The President of the United States Joe Biden, that of France Emmanuela Macron, the German Chancellor Olaf Sholz, the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak express firm and united support for the State of Israel and unequivocal condemnation of Hamas and of its appalling acts of terrorism. The White House reports this in [...]
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France condemned the violence against its embassy in Niger and pledged to react strongly to any attacks against its citizens or interests. Anti-French protests took place today in front of the French embassy in Niamey following last week's military coup. "The President will not tolerate [...]
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An almost obligatory convergence between Meloni and Macron: there are too many common goals, too many activities that the two countries carry out jointly. On the North African side, the aim is to have free elections held in Libya by 2023 and there is also agreement on the policy to be adopted with Tunisia to seek [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) Paris implosion? Not really, but the affair with Italy in the last few hours makes Macron's nights extremely sleepless as he grapples with unpredictable internal political frictions and with the decline in consensus due to the disputed pension reform. France cannot digest some points on which the Italian government, [...]
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NATO will continue to strengthen its partnership with Japan during the war in Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said during a visit to Japan, where he will meet Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. "The war in Ukraine is important for all of us, we are very grateful for the support that Japan [...]
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Yesterday the French president, Emmanuel Macron in a speech at the Montde-Marsan air base in southwestern France confirmed that "there are no more peace dividends due to Russia's aggression against Ukraine". He promised the military to increase French defense spending by 400 billion until the end of 2030 [...]
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War of energy and wheat (by Massimiliano D'Elia) In the end Putin is probably succeeding in his crazy plan, which is not so crazy: to undermine Western democracies that for years have rested on the conviction of lasting peace guaranteed by NATO and the United Nations. Less convincing, however, is the Union's ability to influence [...]
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(by Paolo Giordani) The director of the “Kiev Post”, Bohdan Nahaylo, called the historic trip to the Ukrainian capital of French President Macron, German Chancellor Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Draghi “an expiation”. What did the leaders of the three major countries of the European Union have to "atone for", including the Romanian president Johannis? In the eyes of Ukrainians, the [...]
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Yesterday Gazprom, the Russian state-owned energy company, returned to notify a further reduction of a third of its flows to the Old Continent through the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, just a few hours after announcing a first drastic cut of the 40 %. The new development in the tug-of-war on methane supplies will bring [...]
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Emmanuel Macron has not yet decided if and when to visit Kiev but is preparing to launch a pincer diplomatic-operational operation on the Ukrainian, Moldovan and Romanian front to give France a new international prestige in the light of the activism of the British Boris Johnson. The elections are near in France and Macron does not want to commit [...]
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(by Paolo Giordani) Almost 100 days after the beginning of what Moscow calls a "special military operation" (the post-Soviet version of the British understatement almost always has ironic implications), the hypothesis of a ceasefire in Ukraine and the start of "serious" negotiations still appears remote, for various reasons. The first and most evident is that not only [...]
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Last night Putin went to the facts, on live TV he recognized the independence of the two separatist republics of Lugansk and Donetsk, signing a decree and two collaboration treaties. Late at night the first Russian armored vehicles entered Donetsk, as a peacekeeping force, or to defend pro-Russian citizens from reprisals by the Ukrainians. Every […]
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(by Andrea Pinto) First night of quiet in the Donbass, after days of high tension with sabotage, bomb blasts and the first tests with the artillery attacks of both sides. The tension has risen because diplomacy has not achieved the desired results and because Moscow cannot afford, for a long time, to [...]
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France and its European partners operating in Mali have announced the coordinated withdrawal from the country, where they are present with Operation Barkhane and the European special forces Takuba. "The political, operational and legal conditions are no longer satisfied" and the countries, according to a joint statement, have decided "coordinated withdrawal" from the country [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) The invasion of Georgia in 2008, the annexation of Crimea in 2014, the "peace" interventions in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2021 and in Kazakhstan in January of this year, the intervention in Syria in 2015 in support of Bashar Assad, in Libya in 2017 to protect Khalifa Haftar and the Wagner mercenaries scattered from Cyrenaica [...]
