Tag: Emmanuel Macron

• Wednesday, September 20th 2023 - 08:50 UTC

  Labour's Starner on tour to polish his international standing, hosted by Macron

  

  French President Emmanuel Macron hosted the leader of UK's opposition Labour Party, Keir Starmer, at Elysee Palace in Paris on Tuesday. The meeting comes as Starmer — increasingly confident that he can oust the ruling Conservatives and bring Labour back into government for the first time in well over a decade — has been making a number of appearances on the world stage.

• Friday, September 15th 2023 - 11:20 UTC

  Presidents of Uruguay, France meet for Rugby World Cup match

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Thursday discussed the European Union-Mercosur trade deal with his French colleague Emmanuel Macron while meeting ahead of the Rugby World Cup clash in Lille between the two countries' national teams, which the hosts eventually won 27-12.

• Friday, September 1st 2023 - 08:56 UTC

  Presidents of Uruguay and France to attend Rugby World Cup clash

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou has accepted the invitation of his French colleague Emmanuel Macron to join him in Lille for the Sept. 14 Rugby World Cup game pitting La Bleu against Los Teros (as the national teams of both countries are known), it was reported Thursday in Montevideo.

• Tuesday, June 27th 2023 - 08:25 UTC

  Mercosur/EU trade accord: Lula describes EU amendments as 'unacceptable”, but will continue talks

  

  Brazilian president Lula da Silva reiterated his support for the signing of the agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur but expressed his dissatisfaction with the additional terms proposed by the European bloc, calling them “unacceptable.”

• Monday, June 5th 2023 - 09:53 UTC

  Lula to travel to Paris later this month

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is to travel to Paris later this month for a state visit, French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed this weekend on social networks.

• Thursday, March 30th 2023 - 16:24 UTC

  France denies blocking EU-Mercosur agreement but reiterates demands

  

  France denies blocking the EU-Mercosur agreement, which it vetoed since it was signed in 2019. However, it reiterates its demands to correct it and says it is waiting for the outcome of the negotiations being conducted by the European Commission with its South American partners.

• Monday, March 27th 2023 - 10:13 UTC

  Royal visit to France postponed because of ongoing pension reform protests

  

  King Charles III's state visit to France has been postponed after a request by President Emmanuel Macron, Downing Street has said. The president said “we would not be sensible and would lack common sense” to go ahead after unions called a day of pension protests during the visit.

• Monday, February 27th 2023 - 17:42 UTC

  Mercosur-EU deal on hold until South American producers follow same protocols, Macron warns

  

  French President Emmanuel Macron once again warned during the weekend that the Mercosur-EU deal would not be ratified until every country involved in it abode by the same set of environmental rules. “When restrictions are imposed on our producers, we must impose them on the food we import,” he underlined.

• Thursday, February 9th 2023 - 10:02 UTC

  France's FM meets with Lula to prepare for Macron's trip

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva met Wednesday in Brasilia with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna in an encounter that has been regarded as a preparation for a summit between the South American leader and his French colleague Emmanuel Macron.

• Friday, January 27th 2023 - 09:51 UTC

  Presidents Lula and Macron discuss democracy and the environment

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Thursday discussed the future of democracy and the current environmental crisis over the telephone with his French colleague Emmanuel Macron in a conversation that lasted more than one hour, Agencia Brasil reported.