Macron Seeks Poland Reset as Warsaw Tightens Grip on Courts

  • French leader tries to ease tension after snubs, criticism
  • Differences on key issues dim chances of full rapprochement
Emmanuel MacronPhotographer: Christophe Morin/Bloomberg
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Emmanuel Macron struck a conciliatory tone in a bid to rekindle France’s relationship with Poland.

In the first visit to Warsaw by a French head of state in six years, he’s seeking to mend relations strained by his criticism of Poland’s controversial overhaul of the judiciary and its rejection of a deal with Airbus in 2016.