Macron's announcement followed his visit to Egypt's border with Gaza in April where he witnessed the scale of the humanitarian crisis.

A major G7 split is unfolding after French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed France will recognise Palestine at the UN this September. Macron’s move makes France the first G7 country to back Palestinian statehood—drawing swift backlash.

I can fully confirm this information. […] Our ‘geniuses’ from the President’s Office wanted to divert the ambassadors’ attention. They brought them together with the Prosecutor General and the SBU, and took their phones.

EU Representative to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová has said that G7 ambassadors welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's promise to restore the independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies and offer their assistance in this regard.

No country can successfully manage 21st-century challenges alone. What is missing is a coherent and effective multilateral economic security architecture.

France will recognise an independent state of Palestine in September at the United Nations General Assembly, President Emmanuel Macron said today. “The urgent priority today is to end the war in Gaza and to bring relief to the civilian population,

The ambassadors of the Group of Seven countries have expressed concern over investigative actions carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) against the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) in which a suspected Russian agent was uncovered,

Item 1 of 7 G7 finance ministers and central bank governors sit down for their first meeting at the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting in Banff, Alberta, Canada, May 21, 2025.

Working with Saudi Arabia, Macron came up with a plan to have France plus G7 allies Britain and Canada recognize Palestinian statehood, but failed to get others on board.