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While the CIA is almost certain, there will be an invasion on Wednesday, diplomacy is trying to avoid the irreparable. Unfortunately, from the conversation between the US and Russian presidents, Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin, there was not the hoped-for turning point, both have firmly reaffirmed their positions. Biden was peremptory: "in the event of an attack, the West [...]
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(Di Marinella Pacifico, member of the Senate Foreign Commission ”) Focusing exclusively on the military crisis in Ukraine is an exercise which, if not read with the right lens, risks stalemate in the heart of Europe. In the rest of the globe equally important games are being played, such as to determine the geopolitical assets for the spheres of [...]
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After the White House warning of the imminent dispatch of troops to Eastern Europe, the Ukrainian chief of staff called for calm. He was echoed by Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov who, in front of parliament, said: "There is no need to pack up, to date, there is no reason to believe [...]
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France and Germany will be protagonists in 2022, Paris will take over the presidency of the Community semester while Berlin will take over the presidency of the G7. There are many knots to be solved, from the pandemic to the climate emergency, from the strategic contrast with Russia and China to economic growth. Germany wants to make the G7 "forerunner of a climate neutral economy and a fair world", [...]
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The Quirinal Treaty comes to life with the signature that will be affixed next Thursday in Rome by Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and French President Emmanuel Macron. A full-bodied document consisting of a premise and eleven thematic chapters: Foreign, Defense, Europe, Migration, Justice, Economic development, Sustainability and ecological transition, Space, Education, training and [...]
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New “flop” for Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron in the second round of the French regional elections, to win the very strong abstention which recorded a resounding 66%. Instead, Les Republicains (LR) and the Socialist Party fly together with the allies. Rassemblement National (Rn) of the ultra-nationalist leader who aims for the Elysée has not conquered even a region between [...]
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Elisabetta at 95, recently widowed by her Philip, presented herself at the G7 in the presence of the great of the Earth. Obviously she took the stage of the day in a floral dress and white gloves, and with the heads of state and government at her side or just behind her. He traded [...]
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On 9 March, French President Emmanuel Macron received Libyan general Khalifa Haftar, commander of the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA) at the Elysée, for a meeting held secret, which had not even been included in the agenda. The newspaper "Le Monde" reports it. Sources close to the dossier let it be known that the visit of the Libyan general is part of the [...]
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Everything has a price. Macron made us the "package", to stay in the Neapolitan environment. Unlocking of the joint venture Fincantieri Stx France, new more ambitious European budget and redistribution of migrants, these are the main measures of the agreement between French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte during the Naples summit. Perhaps on the horizon also [...]
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Euronews reports that Chancellor Angela Merkel would like to bring the countries of the Northern Balkans to the European Union. Macron's France is against the proposal. Yesterday Merkel met the Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama, in Berlin. From Merkel's words, it is legitimate to deduce that the meeting was characterized by great cordiality: "In the name [...]
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This is a real scoop of La Stampa. The general who controls Cyrenaica, Khalifa Haftar was in Rome on January 8 to meet with US Deputy National Security Advisor Victoria Coates (in charge of Libya and North Africa), and Richard Norland, American ambassador for Libya. The news emerged by crossing the information [...]
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French President Emmanuel Macron from Abidjan announced the partial end of the CFA franc, a currency linked to the euro and France used in 14 African nations, former French colonies. So Emmanuel Macron said during the meeting with the Ivorian head of state, Alassane Ouattara: “The CFA franc brings a lot of criticism to France. I see your young people [...]
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On 3-4 December the celebrations in London of the 70th anniversary of NATO and tensions between the leaders of the 29 member states do not subside. US President Donald Trump no longer wants to "subsidize" Europe. Trump wants EU countries to spend at least 2024% of GDP on defense by 2 (Italy is [...]
