Tag: Emmanuel Macron

• Saturday, November 12th 2022 - 10:49 UTC

  Venezuelan crisis discussed in Paris

  

  The Presidents of France, Colombia, and Argentina Friday discussed in Paris possible ways out of Venezuela's crisis which has sparked a large-scale migration of citizens of that oil-rich South American country.

• Friday, November 11th 2022 - 10:54 UTC

  Alberto Fernández and Macron review world issues in Paris

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Thursday met with his French colleague Emmanuel Macron in Paris on the first stop of his new international tour that will later bring him to the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia.

• Tuesday, November 8th 2022 - 03:51 UTC

  Macron and Maduro bump into each other at COP27

  

  Presidents Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and Emmanuel Macron of France held a conversation on the sidelines of the COP27 Climate Summit at the Egyptian Red Sea por of Sharm l-Sheikh during which they agreed to work together toward mutual environmental goals.

• Tuesday, October 4th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Secretary General of Elysée Palace indicted for allegedly not disclosing family and job links to MSC cruises

  

  To powerful figures of French president Emmanuel Macron cabinet have been indicted on Monday for alleged matters of conflict of interest. One of them is the Justice minister, Eric Dupont-Monetti, while the other is Alexis Kohler, secretary general of the Elysee Palace who has been indicted in relation to ties with the Swiss-Italain shipping and cruise company MSC.

• Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Liz Truss and Macron exchange “flowers” on UK/French relations

  

  French president Emmanuel Macron, on a visit to Algeria, took time to comment on remarks from the most serious candidate to become the next British Prime Minister, Liz Truss, and said he would not “for a second” hesitate to say “the United Kingdom is a friend of France,” despite its leaders or minor mistakes.

• Friday, May 20th 2022 - 09:52 UTC

  Argentina, “a nothing tour”, ending the war, German pastry and the Pope's knee

  

  Last week unexpectedly the Argentine president Alberto Fernandez left for a quick tour of three European countries, two confirmed before leaving, Spain and Germany and a third which was only later approved since French President Emmanuel Macron is facing legislative elections.

• Tuesday, May 17th 2022 - 09:20 UTC

  Macron picks France's Prime Minister

  

  French President Emmanuel Macron Monday announced he had picked Elisabeth Borne as the country's new Prime Minister following Jean Castex's resignation.

• Tuesday, May 10th 2022 - 09:35 UTC

  Macron proposes new political union for Europe which would include Ukraine and the United Kingdom

  

  Speaking before the European Parliament in Strasbourg and later in Berlin, French president Emmanuel Macron proposed a new “European political community,” which would include both members and non-members of the EU, and thus incorporating Ukraine and even possibly the United Kingdom.

• Monday, April 25th 2022 - 09:51 UTC

  Five more years for Macron, but never with so many protest votes

  

  Emmanuel Macron was reelected president of France on Sunday with 58,5% of votes cast against the 41,5% of Marine Le Pen. However, it can also be said that it was the victory of the less bad of the two candidates in the runoff, given the level of abstention rate, 28,1%, the highest since 1969.

• Monday, April 25th 2022 - 08:00 UTC

  France: Macron reelected but LePen's number of votes raises concern

  

  France's centrist President Emmanuel Macron of the Republic on the March (LREM) was re-elected Sunday for another five-year term at the helm of the Elysée Palace, clearly surpassing far-right candidate Marine LePen of the National Rally (RN) in the runoff by 58.5% of the votes against 41.5%.