Daily brief
U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron have publicly clashed over Trump's interest in purchasing Greenland and plans for a G7 summit. Trump shared private text messages in which Macron questioned the Greenland idea and made ironic remarks about Trump's leadership. In response, Trump announced he would not attend a proposed G7 meeting in Paris, while the Kremlin stated it had not received an invitation.
Trump threatened to impose 200% tariffs on French wines to pressure Macron into joining a Gaza peace initiative.
Marine Le Pen and a European lawmaker from her National Rally party faced an appeal trial over allegations of misusing EU funds to pay parliamentary assistants (ongoing coverage).
The French defense minister plans to use the constitutional article 49.3 to pass the 2026 budget without a parliamentary vote.
The EU Commission will support French Commissioner Thierry Breton in a legal dispute with Washington over digital regulations.