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While in Italy there is always discussion of internal politics and the usual national trifles, Emmanuel Macron yesterday met the president of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi. During the meeting, a press release from the Elysée reads, the two heads of state shared the desire to establish a true strategic partnership between the two countries to address [...]
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Yesterday a bolt from the blue. French President Emmanuel Macron used very harsh words about NATO: "he is in a state of brain death". The criticisms leveled at NATO by French President Emmanuel Macron are "an unnecessary broadside". This is what Chancellor Angela Merkel declared during the press conference with the NATO secretary general, [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) The Italian government has expressed its willingness to join the “European Intervention Initiative EI2”, a European intervention initiative. The news is reported on the website of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. The announcement of the desire to join the European intervention initiative came after the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Rome, which took place last Wednesday. [...]
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Last night at Palazzo Chigi in the apartment of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, dinner with Emmanuel Macron. The two countries, after the turbulent months of the yellow-green government, come together again to try to solve common problems. At least this is the intention of the government led by Giuseppe Conte, to try to deal with the Libya dossier in a structural way [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) For sub-government positions there is a brawl between the grillini, at the Democratic Party, they say: "We are ready". The fight to grab a seat of power risks blowing up the "dead line" requested by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, "by tonight I want the names". Pentastellati contest the method, that is to reward [...]
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Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister, will arrive in France today at the helm of an Iranian economic delegation to discuss the measures to be taken in an attempt to save the nuclear deal signed in 2015 and to ensure naval safety in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. This confirms once again the important role that [...]
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Bolsonaro speaking to journalists in Brasilia, referring to the aid offered by the G7, said that "Brazil could accept an offer of at least $ 20 million from the group of seven nations to fight fires in the Amazon rainforest, but only if the French president Emmanuel Macron withdraws his insults “. "First of all, Macron must [...]
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“But what does Luigi Di Maio want? I am not a minister, or rather an undersecretary, I have not sworn on the French Constitution ”, so Macron's new adviser, the Italian Sandro Gozi, responded to the Italian controversy in an article in the Republic. It should be remembered that Sandro Gozi was a politician in the ranks of the Democratic Party and undersecretary for [...]
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According to "Reuters", Iran, stressing that Europe is not in a position to criticize Tehran for its military capabilities, has called on European leaders to regularize economic ties with the Islamic Republic by ignoring US sanctions reintroduced after Donald Trump's withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran [...]
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According to the Libyan media - "Libya Akhbar" and "218 Tv" - General Khalifa Haftar could go to Paris on Wednesday 15 May to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron. The news was reported by the Italian news agency "Nova". We will talk about the situation on the ground around the capital Tripoli where since 4 April [...]
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Libya, Macron blocks the EU resolution, the wrath of Salvini. A Falcon brought Haftar's son to Paris
Diplomacy among the "secret" Falcons. The Republic reports that a Falcon jet transported Haftar's envoys to Paris: they wanted to obtain France's consent to the attack on Tripoli. According to Libyan sources, the son of General Haftar led them. On Monday, an Italian Falcon carried Haftar to the Italian premier Giuseppe Conte. Frictions between France [...]
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French President Emmanuel Macaron had a telephone conversation with President of the Presidential Council, Fayez Al-Sarraj, to deny his country's ties to the current war in southern Tripoli, after several reports point to France precisely behind the Khalifa Haftar's war on Tripoli. Macron therefore called for an immediate stop to the fighting. [...]
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The advance of Haftar's troops continues to conquer Tripoli. According to what was published on the Twitter page by the Lybia Observer at least 70 fighters from eastern Libya (defined invaders) belonging to the forces of General Khalifa Haftar were arrested yesterday during the armed clashes between the government forces of Tripoli and those of Haftar in the district [...]
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On the occasion of the summit between the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, Paris and Beijing signed a series of agreements covering various sectors, such as aerospace, energy and agri-food. In total there are 14 agreements signed before the two presidents, for a total value of several tens of billions of euros. [...]
