Moscow’s publication of confidential diplomatic correspondence between France, Germany and Russia on the Ukraine issue violates diplomatic protocol, France said on Thursday in another “episode” of deteriorating relations between Russia and the West. On Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry released a series of diplomatic letters exchanged with Germany and France to show that its diplomatic […]
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Franco-Italian alliance against Lindner
By Costas Raptis The Treaty of the Elysées, signed in 1963 by Charles de Gaulle and Conrad Adenauer, marked the history of the Old Continent for the next fifty years, laying the foundations for the creation of a Franco-German axis at the head of the European Union. The Treaty of Kyrenia, which is due to […]
Macron finds’ COP26 climate conference ‘useful’ with ‘regrets but also progress’
Emanuel Macron today called “useful” the COP26 climate conference, which ended last weekend, with “regrets but also progress” in the final compromise reached in an effort to curb global warming. The French president particularly welcomed the commitment of about 200 countries to “accelerate the reduction of coal use”. “We remain vigilant to take the next […]
France: It is mandatory to use a mask for primary school children
Faced with a resurgence of Covid-19 infections, France today reinstated compulsory primary school mask use across the country and stepped up border controls with Belgium. The alert level has risen in recent days in France, where the number of new Covid-19 infections has exceeded 10,000 on average in the last seven days, according to official […]
Lavrov to France: ‘NATO Aggressive to Russia’
LAST UPDATE: 22.30 Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that he had talks with the French Foreign Ministry about the increased presence of NATO naval forces in the Black Sea, as reported by RIA. The Russian Foreign Minister has accused the North Atlantic Alliance of being aggressive towards Russia lately. Lavrov said relations between Moscow and […]
Εμ. Macron: A very different discourse
Alone, from the Elysee, without reporters for questions, Emanuel Macron spent just 8 minutes on the coronavirus out of a total of 27 minutes of his intervention. If considered as a “sermon” for the epidemic, it was the ninth in a row, but very different from the previous ones! He devoted the remaining 20 minutes […]
French proposal – antidote to high energy prices
Of Thanks to Floudopoulos A mixture of measures and interventions aimed at reducing the effects of the energy crisis on consumers, presented yesterday at Ecofin the French Minister of Finance Bruno Le Maire. The proposal, also supported by Greece, Spain and the Czech Republic, includes immediate implementation measures as well as longer-term interventions aimed at […]
Macron: The increase in cases is worrying
French President Emmanuel Macron said in a televised address tonight that the rise in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations due to Covid were worrying and called on all citizens to be vaccinated as soon as possible. The booster dose of the vaccine will be mandatory in December for those over 65 so they can maintain their […]
French FM: Lavrov refuses meeting with Ukraine, Germany, France over war in Ukraine
The French Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that Russia had refused to hold a ministerial meeting with France, Ukraine and Germany to discuss the conflict in eastern Ukraine and denied that it had failed to respond to Moscow’s proposals. “It’s wrong,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Anne-Claire Legendre said in response to Russian allegations that neither Paris […]
France: Three suspects arrested for attacking police in Cannes
French police have arrested three people linked to a man suspected of attacking the crew of a police patrol in Cannes on Monday, French media reported today, citing police sources. The newspaper Le Parisien added that the country’s anti-terrorism prosecutor has not yet launched an investigation. “These are close contacts, one of them was working […]