Tag: France

Wednesday, September 23rd 2020 - 08:54 UTC
EU/Mercosur trade deal ratification delay: Brazil accuses France of “protectionist interests”

Brazil hit back Tuesday at European reluctance to finalize a trade deal between the EU and Mercosur blocs over concerns about Amazon deforestation, saying a French report on the issue was motivated by “protectionist interests.”
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Thursday, September 10th 2020 - 09:01 UTC
France accuses the US of undermining talks to update digital age taxation

France accused the United States on Wednesday of seeking to undermine international talks to update cross-border taxation for the digital age and urged Europe to prepare an EU tax if the negotiations fail.
Monday, September 7th 2020 - 08:59 UTC
France to UK: Brexit negotiator Barnier is not stepping down or being sidelined

France denied the European Union's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier was about to be sidelined by EU leaders in a bid to break the deadlock in trade talks, as reported by British newspaper the Daily Telegraph.
Saturday, September 5th 2020 - 07:22 UTC
Macron, “to be French is to defend the right to laugh, jest, mock and caricature”

The right to mock and caricature, even religion, is an essential part of being French, President Emmanuel Macron said at a naturalization ceremony on Friday, days after the start of a trial of the accused accomplices in an attack by gunmen on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in 2015.
Friday, September 4th 2020 - 08:25 UTC
France criticizes US for sanctioning International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor

France led criticism of US sanctions on the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Thursday, saying Washington had launched a “serious attack” on the global body.
Friday, August 14th 2020 - 08:30 UTC
France supports Greece in escalating row in east Mediterranean over gas reserves

France on Thursday prepared to beef up its military presence in the Mediterranean as tensions rose, prompting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to warn of a “heavy price” if a Turkish ship exploring for gas in disputed waters is attacked.
Friday, August 14th 2020 - 07:44 UTC
Airbnb restricting under 25 from renting entire homes to reduce rowdy parties

Airbnb said on Friday it is restricting the ability of people under 25 in Britain, France, and Spain from renting entire homes via its platform in order to reduce unauthorized parties and ensure safety.
Friday, August 7th 2020 - 08:27 UTC
Macron pledges aid to Lebanon conditioned to anti-corruption reforms

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday promised aid to Lebanon but reassured angry citizens reeling from a lethal blast that killed at least 145 people that no blank checks will be given to its leaders unless they enact reforms and end rife corruption.
Monday, July 27th 2020 - 09:17 UTC
A volunteer church assistant admits setting on fire the Gothic cathedral of Nantes

A volunteer church assistant has confessed to setting the fire that severely damaged a Gothic cathedral in the western French city of Nantes, his lawyer said on Sunday, though his motives remain a mystery.
Friday, July 24th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
Paris sewage system analysis shows when Covid-19 quarantine was imposed and lifted

Samples of wastewater from the Paris sewage system have been showing traces of COVID-19 again since the end of June, having vanished when France imposed a lockdown, according to the head of the laboratory leading the research.