Macron lays out his plan for Europe on a visit to the Netherlands
French President Emmanuel Macron began a state visit to the Netherlands on Tuesday by delivering a key-note speech on “European sovereignty” at the Nexus Institute in The Hague.
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‘Made in France’ champion calls for halt of sale of French nuclear firm to Americans
Former French Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg has asked the current French government to forbid the sale of a French nuclear component company to an American group, saying he would be able to buy it himself in order to keep it French.
Controversy continues on both sides of the Atlantic over Macron’s remarks about US, China
Following his call for Europe to maintain diplomatic distance from both the US and China, French President Emmanuel Macron begins a state visit to the Netherlands on Tuesday. He will address the Dutch Nexus institute in The Hague on the topic of Europ…
New Caledonian representatives in Paris to discuss territory’s future
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne is meeting Tuesday with pro- and anti-independence factions from New Caledonia as part of a continued attempt to find an institutional future for the territory that has voted three times against independence.
Backlash After Macron’s Taiwan Comments And The Need For Europe To Stand Apart From The U.S.
Macron’s Taiwan comments anger allies, delight Beijing © Jacques Witt/AP
Washington Post: Macron’s Taiwan comments anger allies, delight Beijing BRUSSELS — More people are mad at French President Emmanuel Macron. After weeks of p…
Sixth body found in Marseille building collapse, manslaughter investigation opened
French rescue workers found a sixth body in the rubble of buildings in the southern city of Marseille, almost 48 hours after an explosion and where residents reported a strong smell of gas. Two people are still missing.
Experiments with paid menstrual leave, but no consensus on making it French law
The Parisian suburb of Saint Ouen is the first French city to give women paid sick leave for period pain. But while several lawmakers want France to follow Spain in voting a national law on menstrual leave, there are concerns such a measure could back…
French ballet dancer turned choreographer Pierre Lacotte dies aged 91
Pierre Lacotte, the French ballet dancer who mined the past to produce modern choreographic classics, died on Monday in La Seyne-sur-Mer in southern France at the age of 91.
Macron sparks anger by saying Europe should not be ‘vassal’ in US-China clash
Alarm on both sides of Atlantic as French president warns against being drawn into any Taiwan conflictEmmanuel Macron has flown into a storm of criticism after he said Europe should not become a “vassal” and must avoid being drawn into any conflict bet…
Four still missing as rescuers pull fourth body from ruins of Marseille building
Rescue workers on Monday recovered a fourth body from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building in the southern French port city of Marseille. Four people remain unaccounted for.