Emmanuel Macron will receive Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to discuss support for Ukraine against Russia and the consequences of the conflict for Europeans, the Elysée announced today. Apart from war, the two leaders who will meet at the Elysee Palace “will exchange views on the challenges of European sovereignty in the field of defense […]
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Macron: Formation of a committee on the “common history” of France – Algeria
French President Emmanuel Macron announced this evening from Algiers the formation of a joint committee of Algerian and French historians, who will study the archives on colonialism and the war in Algeria. “We have a common past” which is “complex, painful” and “we decided together” to create this commission of historians “to look together at […]
New record for French and German electricity
French electricity costs have risen to a new record as its nuclear fleet faces further outages as a very expensive winter looms, according to Bloomberg. The increase was due to Electricite de France SA’s announcement that further of its reactors will take longer to return to service after outages. The outages affect plants with a […]
France: Manufacturing sentiment worsened in August
Sentiment in the French manufacturing sector eased in August amid rising energy prices and slowing demand. French manufacturing sentiment stood at 104 on a monthly basis, down from 106 in July, according to national statistics agency Insee. Economists expected the index to reach 105 points. The decline in the key index was attributed to worsening […]
France: ‘We can’t stand a ceiling on energy prices forever, there will be increases’, says Govt.
France cannot keep a cap on energy prices forever through billion-euro subsidies to help households deal with runaway inflation, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne’s government spokesman Olivier Verand told reporters on Wednesday. Press after the end of the meeting of the Council of Ministers, which was chaired by the President of France, Emmanuel Macron. Natural gas […]
Macron warns the French: The end of carelessness and abundance has come
President Emmanuel Macron today warned the French of “the great upheaval” that marks this year’s return from the summer holidays, with “the end of abundance”, “certainties” and “carelessness”. “We are experiencing a great upheaval,” the head of state underlined as a prelude to the first cabinet meeting after the summer vacation taking place today at […]
The Foreign Ministers of Russia and France discussed the possibility of inspecting the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant
The head of the Russian diplomacy, Sergey Lavrov, referred today, in the conversation he had with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, Catherine Colonna, to the possible visit of the inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. In the telephone conversation the two ministers had, they “discussed […]
France: On a contraction track, for the first time in 18 months, the economy
Output in France entered contraction for the first time in 18 months, following Germany’s path, as Europe’s major economies succumb to record inflation and growing uncertainty over the course of Russia’s war on Ukrainian. S&P Global’s composite PMI for private sector activity in France fell for August to its lowest levels since early 2021, when […]
French proposal for a regulatory framework for private jet flights
France will consult with partners in the European Union on ways to regulate emissions from private jets after French billionaires’ trips to the polluting planes this summer sparked a political row. Although a jet ban is not on the agenda, French government spokesman Olivier Verand said today that at a time when the government is […]
Macron is visiting Algeria from August 25 to 27 to restore bilateral relations
France: Emmanuel Macron will visit Algeria from August 25 to 27 to restore bilateral relations French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Algeria from August 25 to 27, the Élysée announced today, a visit aimed at restarting the partnership between the two countries after months of crisis. “This trip will contribute to the deepening of the […]