Tag: Emmanuel Macron

• Friday, November 26th 2021 - 09:54 UTC

  Macron's support for Lula “a provocation” says Bolsonaro

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday said that Former President Luiz Inácio Lulas Da Silva being received by France's head of state Emmanuel Macron last week was a “provocation.”

• Thursday, November 18th 2021 - 09:51 UTC

  Macron praises Lula's bravery on ex-Brazilian president's European tour

  

  French President Emmanuel Macron Wednesday praised Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's “political courage,” as the former head of state (2003-2011) appears ready to return to power in next year's elections, although he denies having launched his candidacy.

• Monday, November 1st 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Macron shows the bitter side of diplomacy at G20

  

  French President Emmanuel Macron called Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison “a liar” as tensions between the two countries escalated despite diplomatic protocols in force while both leaders gathered at Rome for the G20 Summit.

• Sunday, October 31st 2021 - 08:52 UTC

  French President says he discussed crisis in Venezuela and Nicaragua with Alberto Fernández

  

  French President Emmanuel Macron Saturday admitted on Twitter that he had spoken with his Argentine colleague Alberto Fernández about the crisis in Venezuela and Nicaragua on the sides of the G20 Summit in Rome. The issue had not been mentioned by the Argentine government.

• Thursday, October 28th 2021 - 19:48 UTC

  France opens museum dedicated to Dreyfus Affair

  

  France's President Emmanuel Macron has opened this week a museum dedicated to one of history's most emblematic cases of antisemitism: “The Dreyfus affair”.

• Monday, October 11th 2021 - 21:40 UTC

  European Union presses for worldwide suppression of the death penalty

  

  The European Union (EU) has insisted governments should move forward with abolishing the death penalty worldwide.

• Tuesday, September 28th 2021 - 07:13 UTC

  Macron and Tedros open ground for WHO academy in Lyon

  

  French President Emmanuel Macron, President and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, broke ground on Monday for the WHO Academy’s campus in the French city of Lyon.

• Tuesday, September 7th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Macron praises Piñera for the political changes; pledges full support to upgrade the Chile/EU trade accord

  

  France praised Chile for its current constitutional process and pledged support for negotiations to upgrade the European Union/Chile trade agreement. President Sebastian Piñera on a tour of European countries was hosted on Monday by his French peer Emmanuel Macron who during a media conference at the Elysée Palace underlined the significance of the political and constitutional transformations taking place in Chile.

• Saturday, September 4th 2021 - 09:18 UTC

  French President against EU-Mercosur deal over environmental concerns

  

  France's President Emmanuel Macron Friday insisted his government would oppose the trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur due to “incompatible” differences regarding climate issues.

• Monday, July 26th 2021 - 09:52 UTC

  France's Senate backs Macron's stance on vaccination, albeit with some changes

  

  Despite protests calling the measure a “fascist” idea that can only take place within a “tyranny,” France's Parliament has endorsed President Emmanuel Macron's initiative to extend the use of a health pass and make anticoronavirus vaccination mandatory for health-care workers.