“It is idiotic” to immediately pay back post-pandemic debt, Macron said in Athens. Mitsotakis said the same, but more diplomatically.
France and Greece call for delaying Covid debt repayment and for more EU bonds.
Dispatch from Athens with @nstamouli
https://t.co/l7wAExpFET

[Giorgio Leali @gioleali]

🇫🇷🇮🇹The much awaited Macron/Meloni summit is now expected for the week of June 22. Contrary to initial plans, it might not be in Toulouse, POLITICO has learned. More in Playbook: https://t.co/qg8YFM0jxY