Boris Johnson made his international debut at the G7 on Saturday, with Brexit and more on the agenda.

We take a look at how the Prime Minister's visit was received across Europe. 

Over the weekend, Le Monde concluded that Boris Johnson looked unexpectedly comfortable at the G7 summit. The newspaper wrote that they expected Johnson to be isolated and struggling with European leaders over his anti-backstop position - especially following Emmanuel Macron’s refusal to renegotiate the Withdrawal Agreement - however, they stated the British Prime Minister appeared very relaxed throughout the summit with friendly exchanges with US president in particular.

However, the French daily newspaper also highlighted how Johnson appeared unusually cautious in his approach to a trade deal with the US, noting that it will not be done without obstacles. An analysis piece added that, during a summit dominated by Iran, the climate crisis and international trade, the “wriggly” British PM remained aligned with the Europeans on a number of issues - something that, they said, would not go unnoticed.

This 'tactic' by the PM was also picked up by German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung who highlighted Mr Johnson’s warnings against protectionism and his cautious approach to a deal with the US. They concluded that this showed a willingness to get closer to the Europeans, but added that a deal still looks unlikely.

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Prior to the summit, Le Figaro observed that the new Prime Minister behaved as he would in his own home while at the Elysee Palace, after he was filmed putting his foot on the coffee table while joking with Emanuel Macron.   

The Herald:

The Irish Times reported that talks with EU leaders during the G7 summit have left Mr Johnson “more upbeat” about the prospect of reaching an agreement with the bloc, even though Mr Trump warned him it might be difficult to negotiate with the Europeans.

However, the Irish newspaper also highlighted the major disagreements that remain. Last week, Derek Scally wrote how Johnson’s attempts to spin the negotiations in his favour were rebuffed my Angela Merkel’s realism on the absence of proposals put forward as alternatives to the backstop.

Laurent Joffrin in Liberation includes Boris Johnson among a list of ludicrous characters Macron has had to deal with this week, lumping the prime minister in with presidents Donald Trump of the US and Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil.

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He writes that while Johnson is less aggressive than Trump and Bolsonaro, he is in no way more realistic, and considers his promise of an Irish border which could be efficient and invisible at the same time as impressive as David Copperfield making a plane disappear from the sky.

Der Spiegel noted that the while meeting between Donald Tusk and Boris Johnson was “very friendly”, the British PM failed to come with any new proposals. For the German magazine, the key announcement was that Mr Johnson might refuse to pay the £39bn the UK owns the EU, and the political and diplomatic crisis this could provoke.