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The French president Macron was a guest of Fabio Fazio on Rai in the show “Che Tempo che fa”. The event was preceded by quite a few controversies on the part of some Italian politicians. Heading Giorgia Meloni of Fratelli d'Italia who thundered from Washington against the conductor Fabio Fazio: have the courage to ask [...]
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The under-the-table actions of the French government in Libya do not end. Transalpine diplomacy is reportedly working to organize a summit between the head of the Libyan National Accord Government (GNA), Fayez al Sarraj, and the commander of the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar. French concerns arose from the recent escalation of clashes south of [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) The lifeline for all crises across the border is the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella. More and more often the leaders of other countries turn to the Quirinale to resolve and dissolve "embarrassing" situations. This time the French president Macron did not delay a moment and addressed the Italian president [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) Donato Masciandaro on Il Sole24Ore makes real pindaric flights between the CFA (African Franc) and the Euro, trying to make it clear that the need to create a currency in the former French colonies and anchor it to a stable currency, the euro, with a guarantee from the French Treasury, was a requirement of [...]
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The Aachen agreement between France and Germany could penalize the Italian military industry which needs to actively participate in new programs. The alternative to the Franco-German axis could be to look more closely at the Anglo-Saxon industrial world. Very interesting what is written by Sole24 on the fact that Italy could look to Great Britain, where there is already [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) On the eve of the Europe-Africa Interministerial Council, the Italy-France affair becomes a diplomatic case due to the controversial exchange on migration issues. The French Foreign Ministry summoned the Italian ambassador, Teresa Castaldo, to ask her for clarification on the declarations defined as "hostile and unmotivated" made by Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio, who had spoken [...]
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Yellow vests in Paris burned motorcycles and blew up barricades on luxurious Boulevard Saint Germain, while protests against the high cost of living and perceived indifference of President Emmanuel Macron became increasingly violent. The last marches of the "yellow vests" started peacefully but then degenerated in the afternoon while [...]
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Faced with violent anti-government protests in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron will announce new measures to protect the environment on Tuesday. Paris is counting the cost of Sunday clashes between police and demonstrators on the Champs-Elysees, where barricades have been set on fire, luxury shop windows destroyed and traffic lights uprooted. About […]
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French president and prime minister, Edouard Philippe, could announce the composition of the new government after Friday, a week after the shock resignation of Gérard Collomb, former interior minister. The reshuffle, which became necessary after Collomb's resignation, was expected yesterday but, considering that Macro is planning to participate in the [...]
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US President Donald Trump presided over the United Nations General Assembly for the first time in front of a cold audience. There was also some sarcastic giggles from the world representatives who attended. Trump warned Europe "that it wants to circumvent sanctions against Iran" and a frontal attack on China on [...]
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The Salzburg summit to discuss Brexit and immigration once again proved that a united Europe is just a mirage. At the end of the summit Emmanuel Macron dictated his line, "the countries that do not want to strengthen Frontex will leave Schengen". The reference is clear to the Visegrad countries and Italy, skeptical about [...]
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The New York Times reports Russia's reply to Khalifa Hartar's spokesman, Ahmed Mismari, who had asked for Russian help to free Libya from the influence of Turkey, Qatar, and especially Italy. La Stampa also heard from Lev Dengov, head of the contact group for intralibic dialogue. "I don't think it is correct to aim [...]
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French President Emmanuel Macron is facing the most serious political crisis of his term after the interior minister and a senior police official reported that they had warned the Elysée of the clashes on May XNUMXst in which one of his most influential had been filmed in a video [...]
