Tag: Emmanuel Macron

• Monday, October 7th 2019 - 09:21 UTC

  Johnson puts pressure on EU leaders and insists on no request delay for Brexit beyond October 31

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned the European Union on Sunday he will not delay Brexit beyond Oct 31, underlining that his latest proposals are the last chance to reach a deal.

• Tuesday, September 24th 2019 - 09:43 UTC

  Thunberg berates older generations at UN Summit for their disregard of climate issues

  

  A group of 16 young activists led by Greta Thunberg, denounced Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany and Turkey to the UN for not protecting children from the impact of climate change in one of Monday's highlights at the historic climate summit in New York convened by the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

• Wednesday, September 11th 2019 - 09:46 UTC

  Numerous messages of support for French First Lady, insulted by Bolsonaro

  

  World leaders have offered their support to Brigitte Macron, the wife of France's president, after a string of public insults from Brazilian leaders targeting her appearance.

• Tuesday, September 3rd 2019 - 09:05 UTC

  Brazilian top official threatens to “choke” Macron as “a chicken” and further insults the French First Lady

  

  Brazil's tourism ambassador and former Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter, Renzo Gracie, has posted a video on Twitter threatening to “choke” French President Emmanuel Macron - along with insulting his wife Brigitte.

• Saturday, August 31st 2019 - 09:26 UTC

  Thousands of new fires ignited in the Amazon; Bolsonaro says Europe has nothing to teach Brazil on environment

  

  President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday that Europe has “nothing to teach” Brazil about preserving the environment, as data showed thousands of new fires were ignited on the first day of a ban on burning.

• Friday, August 30th 2019 - 09:02 UTC

  Bolsonaro bans burning forests for 60 days, and insists Macron must apologize for calling him a liar

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree to ban burning throughout the country for two months, government sources said, as the authorities scramble to defuse the Amazon fires which have triggered a global outcry.

• Thursday, August 29th 2019 - 09:45 UTC

  Bolsonaro will join with other Amazon countries to set a common policy to protect the rainforest

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday he would meet with other South American countries to set common policy for defending the Amazon rain forest, while his foreign minister said Brazil should be seen as an environmental hero.

• Thursday, August 29th 2019 - 09:42 UTC

  US did not agree to the G7 US$ 20 million emergency aid for the Amazon

  

  The United States did not agree to a US$20 million emergency aid package to help battle wildfires announced by French President Emmanuel Macron at a G7 summit this weekend, a spokesman for the US National Security Council (NSC) said on Wednesday.

• Wednesday, August 28th 2019 - 08:09 UTC

  Bolsonaro will consider G7 aid for the Amazon if Macron retracts from “insults”

  

  Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he wants French President Emmanuel Macron to retract “insults” against him before he considers accepting aid from the Group of Seven nations who offered US$20 million to help fight forest fires in the Amazon.

• Tuesday, August 27th 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Brazil rejects G7 aid, and tells Macron to reforest Europe and to look after world heritage sites

  

  Brazil rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with a top official telling French President Emmanuel Macron to take care of “his home and his colonies.”