Tag: Emmanuel Macron

• Friday, June 21st 2019 - 11:00 UTC

  Four EU leaders express concern over EU/Mercosur farm sector deal

  

  French President Emmanuel Macron and three other national leaders warned the European Commission that a trade deal with trade bloc Mercosur “could ultimately destabilize production and the agricultural sector.”

• Monday, June 10th 2019 - 08:18 UTC

  Trump/Macron friendship oak planted in the White House garden has died

  

  The photo of Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron planting an oak tree in the garden of the White House symbolized the friendship shown by the two leaders.

• Friday, June 7th 2019 - 09:47 UTC

  Macron and Trump pay tribute to Allied forces who led the invasion of Normandy to end the war

  

  President Donald Trump travelled to Normandy on Thursday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day and pay tribute to American and allied forces who led the invasion of Nazi-occupied France that was the turning point in World War II.

• Thursday, June 6th 2019 - 09:15 UTC

  Western leaders and ageing veterans will mark the 75th anniversary of Normandy Allied landing

  

  Western leaders and ageing veterans will gather on the shores of France on Thursday in a second day of events marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied amphibious assault that opened the way for western Europe's liberation from Hitler's forces.

• Wednesday, May 29th 2019 - 08:28 UTC

  Macron and Merkel disagree on EU's key jobs following parliamentary election

  

  France and Germany have disagreed on who should take one of the EU's key roles as leaders from the bloc met following parliamentary elections. The vote saw the big centrist blocs lose their majorities with Greens and nationalists gaining ground.

• Monday, May 27th 2019 - 08:29 UTC

  Marine Le Pen wins her symbolic duel with President Macron

  

  French far-right leader Marine Le Pen won her symbolic duel with President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday, as euro-sceptic forces made strong gains in the EU parliamentary election.

• Thursday, May 16th 2019 - 09:08 UTC

  Merkel admits “intense debates” with Macron, but compromises are reached

  

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she and French President Emmanuel Macron have “intense debates” and think differently but can still find compromises, insisting that they are able to drive the European Union forward.

• Saturday, May 4th 2019 - 09:24 UTC

  Austria criticizes Strasbourg parliament costs and wants it moved to Brussels: French opposition

  

  Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has called for the European Parliament to stop travelling to Strasbourg for a week each month, as part of a wider proposal to overhaul the treaty underpinning the European Union.

• Monday, April 29th 2019 - 09:07 UTC

  Turkey and France clash over remembrance of the 1915 Armenian genocide

  

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan upped his war of words with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron for creating a day of remembrance for the 1915 Armenian “genocide”.

• Wednesday, April 17th 2019 - 09:54 UTC

  Five years to rebuild Notre Dame, says Macron: “people will join to repair the national symbol”

  

  President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Tuesday that France would rebuild the fire-devastated Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, saying he hoped the work would be done in five years and the French people would pull together to repair their national symbol.