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French President Emmanuel Macron has officially signed the new multi-year defense budget, giving a significant boost to funding for aviation, army and navy procurement. Macron signed the 2019-2025 military budget law on July 13 at Brienne House, just before the garden party on the eve of the military parade […]
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France beat Croatia 4-2 and raised the most prestigious cup for the second time in history, after the 1998 triumph. Chirac at the time said: “a tricolor victory of many colors”, with reference to a multi-ethnic national team. French in the lead for an own goal by Mandzukic that touches a splendid free-kick by Griezmann. Draw for Perisic for [...]
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The day of the informal summit in Brussels, with at least 16 member countries present, the Visegrad group absent, is preparing to become a mini summit, an insignificant meeting both for the non-decisions that will be taken and for the weakness of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who on migrants will try to reacquire the role of leader of [...]
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The pressure of the Italian government on the Maltese one continues to open ports to the Lifeline which has 242 migrants on board. To this day it still has the "transponder" turned off and it is not possible to understand where it can be. A tweet launched by the crew suggests that the Lifeline is in Maltese territorial waters. After this revelation immediately [...]
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The draft of the conclusions of the EU Council at the end of June speaks of secondary movements of migrants. It refers to the movements of asylum seekers between the various EU states that "would seriously jeopardize the integrity of the asylum system". The draft of the document cites the summary of the problem in two lines. Member States […]
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The traditional Franco-German summit that will take place in the castle of Meseberg, near the German capital, this year sees a Merkel in difficulty, under siege in Germany over the migrant issue. German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer threatens an internal political crisis if not all migrants are brought back to the border. Merkel and Macron have foreseen a [...]
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During the press conference after the Prime Minister's first bilateral visit abroad, Conte wished to thank President Macron for the “fruitful exchange of views he had”. "Working together on the main challenges of the European Union, migration in particular, the economic governance of the EU will be at the center, as you know from the European Council of the Euro Summit [...]
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After the heated controversies of recent days, there is expectation for the summit today, at lunchtime, in Paris, between the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, and the Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte. “The case is closed, now the Dublin Treaty must be changed. The solution of the immigration issue cannot be just a problem [...]
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After yesterday's accusations, and the words of French President Emmanuel Macron himself on the "cynicism and irresponsibility of the Italian government", the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, summoned the ambassador to the Farnesina this morning of France in Italy, Christian Masset. The Ambassador was already busy in Milan and sent, [...]
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There is an open crisis between Italy and France. After the attacks by the French government on the Italian management of the Aquarius boat that transports 629 migrants collected at sea, according to rumors the prime minister Conte could cancel the planned visit to the Elysée. The French and Spanish criticisms were triggered by the ban on docking imposed by the authorities [...]
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Temporary blockade for websites accused of spreading fake news and ban on mobile phones in the classroom for compulsory school children. With two bills, French President Emmanuel Macron tries to keep his electoral promises in terms of digital information and education. While the ok at first reading came from [...]
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Macron called it a historic meeting, the one that took place today in Paris between the parties that divide the territory in the tormented Libya. With a handshake, a smiling Emmanuel Macron received the commitment of the 4 Libyan leaders gathered at the Elysée to work together for the political and presidential elections on 10 December next. "We are committed, [...]
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron yesterday tried to find a cause in their common unease over US President Donald Trump's actions on Iran, climate change and international trade. France disagrees with the Kremlin for its annexation of Crimea from Ukraine four [...]
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Second day at the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg: today the plenary session will see protagonists on stage, in addition to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Emmanuel Macron, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Director General of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde. Today is also the day when agreements and contracts are made concrete, and for Italy [...]
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The French President, Emmanuel Macron, begins a two-day visit to St. Petersburg from today, where he will meet Vladimir Putin, and will participate in the International Economic Forum as a guest of honor together with the Japanese premier, Shinzo Abe. The French press reports, explaining that at the center of the talks between the two heads of state there will be [...]
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While Italy, after 80 days of negotiations, tries to give itself a government, French President Macron continues his foreign policy activity in search of new connections to revive French economic cooperation by transforming European economic policy increasingly French-inspired. After hosting Putin in Versailles a year ago, the boss [...]
