Tag: France

• Sunday, September 10th 2023 - 06:39 UTC

  Rugby World Cup: Argentina lost 27-10 to England in its debut in France

  

  The Argentine national rugby team lost 27-10 against England in its World Cup debut on Saturday in Marseille, a bad sign for the Pumas who dream of reaching at least the semifinals of the tournament.

• Tuesday, August 29th 2023 - 06:45 UTC

  Drastic French wine industry reduction: millions of Euros to destroy wine and pull up hectares of vines

  

  France is preparing to destroy some 80 million gallons of wine to help its farmers in wine-producing areas to cope with a sharp fall in prices, as consumption decreases and overproduction has further complicated the situation. For this purpose the European Union has granted an initial 160 million Euros, topped to 200 million Euros by the French government, Agriculture Minister Marc Fesneau told reporters at a press conference.

• Wednesday, June 14th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  France's Lower House votes against EU-Mercosur FTA

  

  France's National Assembly (Lower House) Tuesday voted 281 to 58 against the approval of the EU- Mercosur trade deal on the grounds that it “may encourage” deforestation, among other issues contrary to the country's interests, it was reported in Paris.

• 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.

• Monday, April 24th 2023 - 17:02 UTC

  Argentine inflation has the country printing money in France, Malta, Spain, China and Brazil

  

  The explosive inflation situation in chaotic Argentina, close to 120% in twelve months, with the CPI at 7,7% in March ( and roaring during the three weeks of April) is showing that the country is incapable of supplying the necessary demand for bills and thus must appeal to the printing in foreign mint houses, of billions of Argentine bills.

• 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.

• 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.

• Monday, December 5th 2022 - 09:23 UTC

  England, France set up QF meeting in Qatar

  

  England beat Senegal 3-0 Sunday and France got past Poland with a 3-1 victory to set up the second quarterfinal matchup at the Qatar 2002 football World Cup.

• 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.