Macron is promoting the EU migration pact to counter the far-right.

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• PARIS

  • French President Emmanuel Macron has increased support for the Besoin d’Europe coalition regarding the new migration and asylum pact, emphasizing the desire to combat illegal migration and counter far-right narratives ahead of the European elections in June. Read more.

  • The thoughts of the evaluation institute suggest that adaptationFranceAdapting the French economy to climate change could cost between 5 and 20 billion euros annually by 2050, affecting buildings, roads, rail transport, and agriculture, according to estimates presented by the government-funded institute I4CE on Friday.

• EU INSTITUTIONS

  • Europe's Parliament and Council reached a last-minute deal to extend trade preferences with Ukraine. European lawmakers reached an agreement to extend trade liberalization measures with Ukraine on Monday (April 8), after member states were able to resume negotiations and agreed to strengthen some protective measures against market distortion. Read more.

  • The EU mission in the Red Sea is successfully repelling attacks, but is lacking ships.

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