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According to statements by the head of the Elysée, Emmanuel Macron, President Donald Trump will abandon the Iranian nuclear deal. Macron's comment comes after his talks with the White House tenant aimed at dissuading Trump from his intentions. On the occasion of an event organized at George Washington University, addressing reporters, he said: "The [...]
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First the sparks in the Oval Office, then at the press conference came the opening of Macron while Trump threatened Tehran. The differences remain, “it's not a mystery”, confirmed Macron, but we want to work on a new agreement in the long term. Trump reiterated what he has been saying for months, the agreement with Iran is "a disaster", [...]
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French President Emmanuel Macron has just landed in the United States for his first visit to the White House. Macron will have dinner this evening with the US president and tomorrow the two leaders will hold a joint press conference. Although the French president is a globalist, a supporter of free trade and Trump a nationalist close to the populists [...]
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"The US mission hasn't changed, the president is clear that he wants US forces home as soon as possible." This was stated by White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders, in an indirect response to French President Emmanuel Macron who, during an interview broadcast last night on French TV, had [...]
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Donald Trump has scheduled a meeting with military leaders to make a decision on the US response to the alleged chemical attack in Syria. The president himself would have announced it to reporters "We will make a decision tonight or shortly after - said Trump -. We cannot allow this to happen in our world, especially [...]
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The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during a speech delivered in the city of Denizli, in front of his supporters, attacked the French president, Emmanuel Macron, “France is complicit with the terrorists, supports them and welcomes them to the Elysée. They will not be saved from this trouble, the whole West will sink by dint of supporting the terrorists ”. Erdogan yes [...]
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(by Roberta Preziosa) To celebrate the centenary of the end of the First World War, French President Emmanuel Macron wishes to organize an international forum in Paris on 11 November 2018. As far as is known, the forum in which the Heads of State and of World government, it will include the G5 Sahel and it will also talk about climate change [...]
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French President Macron began his visit to India today with the intention of "sealing a strong pact" with the big Asian, of which Paris would like to become the privileged partner in Europe. Arriving last night in New Delhi, the French president was welcomed at the presidential palace by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This first visit [...]
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Health, tourism and education, but also the fight against climate change and, above all, culture are the "five priorities" evoked by the French president Emmanuel Macron, who received his Beninese counterpart Patrice Talon today at the Elysée, to "intensify the partnership ”Between France and Benin. During the joint press conference that took place at the end of their meeting [...]
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The French president, Emmanuel Macron, in an interview with “La Repubblica” does not “dare” to make predictions about Italy but the upcoming elections do not worry him: “I think there is room for the alliance game. We are not interested in a strong or weak partner, only one who has a clear vision for Europe ”. The president pauses [...]
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If the Tunisian democratic experience fails in the North African country there will be an authoritarian drift. This was stated by French President Emmanuel Macron in an interview with the Tunisian television station “Al Hiwar Ettounsi” granted on the sidelines of his visit to Tunisia. "Tunisia and France have a common, sometimes tumultuous history, which is why our destinies [...]
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As reported by the Nova Agency, on the occasion of the official visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Tunisia, the “Succeeding together, today and tomorrow” event was organized by the Tunisian-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The work of the first Tunisian-French Economic Forum, in which 1.100 Tunisian and French entrepreneurs participate, aims to explore the opportunities [...]
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Emmanuel Macron, speaking with "le Figaro", warns Turkey of the risks of an "invasion" which would constitute a "real problem" because "it would not see Syrian sovereignty respected and announces that he will call his Turkish counterpart, Tayyip Recep Erdogan, which seems determined to widen its offensive to eradicate the positions of the Kurds in the north [...]
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According to what emerged from the previews of an interview by French President Emmanuel Macron to the BBC, an interview that will be broadcast on Sunday, the French president would have said that a special agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union would be very possible "but this special route must be compatible with the protection of the single market and [...]
