Navigating Political Turbulence in France

Emmanuel Macron has been elected for a second term as president of France, the EU will force Big Tech to police content online more aggressively after approving a major piece of legislation, and Sri Lanka is working with the major multilateral agencies on ways to salvage the country from the current economic meltdown 

Mentioned in this podcast:

EU approves groundbreaking new rules to police Big Tech 

Emmanuel Macron set to be re-elected in France

UN asks Sri Lanka to negotiate ‘debt-for-nature’ swaps to ease economic meltdown

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva, and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. 

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