This breaks from the tradition of the Games opening in the main stadium. In the event of a threat, Macron said, instead of teams sailing down the Seine on barges, the ceremony could be “limited to the Trocadero” building across the river from the Eiffel Tower or “even moved to the Stade de France”. French …
A French schoolboy on Friday died from wounds sustained in a violent assault, as President Emmanuel Macron warned schools should be protected from “uninhibited violence” among some youths. Issued on: 05/04/2024 – 20:41 3 min The 15-year-old teenager was badly beaten Thursday near his school in a town south of Paris and rushed to hospital …
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Tuesday on supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia and the Israel-Hamas conflict. Issued on: 02/04/2024 – 04:54 2 min France is among major military suppliers to Ukraine, which has faced critical shortages of arms and troops as …
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said France has information that Islamic State (IS) carried out Friday’s attack in a Moscow concert hall, warning Russia against exploiting the attack by blaming it on Ukraine. Issued on: 25/03/2024 – 12:16 1 min France has intelligence that “it was an entity of Islamic State that planned the …
French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview published Saturday evening that Western ground operations in Ukraine might be necessary “at some point”, days after meeting with German and Polish leaders. Issued on: 16/03/2024 – 22:49Modified: 16/03/2024 – 22:50 1 min Last month Macron refused to rule out putting troops on the ground in Ukraine, …
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will receive French President Emmanuel Macron in Berlin on Friday after tensions between the leaders blew out into the open over differences on how to support Ukraine. Issued on: 15/03/2024 – 04:46 3 min After a clear-the-air meeting in the chancellery, the pair will be joined by Polish Prime Minister Donald …
France’s government and elected officials from Corsica have agreed on wording for granting autonomy to the Mediterranean island, a region that often chafes at rule from Paris. Issued on: 12/03/2024 – 15:53Modified: 12/03/2024 – 15:54 3 min President Emmanuel Macron in September set a six-month deadline to find a way to give the island “a …
President Emmanuel Macron on Monday faced criticism from French medical workers and the Catholic Church over a draft bill his government plans to present to parliament in May that would allow assisted dying for certain terminally-ill patients. Issued on: 11/03/2024 – 14:03 3 min The centrist leader announced the plan to submit the bill in …
Allies of French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday sought to cast the country’s far-right forces as bedfellows of the Kremlin as the centrist alliance launched its campaign for European Parliament elections. Issued on: 09/03/2024 – 19:41 2 min Speaking in the northern city of Lille, 34-year-old Prime Minister Gabriel Attal lambasted the far-right National Rally …
President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said France would not rule out any option to support Ukraine two years into Russia’s invasion, leaders of several major French political parties said. Issued on: 07/03/2024 – 19:24 3 min Speaking after the two-and-a-half-hour meeting, the party chiefs said the talks with Macron left them concerned, with some accusing …