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As announced by the Nova agency, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, will travel to Tunisia on January 31, where he will meet his counterpart, Beji Caid Essebsi. A ministerial council was held in Dar Dhiafa, chaired by the Tunisian Prime Minister, Youssef Chahed, in view of the visit of the Elysée holder, yesterday, January 18. Macron will lead a delegation of [...]
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In a televised New Year's speech, French President Emmanuel Macron called on the citizens of his country to end "irreconcilable divisions" in the coming year and vowed to continue the "profound transformations" he launched in 2017. "Nationally, the 'year 2018 will concern the cohesion of the nation ", said Macron in the video clip shot [...]
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(by Pasquale PREZIOSA) Paris has been pursuing for years the dream of being part of the “Five eyes” intelligence community. It is an elite community where, among the five English-speaking countries, USA-UK-New Zealand-Australia and Canada, intelligence information is shared. Intelligence guarantees, within the regulatory framework, the security of the national community and refers to [...]
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Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri arrived in France from Saudi Arabia, where the announcement of his resignation two weeks ago sparked accusations that he was being held in the country against his will. A source close to Hariri confirmed that his plane landed after taking off from Riyadh, while the TV [...]
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Lebanon's outgoing premier, Saad Hariri, who is about to leave Riyadh, where, according to Beirut, he was held against his will, accepted President Emmanuel Macron's invitation to go and stay in France, "for a few days", with the family, at least the time necessary to get out of the impasse generated by his surprise resignation, announced [...]
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Saad Hariri, who announced his resignation as Lebanon's premier last November, accepted the invitation from Paris. The date of arrival, however, was not communicated. Meanwhile, Lebanese President Michel Aoun would have announced his arrival in the French capital on Saturday, in view of a short stay a few days before [...]
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Frank-Walter Steinmeier, German federal president, is in France today for an official visit, which begins at the Elysée where the former Social Democratic foreign minister will have a meeting with the French head of state Emmanuel Macron. The further strengthening of cooperation between Paris and Berlin in European politics will be the main theme of the talks. The two heads of [...]
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French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Saudi Arabia at the end of his trip to the United Arab Emirates for an unscheduled visit to the kingdom to discuss with the heir to the Saudi throne, Mohammed bin Salman, the situation in Lebanon following the resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri and the crisis in Yemen. According to the statement [...]
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Jill Morris, the first woman to hold the post of British Ambassador to Italy and San Marino, in a speech on Brexit declares: "We do not want only to be a good neighbor, but the best friend of the EU" and still "we remain European, without denying our identity ". The line on Brexit, says the ambassador, is clear and soon there will be [...]
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Theresa May seeks help trying to unblock the Brexit negotiation and, in the same hours as she flies to Brussels to deal personally with the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, she hears both Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron on the phone. The conversation with the German Chancellor took place yesterday afternoon. The one with the [...]
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Analysis by General Pasquale Preziosa and Professor Anna Maria Pagnani President Macron took office last June and his first goal was to establish a strong foreign policy in France. He moved from the east to the west of the planet, staying, then, in the center of Europe, he had talks with Trump, [...]
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According to what NOVA reported, for the French press, jobs at risk, relocation to Asia and national predominance are the crucial issues that from the French point of view would have made Italy's takeover of the Stx-Fincantieri deal problematic. In the course of the negotiations that took place during this month, and [...]
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Emir Qatar around Europe to raise awareness of the country after embargo Turkey supports the mediation initiative launched by Kuwait, and together with Iran it is one of the few countries that sided with Qatar after the boycott initiated by the four Arab states who accuse Doha of supporting terrorism and interfering [...]
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The newspaper "Le Monde" punishes France's policy on Libya, in an editorial that accuses President Emmanuel Macron of ignoring the role of Europe and in particular the needs that Italy has in the North African country. The editorial, unsigned and therefore attributable to the management of the "Monde", welcomes the diplomatic "coup" scored [...]
