“Today’s news from Pryshyb – a part of the Luhansk region not currently controlled by the government of Ukraine – that a member of the OSCE’s Special Monitoring Mission has been killed by a mine is a tragic reminder of the urgent need for progress on a peaceful resolution of the conflict, which has already…
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Marine Le Pen receives congratulations
Far-right leader of Front National Marine Le Pen receives congratulation from political family across Europe. Felicitaties gestuurd naar Marine Le Pen.Een feestdag voor alle patriotten in Europa.Op naar de 2e ronde en het Presidentschap! pic.twitter.com/udMWeP6FQz — Geert Wilders (@geertwilderspvv) April 23, 2017 In her address to the votes Marine Le Pen thanked them for their…
Polls: Macron leading the first round
DEPECHE: France, the first estimation after the closing of the polling stations: Emmanuel Macron – 23,7 % Marine Le Pen – 21,7% However the Front National party insists to wait until the final result, suggesting there might be a slight change in numbers.
Lille drops ballots for president
In spite of the fears of violent clashes after the announcement of the results of the votes in the first round of presidential elections in France, Lille stays very quite, almost letargic. Traditionally the citaldel of the left, it is expected to stay in the line of the tradition. The birth city of the first…
France voting for the furture
France goes to the polls on Sunday for the first round of a dramatically polarized presidential election, crucial to the future of the European Union, and the destiny of the continent. Nearly 47 million voters will choose between a pro-EU centrist newcomer breaking away from the incumbent Socialist government, a scandal-ridden veteran conservative eager to…
Overseas France votes for President
The election of a future President of France has started overseas. Overseas France (France d’outre-mer) consists of all the French administered territories outside of the Euroepan continent. Présidentielle: le vote pour le premier tour a débuté outremer https://t.co/9Mh8uBs1BO #Presidentielle2017 pic.twitter.com/cOe5H8489C — Présidentielle 2022 (@_elections) April 22, 2017 The front-runners Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen are…
King of Spain postpones visit to UK
King Felipe of Spain and his wife scheduled official visit to the UK in June has been postponed for a month to avoid clashing with an early election called by British Prime Minister Theresa May, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. After May announced the surprise election for June 8, the Palace said Queen Elizabeth and…
Kremlin calls for ‘respect’ of Turkish referendum
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has called to respect the choice made by Turkey at Sunday’s referendum on expanding presidential powers, according to ITAR-TASS news agency. “The referendum is absolutely a sovereign affair of the Turkish Republic,” – Peskov underlined. “We believe that everyone should respect the expression of will of the Turkish people.” According to…
Mogherini welcomes outcome of G7
“We adopted common positions on all the main international issues in line with EU policies,” she said after two days of intensive talks, covering Syria, the crisis in eastern Ukraine, the Middle East Peace Process, and security in Asia, Iran, Africa, Iraq and Libya. Thematic topics discussed included migration, maritime security, non-proliferation and disarmament, counter…
Mogherini to visit Moscow soon
According to Russian Ministry of Foreign affairs Sergei Lavrov invited the EU top diplomat Federcia Mogherini to visit Moscow on the 24th of April. 24 апреля по приглашению С.В.Лаврова Россию с рабочим визитом посетит Ф.Могерини https://t.co/EU9I2Py0CV🇷🇺#РоссияЕС🇪🇺 pic.twitter.com/dY3ffD9iUE — МИД России 🇷🇺 (@MID_RF) April 12, 2017 Federica Mogherini press service confirms the upcoming visit to Moscow….
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