French president Emmanuel Macron's popularity gains 6 points

The gains were mostly among French conservatives and far-left sympathisers of the France Unbowed political party, according to Ifop.

Bloomberg cites a source in saying that none of his predecessors (Hollande and Sarkozy) managed to regain an approval rating over the 50% during their terms of office.

The Eurozone relies heavily on solidarity from both France and Germany, and with Merkel's recent struggles this surely is something to help settle some nerves.

Just smile and wave, boys. Smile and wave.