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Tension skyrocketing on the Korean peninsula. A few days after launching a missile that flew over Japan, North Korea conducts its sixth nuclear test since 2006, the most powerful yet, and announces that it has tested a hydrogen bomb with "perfect success". A decisive escalation in the tension between Pyongyang on the one hand, [...]
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Developing a development and security partnership between the European Union and Africa is necessary to create prospects for the future of the countries of the continent, without this approach it will not be possible to tackle “illegal practices”. This is what the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, underlined during the joint press conference which took place today at the end of the mini summit [...]
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The governments of France, the United Kingdom and the United States "welcome the August 17 announcement by the Libyan National Army (LNA) to suspend the major, Mahmoud al Werfalli", commander of the elite forces on which a International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for unlawful killings. Through a joint note, the three countries ask the LNA [...]
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Emmanuel Macron spoke on the phone with the UN special envoy for Libya Ghassan Salamé and underlined "the importance of maintaining the dynamic created" among the Libyan parties at the Castle of La Celle-Saint-Cloud. During a telephone conversation, Macron made "a point of the situation" and underlined, according to a note from the Elysée, "the importance of maintaining the dynamics created in the [...]
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First of all, I want to reiterate that Libyans and Italians are friends. We have overcome the legacy of fascist aggression. And, precisely because our relationships are excellent, I want to fight anyone who tries to ruin them. We come to Italy on vacation, our wounded are treated, we have ancient economic relations. But I must also say that we Libyans care about [...]
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Even the Financial Time launches criticism towards President Macron and his request to renegotiate the agreement made with the previous French government, thus insinuating a lack of trust in Italy. The English newspaper writes: "The nationalization of Stx increases the sense of betrayal in Rome" adding that "while the French president has all the [...]
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The French press "Le Figaro" and "Le Monde" started writing yesterday on the unorthodox behavior of the French government towards Italy. Fortunately, the printed word is able to express clear evidence even to a child. The "story", however, begins not so long ago. The year of the fall of the Berlusconi IV government and [...]
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Paris has decided to nationalize the STX shipyards, cutting the way to Fincantieri which had already acquired 66,6% of the company with an agreement signed under the Hollande presidency. The Macron era thus inaugurates a new front with Italy, and it will not be easy for diplomacy to reach an agreement as the positions [...]
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Emmanuel Macron spoke of the possible creation of French hotspots in Libya in the summer, but these words were enough to unleash a storm in the Elysée. The incident ended at the end of the afternoon with a phone call from Macron to Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, which became an opportunity to take stock of other hot topics such as the Fincantieri / STX Saint-Nazaire issue. [...]
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The key meetings held in Paris between Sarraj and Haftar between 23 and 25 July were held at Celle Saint - Cloud, away from the Elysée, away from the spotlight. The French government has worked cunningly and masterfully conducted the diplomatic phase. To facilitate the talks, the Minister of Foreign Affairs [...]
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French President Emmanuel Macron, after days spent with Trump, said he had concrete hopes that the American president could reverse his decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement. "Trump told me he would try to find a solution in the coming months," Macron told the paper [...]
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US President Donald Trump, under attack at home for his Russian connections and abroad for statements at the G20 in Hamburg on climate change and trade, has arrived in Paris to find common intentions with the new French leader Emmanuel Macron . Macron hopes, for his part, to be able to elevate the role [...]
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It is important to see our Europe with non-European eyes from a geopolitical point of view: this could enrich our knowledge, give us a second opinion, before major events such as the political elections. Europe, today, is waiting for two major elective events that will affect Germany and Italy. The elections in these two countries [...]
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French presidential polls' favorite Emmanuel Macron's campaign had been the target of cyber attacks since January, his party “On the Move” said on Wednesday. In a statement, the centrist movement said a study by security firm Trend Micro showed that a spy group dubbed "Pawn Storm" had targeted Macron's campaign with at least five advanced [...]
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