The unprecedented and premature heatwave that is hitting France is spreading, with one third of the country on alert today as the temperature is expected to exceed 40 degrees Celsius, while the conditions are similar in Spain, which is facing fires. A total of 37 apartments in France, 18 million people, are affected by the […]
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Gas flow from Germany to France stopped (upd)
LAST UPDATE 11:36 Gas supplies to France from Germany have been suspended since June 15, French pipeline management company GRTgaz said on Friday, citing the effects of declining Russian deliveries. “Since June 15, GRTgaz has observed an interruption of the natural flow between France and Germany. This flow was about 60 gigawatt-hours at the beginning […]
Macron: Calls for acceleration of Ceasar cannon construction citing ‘war conditions’
French President Emmanuel Macron has asked the French arms industry Nexter to increase production of Ceasar self-propelled guns before pledging to send six more to the Ukrainian army, according to Reuters, citing a source in the French Ministry of Defense. Prior to his arrival in Kyiv, Macron had asked Nexter to speed up its production […]
The President of France supports Moldova’s request to join the EU
French President Emmanuel Macron today called Moldova’s request to join the European Union “absolutely legitimate” in a joint press conference he gave in Chisinau with his Moldovan counterpart Maya Santo. Moldova is one of three former Soviet republics (the others being Georgia and Ukraine) that applied to join the EU shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine […]
Macron: Ukraine should talk to Russia at some point
French President Emmanuel Macron said today that Ukraine would have to hold talks with Russia at some point in order to try and bring an end to the war between the two countries. “The Ukrainian president and his officials will have to negotiate with Russia,” said Macron, who is visiting Romania and Moldova. Macron arrived […]
Bruno Lemmer: ‘All options are on the table’ for EDF over-indebted energy giant
Finance Minister Bruno Lemerre told BFM today that the French government, a major shareholder in EDF, would always support the heavily indebted energy giant, stressing that “all options are on the table” when asked if the government was planning to nationalize EDF. . Earlier in the day, Energy Minister Anies Panier-Rinase told Europe 1 radio […]
Macron in Romania – Will have meetings with the country’s political leadership
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Romania tonight to meet with the 500 French troops deployed in the country following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Macron will then visit Moldova and it is not ruled out that he will also go to Kyiv. The purpose of this tour is “to support our troops who (…) […]
France: Tourism in Paris reaches pre-pandemic levels
The French capital is once again full of tourists, with an influx approaching pre-pandemic numbers, despite a sharp absence of Chinese and Russian tourists, the city of Paris announced today. The tourist attendance at the Grand Palace, from January to May 2022, is estimated at 12.1 million visitors, compared to 15.1 million in the same […]
Macron is asking the French to give him a strong parliamentary majority
Speaking at the Paris airport shortly before leaving for Romania, French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the country’s internal affairs for the first time since Sunday’s first round of parliamentary elections, urging citizens to come to the polls. ballot boxes in the second round next Sunday to give a “strong majority” to the “Together!” that supports […]
Libération: Erdogan multiplies war declarations against Greece
In a report titled “Escalation: Turkey shows its teeth against Greece”, the newspaper Libération notes that in the run-up to the 2023 presidential election and in the context of galloping inflation, Turkish President Erdogan is multiplying his war rhetoric. . “After Mitsotakis’s visit to the United States, Erdogan became nervous. But we are not entering […]
