- 18 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityFrance
French politician: fishermen could block Channel Tunnel in Brexit license dispute
PARIS (Reuters) - French fishermen could block the Channel Tunnel linking France and the United Kingdom in protest over the allocation of post-Brexit fishing licences, warned French member of parliament…
In European push, France to sell artillery guns to Czech Republic
PARIS (Reuters) - France is set to sell 52 Caesar artillery guns to the Czech Republic in a deal worth 257 million euros ($301 million) as Paris pushes for greater…
Need substance to any future France-Australia talks, says French presidential official
PARIS (Reuters) - France is preparing itself for a substantial conversation with Australia when the time comes after Canberra ditched a defence accord with Paris for a partnership with Britain…
Iran must return to nuclear talks to avoid escalation, French official says
PARIS (Reuters) - Iran must return to talks with world powers over its 2015 nuclear deal to avoid a diplomatic escalation that could jeopardize the negotiations, a French presidency official…
U.S.-EU tech trade summit clouded by French reservations
By Philip Blenkinsop and Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS (Reuters) -France is seeking to water down a planned joint EU-U.S. declaration on technology cooperation, against the wishes of other EU countries, EU…
Macron tells Europe to ‘stop being naive’ after France signs defence deal with Greece
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - Europe needs to stop being naive when it comes to defending its interests and build its own military capacity, French President Emmanuel Macron said…
Pentagon chief tells French counterpart U.S. supports Sahel mission
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - France has Washington's continued support for counter terrorism efforts in Africa's Sahel region, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told his French counterpart in a phone call on…
Greece set to boost military cooperation with France, Greek PM says
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday that Greece has been in talks with France to boost their defence alliance as Athens seeks to build up…
France’s Le Pen proposes referendum on immigration if elected president
PARIS (Reuters) - French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Monday that if she is elected president in the 2022 election, she will call a referendum proposing drastic limits…
Lavrov says Mali asked private Russian military company for help
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Mali has asked a private Russian military company to help it fight against insurgents, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday at the…
UK PM Johnson and France’s Macron agree to keep talking on N.Ireland protocol
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday and the leaders agreed to keep talking about issues such as the Northern Ireland…
French President Macron and UK PM Boris Johnson spoke on Friday
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron spoke over the phone on Friday with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, said Macron's office, during which Johnson had told Macron that Britain…
